Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Hollywood Music
• DVD Release Date: August 7, 2007
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000OPVPHS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,036 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Expressive, dark and mysterious define The Bellydance Underworld, a utopia far away from the mainstream where solace is found. Unearth this eerie subculture to discover Tribal-Fusion, Experimental and Gothic Bellydance performances. Rules are broken, authority is defied with unique costumes and sublime music from such talents as: Solace, Mosavo, Maduro, Collide and The Mutaytor. Chapter List: 1. Ariellah: Black Gothic Bellydance 2. Monica Fernandez: Sonic Jungle Sessions Tribal-Fusion 3. Mira Betz: Mirage Dark, Mystic Fusion 4. Ultra Gypsy: Mazamir Tribal Fusion 5. Sashi: Crushed Industrial-Gothic Bellydance 6. Kami Liddle: Cybele Tribal-Fusion 7. The Nekyia: Slinky Fire Fusion Trio 8. Katie Kay: Karakas Tribal-Fusion 9. Frederique: Blood Oil Gold Tribal-Fusion 10. UnMata: Akkadian Penumbras Improvised Tribal Fusion 11. Tempest: Doomsday Serenade Gothic Bellydance 12. Elisheva: Rhythm of the Heart Percussion Fusion Solo Special Features: Chapter Selections Interactive Menu Dancer's Biographies Behind the Scenes Footage About Tribal-Fusion Article About Gothic Bellydance Article

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring, with few redeeming qualities., January 18, 2009

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Diana Maria DellaStrega - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bellydance Underworld (DVD)

I should know better... every time I see a Tribal Fusion, Gothic, or Experimental bellydance DVD with the words "revolutionary" or "evolutionary" somewhere in the blurb, I should run far away. Because these terms don't mean what they're supposed to mean anymore. Now they are code words for "more of the same boring Rachel Brice clone crap done do more of the same depressing robotic industrial clone crap music". Or words to that effect.

It would seem that there is not an original thought in Tribal Fusion, Gothic, or so-called Experimental bellydance anymore. At least, not if you go by what's passing for "original" in this DVD. I honestly could not tell the difference between the performances by Monica Fernandez, Sashi, Katie Kay, Karakas, Frederique, or Tempest after awhile, because they look like they were all done by the same choreographer on the same day. One or two were more hip-hop in flavor, one or two were slightly more Gothically depressing (or was that just painfully slow?) than the others, but otherwise it was more of the same old, same old. Stand in place, look really serious, do your Tribal snake arms, pop and lock in slowmo like a breakdancer doing Tai Chi, roll your belly, and bend over backwards for the big dramatic finish. Lather, rinse, repeat. HELP!!!!

A few performances stood out as not totally, crushingly boring. Ariellah was genuinely creepy, and seemed to get the mood right, and her clear, precise movements gave her performance a bit of oomph. UltraGypsy did sort of a "fun" Tribal group piece, a little ray of sunshine in the dark gloomy fog. Kami Liddle rocked pretty hard, as she always does -- and so did Elisheva of Bellyqueen. Those two had some dynamic performances. But the rest... oy. I ended up watching a number of them in Fast Forward, which improved the entertainment factor quite a bit. Hey look! She's actually moving now!

Nekyia gets the "WTF" prize. That they called naked chicks rolling on a carpet "bellydance" is disturbing. That the chicks were naked and on fire and rolling on a carpet, makes for an interesting circus peepshow act or adult video, but it was not bellydance. PLEASE can we stop continually dragging the artform back to its old seedy reputation? Light yourself on fire and slither all over each other and call it whatever else you want, but please don't call it bellydance. We have enough image problems as it is.

Two stars for good production values and a nifty carpeted backdrop. Otherwise, get the Bellyqueen DVD and see actual bellydance performances done in an actually original variety of ways.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!, May 22, 2007

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K Gualco (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bellydance Underworld (DVD)

I just began taking belly dancing lessons 6 months ago and I've been getting my hands on all sort of belly dance videos. Caberet, Egyptian, Tribal Fusion. This DVD intrigued me because I had never heard of "Gothic Bellydance" before. The DVD was very good. I especially liked the performance by Ultra Gypsy Dance Troupe and the performance by Kami Liddle. I'm happy to add this DVD to my belly dance video collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Met my expectations..., September 6, 2008

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C. Odle "Goldfish1984" (Missouri USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bellydance Underworld (DVD)

Bellydance Underworld includes 12 studio performances by some well known tribal fusion and gothic bellydancers. I originally bought the DVD to see Kami Liddle's 'Cybele' performance as well as UnMata, but I enjoyed all of the performances and found a few new favorite dancers. Ultra Gypsy and Monica Fernandez were amazing and fun to watch. Some of the dancers were not so energized and almost looked bored. One dancer smoked at the beginning of her performance. The lighting and sound were good, and it isn't pixelated or blurry. I think my favorite thing about the vid is that there are no crazy wobbly zoomy camera shots in it!