Product Details

• Actors: Veena & Neena Bidasha
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2001
• Run Time: 42 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000055ZGM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,515 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS VIDEO!!, June 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Discover Bellydance - Beyond Basic Dance [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have both this video and Basic Dance in my collection, along with Neena and Veena's Bellydance Fitness for Beginners: Basic Moves video. I've always wanted to learn bellydance, but am THE WORLD'S MOST UNCOORDINATED PERSON! But, believe it or not, I have almost mastered all the moves on the videos I have! It's so much fun and so rewarding! The instruction is unparallelled, and you feel sensual and fantastic from start to finish. And as a bonus, these videos have helped me trim THREE inches off my waist in a little more than a month! I can't say enough for these tapes, and I'm buying Mystic Dance ASAP as well! :)

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite must-have..., January 3, 2003

By 

Barbara Flowers "veiledimpressions" (Lexington, S.C. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discover Bellydance - Beyond Basic Dance [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is a sleek, professionally-shot production in a lush setting reminescent of a Sultan's palace...thick carpeting underfoot, velvet cushions in indolent disarray, the warm glow of candles, richly appointed drapes flowing to the floor, artfully arranged potted palms, and a matching set of beautiful dancing girls sets the mood.

I thoroughly enjoyed simply WATCHING this video-the voice-over was less distracting than when an instructor talks as she teaches, and the camera shots glide smoothly from front, side angles to zoom-in and pan-out. The outfits worn by Veena and Neena are attractive (midriff tanks, leggings and hipscarves) and allow a good view of how the legs, arms, torso and hips should be moving.

In both the warm-up segment and the dance segment the moves are carefully explained and demonstrated. (I did not agree with two particular techniques...hip shimmies are shown with straight legs, with the knees bouncing forward and back. This can cause damage to the knees over time. I prefer shimmies to be taught in a bent knee posture, which protects these extremely vulnerable joints. Secondly...single hiplifts and drops are demonstrated on the tips of the toes. This is immensely difficult for a beginner dancer-and for many experienced ones! I teach this on the ball of the foot, which makes it easier to maintain balance, and cuts down on cramping in the arch).

The twins show a nice, simple choreography which utilizes the movements taught in the video...once in the workout clothes with a pretty chiffon skirt added, then again in vintage-style full costume!

I REALLY liked this video-the quality was impressive and the price reasonable. (The twin's physiques inspired me to diet)! I recommend this as a practice video, or as an instructional tape for a dancer without an instructor in her area.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, April 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Discover Bellydance - Beyond Basic Dance [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Neena and Veena are lovely, sweet, and graceful. I found this video far more challenging than the first. They teach each move carefully, but the performance is fast-paced and gets your heart rate up, and the whole video really tones the arms and the torso. If you haven't learned to do hip drops, you might want to check out their Basic Dance video where they teach you exactly how to do it, because in Beyond Basic Dance, they expect you to already know it. This is yet another good quality about their videos--you really get your money's worth because if they taught you a move in one video, they won't re-teach it in another so you are assured of each video's uniqueness. A couple of the moves were very difficult for me to get, but I am very uncoordinated, and have a hard time following even the moves on aerobic videos. I highly recommend this video--I loved the soul-capitivating music, the inside-an-Arabian-palace background, their attitude (sweet and professional without being overly cheery nor condescending), and the womanly and challenging moves. To me, bellydance is one of the best and healthiest kinds of dance for a woman, and Veena and Neena do a great job of introducing it to a beginner!