Product Details

• Actors: Amira
• Directors: Andrew Corwin
• Producers: LLC Amira's Belly
• Format: NTSC, Color, Full length, DVD
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Belly Productions, LLC
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000DZB8XA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,578 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
Radiate your feminine beauty! This DVD is a perfect gift for a woman in any age, size, and shape. Bellydance has become a revolutionary exercise form which is gentle on joints, low-impact but very effective way to loose weight and tone the body along with creating a better self-image and boosting the self-esteem. Discover Fitness and Fun Through Belly Dance! No matter your age, size or shape, let Middle Eastern Dance change the way you see yourself. The Amira Belly Dance 101 DVD is perfect for total beginners or more seasoned dancers looking for a review of technique. You'll learn the basic bellydance moves and then integrate them into combinations, safely and joyfully discovering your own dance. With this motivating & exceptionally high quality instructional video, you will: - Learn to love and move your body with grace & confidence, nurture yourself with safe & gentle warm-ups & stretches, - Practice 60 minutes of step-by-step instruction with Amira, and dance to energizing, tightly synchronized rhythms from well known global recording artists. - You'll learn over 30 isolated body movements, each visually demonstrated and verbally described, with on-screen visual aids. - Clearly see all movements from multiple viewing angles, including full-body & up-close views. Then perform fluid combinations of the moves you have learned. Bonus live performance included! Featuring the beautiful music of widely acclaimed global recording artists Phil Thornton and Hossam Ramzy, this DVD has already earned widespread accolades for Amira's clear and supportive teaching style, her attention to solid technique, as well as for its exceptional production quality. With its success in the U.K., in cooperation with the publishing house of New World Music Ltd., Amira's Bellydance Music Compilation CD was released in 2006, available on Amira's website.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

158 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the best, May 5, 2006

By	A woman - See all my reviews

First of all, I think the best instructional and workout DVD is "Learn lavish layers with Ansuya".

But Amira's disk is also of exemplary quality, and I can see how for some people it might be the best place to start:

- Amira teaches the proper posture and reminds you about it throughout her lesson. Majority of instructional videos neglect that.
- Her instructions are more thoughtful than in any other bellydance program I've seen so far (except Ansuya's).
- Unlike some instructors who don't realize that you need to practice the moves individually before you can put them together and up to speed, Amira makes sure you absorb each movement by repeating it many times.
- The camera is always where it belongs (which is rare in the world of bellydance videos).
- Amira's style is very soothing and helps focus on movement execution. There are bellydancers that are more picturesque, but their intense Mideastern charm might overwhelm or distract a beginner. Their bodies also may intimidate an overweight novice, whereas Amira shows that you don't have to be slender to be able to move with admirable grace. And Amira is certainly pretty as well.
- Amira's appearance and the choice of background and music are very tasteful.

This video is probably the gentlest, non-intimidating introduction to bellydance I've seen so far. But the drawback of this approach is that you might outgrow it rather quickly. "Learn lavish layers with Ansuya" will prove much more efficient in the long run.

78 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree with the previous reviews, June 17, 2006

By	R. Johnson "Constant Customer at Amazon" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a total beginner, I watched this DVD once and was able to keep up with her pretty accurately at the end when she put all movements together. I'm 54 and have gained 40 pounds over the past two years (up from size 6 for 30 years). I was delighted to feel graceful and feminine while going these exercises with Amira. I'm slightly sore today...not an unpleasant sensation, but a sign that muscles were really used. If you're interested in Belly Dance, I think you'll really like Amira.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best DVD for Learning the Basics of Bellydance!!!, July 18, 2006

By	Naimah "creative spirit" - See all my reviews

Amira provides an exercise video that celebrates women's natural bodies, strength, grace and beauty.

This DVD offers a solid foundation in bellydance by expertly teaching basic movements and techniques. I am impressed with Amira's teaching style, the beautiful dance moves, her clear and concise commentary, and the quality of the video. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning this sensual and creative art form.

I think it is important for instructional videos to provide proper guidance and explanation of the techniques. I never felt like she was moving too fast, and I appreciated the combination of technical and artistic explanations of the movements. It also never felt boring or slow. Plus the setting looks like an Arabian lounge complete with Persian rugs and velvet pillows, and the music by Hossam Ramsy is gorgeous! It really added to the sensual and relaxing feeling of the video.

I definately give this DVD two thumbs up!! (Or two hip lifts!)