Product Details

• Actors: Veena & Neena Bidasha
• Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2001
• Run Time: 133 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000055ZGK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,369 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Invigorating!, October 27, 2001

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Ms. Aimee R.H. Masion (New Orleans, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discover Bellydance: The Sensual Art of Bellydance (Boxed Set) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I DO NOT like exercise, I repeat I DO NOT LIKE EXERCISE!!!

But...I LOVED THIS SET!

I have become an ardent fan of bellydance in the last three months. The greatest appeal, for me, is the lack of complications to this exercise. No weights, mats, or any other special equipment is required. You can wear traditional fitness gear, or wear a dress, or wear nothing at all. It is movement and stretching that feels good all over!!!

The Bidasha twins have single-handedly (or double-handedly) changed my life. I feel very differently about my body (I'm severely overweight.) This art form makes me feel fit and beautiful and I am losing weight and building muscle tone.

I made the error of purchasing the videos seperately. Believe me you may as well purchase them all. However, my one complaint is regarding Mystic Dance which has less actual dancing and teaches more hand gestures and veil movements. Still, all of this adds to character and expression when you dance so it is still valuable.

For the most part, the pictures were very clear and audible and the movements were demonstrated in an understandable fashion. Occasionally, I thought the cameras focussed more on the dancers' upper body and faces when I really needed to see the whole body, but this was really rare.

I also reccommend Bellydance Fitness for Beginners if you feel silly purchasing a Bellydance instructional tape. These are quick and uncomplicated thirty minute workouts that give you energy and tone you up. Believe it, if you hate exercise, this is the workout for you!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This video made me feel pretty, August 1, 2002

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J. R. Uder "I'll read anything I can get my m... (Lebanon, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discover Bellydance: The Sensual Art of Bellydance (Boxed Set) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I got this video series to tone up. I had abdominal surgery several months ago, and the scars were making me feel as "un"sensual as possible. AND -- I'll fess up -- I'm not a toothpick girl with a flat tummy or a tiny rear end. I'm a regular gal who looks nice in a size 8. I was a little nervous about trying something that required my pale, scarred middle to be out in the open.

After practicing the series every day for 4 weeks, I lot 4 inches off my tummy, and 3 inches off my rear. My clothes fit better, and I look forward to practicing every day. I hate to exercise, by the way... but I really like this series. The dancing distracts you from the actual exercise you're getting.

Veena and Neena look like real, honest-to-god women, with a little bit of lower-tummy padding, and a just right amount on their upper ams and hips. They aren't frail little toothpick women like you often see on t.v. shows [cue Callista] or typical workout videos. That they were proud of their curves was a huge inspiration for me to bare my tummy too.

Someone mentioned the "voice over" instructions being impersonal. I can only say that I am practically deaf, wearing a hearing aid, and a cochlear implant, and I was able to clearly understand everything being said without using closed captioning.

I found the videos to be both challenging and fun. Each video has its own costumes and choreography; you won't be bored by repetitiveness between the 3 videos. I recommend it, even if the music is slightly cheesy.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great beginner set!!, May 13, 2002

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TJ "thephantommoon" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Discover Bellydance: The Sensual Art of Bellydance (Boxed Set) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a wonderful set for someone completely new to bellydancing!! I bought this set after being exposed to arabic dancing from arabic friends so the first one was pretty easy for me. The difference, though, is when I dance with my friends we did not just focus on one move at a time, we just danced away. In the second tape the chest moves and hip moves really toned me up because you do strictly those moves a few minutes at a time. I love them!! On my sides where I used to be able to pinch fat has disappeared!! I am so happy. The third tape is killer on the arms!! The turns, though, are too much for me. Even with spotting I get very dizzy so I just skip that part but I can do the turns in the choreographed dance. The voice-over did not bother me, and neither did their "frozen" smiles on their faces like it did some others. They really do break down the moves and teach you beginners belly dance!! I must say, now, though, I use Suzanna DelVecchio's tapes for advanced instruction since I would say I am an advanced dancer. But those Sensual Tapes really helped me polish and tone to be able to get more advanced!! I love the way belly dance makes me feel so sensual and sexy!!