Keti Sharif – A-Z Bellydance
Keti Sherif’s A-Z system is similar in concept to Bahaia’s Combin-ography and Leyla Najma’s Hip Phylosophy. All three teach short combinations, which can be used like pieces in a jigsaw...
Belly Dance DVDs
I Love Turkish Bellydance!
This DVD teaches two dances using two well-known Turkish numbers (Rompi Rompi and Mastika). I am not an expert on Turkish belly dance but based on the performances I’ve seen,...
How to Improvise Belly Dance
Recently I signed up for a course on improvisation, and was told to “feel the music and let it tell you how to move”! Gee, thanks. That advice doesn’t begin to...
Drum Solo with Nanna Candelaria – belly dance
I had never heard of Nanna Candelaria, but it turns out she is a respected belly dancer in the San Francisco area, and has been dancing for over 25 years....
Advance Your Dance with Saba
I think it’s a pity Bellydance Superstars use the word “Advance” in the title of this DVD. Some people might take it to mean this is for advanced students, which...
Unveiled: Double Veil Instructional with Petite Jamilla
If you want to learn or improve your veil tricks, this is a good DVD, covering most of the common veil techniques. However if you’ve already learned a variety of...
Looking for Sheherazade. A Dancer’s Tale.
I confess I haven’t seen this DVD, but the trailer looks stunning! Many of the dances are shot in gorgeous open-air locations in Italy and Tunisia, so it’s beautiful to...
Maria Strova’s Double Veil Dance Secrets
I think this DVD has been badly titled. The cover has a subtitle along the bottom saying, “With Belly Dance technique lesson II” – if that was the title, and...
Belly Dance For Beginners
This DVD by Leila of Egypt contains four hours of content so there’s no argument that it’s good value. However that could also be its downfall, because many beginner belly...
Bellydance With Jillina, Vol. 2: Lebanese Pop Choreography
I know almost nothing about Lebanese belly dance, but frankly I couldn’t see anything unusual or different about the steps in this choreography. Maybe there are subtleties I’m missing? If...