Instructional Video
By Dolphina
Copyright 1998 By: Sea Siren Productions, Inc.
Running Time is 50 minutes
The introduction to this video has a brief history of belly dance. Which I was disapointed with because although what she says is a widely believed theory it is not actual fact. I don't believe you mis-inform other dancers especially since many of them may be beginners who really don't know the history of the dance very well. It is very important to note the difference between theory and fact. Dolphina does seem to have a solid ustanding of the more metaphysical aspects of the dance. I didn't like how she comes of as having an overlly sexual attitude at times in the video. This was especially annoying to me for a couple reasons: 1. She knows her key demographic will be women. 2. It only adds to the stereotype of Goddess/Earth Based Religions being sex based. 3. It's distracting to the viewer. She does ofd metaphysical information along with bellydance information but I felt she should have gone a little moreindepth into the Goddess/Metaphysical aspect of everything being as this is the "Goddess Workout". She's an OK teacher but I've seen much better which is sad because she has a decent understanding of the Metapysical properties of the dance. The Picture and Sound quality were extremely good and the backgrounds were exquisite. However, the constant close-up's of Dolphina's Face and Chest were annoying and I really didn't need to see them. I prefer to see the whole body or at least most of it. You often can't see what she's doing. I would reccomend this video to begginers who also have an interest in the Occult.
Movements Taught In This Video:
Moves taught in this video are Rib Circles, Hip Circles (Large, Small, Inner, Outter), Shoulder Shimmy, Hea Slides, Snake Arms, Wrist Circles, Hip Lift, Hip Drop, Horizontal Figure 8, Reverse Horizontal Figure 8, Snake (Gush), Vertical Figure 8, Reverse Vertical Figure 8, Undulation, Chest Lift, Chest Drop, Pelvic Scoop, Shimmy, and Twist.
