Product Details

• Actors: Shamira
• Format: AC-3, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1000
• Studio: Goddess Visions
• DVD Release Date: March 24, 2004
• Run Time: 53 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001YJEWU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,270 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Workout, BUT..., February 21, 2005

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Michelle - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bellydancing: The Sensuous Workout with Shamira (DVD)

I'd never tried bellydancing before so I was very anxious to get this DVD and start practicing. The workout was fun and well explained for the hip movements, and I felt muscles being used that I don't normally feel with a normal low-impact aerobic workout. For someone with no experience bellydancing however, there were definitely some problems. For one, she is wearing a typical bellydancer's outfit with the long flowing skirts. It is beautiful to look at, but unfortunately, it means at no time can you see the position of her feet, how she is moving her legs, or if her knees are locked or bent when she does a certain move. The other problem was that she never really explains any arm movements so although your hips and thighs get a great workout, she moves her arms randomly throughout the entire tape so there is nothing to follow along with. As I said though, I enjoyed the DVD quite a bit, but I'll probably end up using it as a backup workout once I have a better understanding of the leg and arm movements that go along with it.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my abs are lovin' it!!!, November 3, 2005

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miss maggie1121 "mm1121" (new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bellydancing: The Sensuous Workout with Shamira (DVD)

this is a wonderful workout and bellydance instructional dvd.
shamira is a great teacher who really loves her art and it comes across. this can be used by both beginner and advanced dancer for a good workout & training drill. if you are a BRAND NEW beginner, though, you will want to also get a beginner dvd such as the dolphina beginner's workout or the veena & neena basic dance. some of the hip circles such as the bicycle hips are shown in more detail in the dolphina & twins' dvds. BUT, all in all, anyone can enjoy this dvd.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For those of us with exercise aversion..., March 22, 2005

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Deborah P (San Pedro, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bellydancing: The Sensuous Workout with Shamira (DVD)

...this is the DVD to buy. I had not been exercising for quite a while and needed inspiration. What a lucky break this DVD was. It's different, so not only do I not mind sweating, I look forward to working out with it! I also don't want to lose the gains I've made on learning the moves by not practicing! (I've surprised myself.) Best of all you can just take off your shoes, change into a tank top, and start exercising within 3 minutes of deciding you are going to exercise. (critical excuse avoidance)

The DVD has a fairly short instructional section in the beginning that describe the moves in detail. She's in tights so you can see exactly what her hips, knees, and stomach are doing. The rest of the video is workout and instruction combined. The moves are repeated just often enough, long enough for you to get the move down a little better each time. (I don't want a video I can do all of it the first time) She does small combinations in each section. After I'd had the video for 30 days or so, I could do the whole video. Then I noticed I was concentrating on my posture and exactly how far forward I was pushing my hips and exactly how round my hip circles were. The workout became more difficult. Now I am actually able to concentrate on being sexy and enjoying my non-model-sized body while "dancing" as much as I am "exercising"

The only negative thing about this DVD is that there isn't a full dance on it--- for you to perform at the end. I was expecting that. I would have taken 1/2 a star off for that if I could.

The music seems good to me, as limited as my experience with Belly Dance Videos is, but the music and the cues were perfect for the moves being taught. Best thing of all, I've lost an inch or two off my waist. (Again, I had not been exercising quite in a while.) I've got an extra 2 inches of space in the waistband of my pants now. (Using, Hula work out and SHORT pilates video too) I thought my ACL repaired knee would be a problem, but it really wasn't and now because my legs are stronger, the knees are more stable; I took it real easy on the knees at first but my knees are definitely better and need less anti-inflam. meds when I workout or walk long distance. This has been win-win-win for me. I can't wait to get the other Shamira video.