Product Details

• Actors: Sarah Skinner
• Directors: Sarah Skinner
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016C7E0U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,294 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful veil dvd!, July 30, 2008

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Shara of Desert Dance (KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven Veils - Romantic Bellydance (DVD)

Sarah begins with an introduction to veils, including some of the fabrics and types of edging that can be used. She then demonstrates several ways to wear the veils. She shows you how to wear the veils for the choreography she teaches. The choreography is beautiful and easily followed. Sarah is beautiful and a pleasure to watch. Follow along with her and you will be beautiful in your dance! Sarah demonstrates how to make an economical costume for yourself out of a bra, mirrors, trim, glitter glue and necklaces. The performances on this video are lovely. Sarah not only performs the choreography taught, but also performs "Salome's Sin" with a chorus of other beautiful dancers. This DVD would be suitable for beginners that have a grasp of most of the basic moves, but it is also appealing for any dancer that loves veils, great music, a little theatrics, and simply elegant choreography.
Sarah wears some gorgeous costumes on this DVD. She is a talented costume designer as evidenced in the costume she designed for the front cover. I found this to be a very enjoyable DVD.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, beautiful, good for beginners., September 13, 2008

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Lisa M. Mims (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seven Veils - Romantic Bellydance (DVD)

Sarah starts this with a history lesson about the origin of the dance of the seven veils. (This dance has its origins in the marriage of Harrod to his brother's wife. His stepdaughter Salome is actually doing the dance. There is also some discussion of the origin of the veils; they may be symbolic of the seven deadly sins, and their removal symbolizes showing one's true self.)

After the biblical storytelling, Sarah shows you what kinds of veils that you will need and how they should be held or placed in your costume. The instruction progresses to how to dance with the veils.

The instruction is very clear, and Sarah has a good sense of humour that helps the instruction along. The dance itself is inventive, impressive, and doesn't actually take that much bellydance skill.

This would be a good purchase for a dancer who wants to be able to perform something impressive without a lot of prior experience. If you can count, you can probably do this dance. It's really imaginative, and looks a lot more difficult than it really is.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soft,sensual veil dance, so feminine!!!, August 16, 2008

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Seir (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seven Veils - Romantic Bellydance (DVD)

Sarah skinner-Romantic Belly Dance Seven Veils

Before writing a review, I was determined to learn the entire contents of this dvd. At great length, I did so and my reward has been an enrichment to my dance language, increased fluidity, sensuality in floor work while improving on basic veil tricks.
The floor work in this program is exquisitely performed by Sarah Skinner. In brief, Sarah marvels her audience as she goes through her 7 veils, without heavy draped on fabrics, but rather making great use of kerchiefs which are just as effective and flirty.

The romantic bellydance dvd has in content:

Sarah welcomes her audience by sharing her interpretation of the famous story of Salome and the 7 veils as redone by Oscar Wilde, the number seven coming into a curious play and interpreted into a personal vision; a brief history of veils, types of fabrics and varying lengths..
For this great, fun veil dance program, you will need:
3 long veils, 4 kerchiefs in varying sizes; (as you will learn how to drape yourself.)

Included also in the program:
*Upper body warm up, beautiful hand and arm articulations
*Spine and torso warm up, proper posture
*Hip movement using inner core muscles
*A segment devoted to floor work, how to change levels using hipwork, cute flirty tricks on the floor
*Veil tricks and switches, cascades and a beautiful choreography integrating all of the above.
*A complete step through into the choreography with Sarah guiding gently and thoroughly beginning with the first veil and to end with veil seven.
*Great tips on using the veil to interact with the audience
*How to decorate a bra top, head piece and much more!

There is so much packed into this great program. In addition, enjoy a sultry and playful choreography with Sarah and Dancers.
A very thorough veil program, for the beginner, or those well versed, there is much to learn. The material presented in a fun approachable manner.The costuming is gorgeous, the music is drawing, captivating, and lending to the dance of veils as you flow back in time to a time of Salome and her dance of the seven veils.....