Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• DVD Release Date: January 2, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MMX8L4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,119 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment !, August 20, 2007

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Sothis (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Temptation of Belly Dance (DVD)

An array of excellent dancers and what promised to be a superb DVD. However, the editing/camera-work is a tremendous let-down. Each dance is shot from many angles and shots change every two seconds. I've found I could not watch more than three dances at a time as my eyes felt like they were reeling in their sockets. When would the producers of these DVD/videos realise that the majority of people watching them are dancers who want to see actual dancing, not some clever camera tricks ?! Having said all that the dancers are superlative with Sadie and Isadora being exceptional.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional Work, January 18, 2007

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BD-Reviewer (Tokyo,Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Temptation of Belly Dance (DVD)

This DVD is made professionally and differ from ones as seen often in internet market in camera, sound, stage setting and featuring dancers.

Many belly dance videos are filmed in too distant place from a stage by one camera with flame which covers almost whole stage and dancer's delicate, exquisite movement cannot be recognized (Unless you are interested in only choreography, that is not enough to appreciate).

In this video, using three or four cameras, visuality is excellent.
Especially inserted shots from back screen of stage to audience are effective. This probably owes to the production staff who has many experiences for live films.

On transition between a piece and the next piece, landscape or painting pictures projected on back-screen are beautiful and of good sense, and prevent me from feeling dull impression despite this DVD's 2 hours duration.

For myself I like the segment of Raya and Ronnie Nelson. It's very cool!! I saw a collaboration of bellydance and electric guitar for the first time in this DVD. Experimental performances as this are likely to be awkward but in this they are perfectly harmonized. Thanks for adding this into the DVD.

Generally dancers skill levels are very high(some are famous in worldwide).
One of belly dance DVDs which I can recommend strongly as to concept to produce belly dance videos from higher point of view and its actual contents.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Temptation of Belly Dance, June 23, 2007

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Aracelis Clemente "Celis" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Temptation of Belly Dance (DVD)

I have never watched a live belly dance performance and since I am a begginer at belly dance the desire to watch a good performance was high. I decided to purchase this DVD based on the prior review and I found the comments to be very accurate therefore I agree with them and I am very glad I purchased it. The performances on the DVD are quite entertaining, mesmerizing and for a begginer like me jaw dropping. The belly dancers are beautiful and highly skillful. The costumes were awesome and the performances were put together very, very nicely. I could tell a lot of work and effort went into putting the show together. I have watched it numerous times and have not gotten tire of it nor do I think I will. Everytime I watch it, I find myself more motivated to practice and even trying to imitate the dancers gracefulness and joyful demeanor. I do not know that I'll ever to get to be that good but is fun to try. Excellent performances and well worth the money spent. I give five stars to the dancers performances and all the people involved in putting such an amazing show together.