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| Luscious - The Bellydance Workout for Beginners | 
 enlarge | Actors: Neon, Blanca, Sarah Skinner
Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
Buy New: $9.77
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 2852
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 30165
UPC: 188883000567
EAN: 0188883000567
ASIN: B0015FJYV0
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice June 10, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I loved this dvd, I did not feel pressured to have everything right all the time.
You are reminded to check your posture
It provided a good workout as it was not a very drill-y workout to me
It unconsciously helps you better get into you muscle memory moves because you just feel as if you are having a good time.
All of the moves were not super easy to do and none of the moves were super hard.
All of the moves were bellydance moves 100% like they promised.
Overall I think this was a very nice workout dvd as well as practice .
This dvd is not for a beginner more like beginner intermediate because you have to have some knowledge of the moves. That is why this dvd gets 4 stars instead of one because there were some things shown and not covered in the tuturial section like when the shimmied with one leg out.lol
 Beautiful, slow, languid healing communion with the goddess. September 13, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
All I can say is wow.
I am an an advanced belly dancer who performs and choreographs for other dancers, I also come from a Middle Eastern family, so I am generally a hypercritical malcontent when it comes to Belly dance DVDs. However, this one is like nothing I have ever purchased before and yet it is everything I have ever wanted in a practice conditioning workout, but didn't know how to articulate. Not only do the beautiful dancers on the DVD lead you straight into the "Goddess Zone" but they also keep you there long enough to heal and nurture your body, soul and mind. If you concentrate and perform every movement as it is meant to be executed you will get more of a workout than you realize. It is only a few hours after you dance this out, will your body tell you what has happened. Your internal organs will glow, any physical injuries will start to self heal and your confidence and inner sensuality and joy will radiate from every pore. Forget "exercise", this "workout" will turn you back into the living work of art you have always been.
Neon for beginners. Woohoo! September 19, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love Neon's dance style: no shimmies, lots of complicated hip movement; fast and very fluid; nothing that would make a dancer feel socially awkward in a club. However, she's too fast for some people, on some of her other DVDs. (I was a professional Pilates instructor for five years--that doesn't mean I can dance.)
In this beautiful, inspiring series of bellydance moves (arms, circles, hips), the movements are done just slowly enough and repetitively enough that a beginner can do them the first or second time through.
The costuming is elaborate, detailed, and perfect for beginners to follow: there is enough of a reflective surface on the hips and chest so that you are able to see the movements really well. The hip belts have points on each side that make it a lot easier to see the hip movements. Even the skirts have slits so that when the dancers kick out a foot, you can see what the feet are doing.
I have a very short list of bellydance DVD's that are appropriate for true beginners: this is on that list, and it's one of the best; it's inspiring, beautifully shot, and easy to follow.
Get Luscious! May 16, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Luscious
Neon, Blanca, and Sarah, star performers from World Dance New York are here to bring you into a new concept to weight loss,by loving yourself and gently flowing into deep core belly dance basic elements that are sensual and feminine yet sneak right in and tone, strengthen the spine, build fluidity and grace. The concept here is that continuous movements with ease will accomplish more than hard impact work outs that are short-lived.
This program runs approximately two hours. It is a work out implementing belly dance moves with clear concise instruction from each dancer.
A tutorial section including undulations, infinity loops, circles, hip accents, body line, shimmy; carefully dissected with details that comprise each section. For example, in the body line section, Neon breaks down the arabesque, the back bend, or arch and three step turn.
The workout is divided into sections:
Circles, Infinity loops, Hip work, Undulations, Shimmy, Body Line. In conclusion, a beautiful dance bringing together all the combinations used in the program.
The work out is complete with voice cues, or music only. The music is an added bonus, simply because it is beautiful! There is plenty of repetition and each section is easy to learn.
This program is complete and versatile enough for the beginner or the seasoned dancer who wants a great warm up, cool down with a gentle and effective practice while developing deep core strength and most importantly, fluid movement.
I enjoyed every aspect of this work out and look forward to it as a personal work out; gentle but effective therefore building stamina and stamina burns calories. The instruction is easy to follow, each dancer is knowledgeable, and clear to point. Their costumes are colorful and beautifully detailed as to coordinate with each other. The setting is simple and not distracting, the lighting enhances the dancer their movement, topped off by the music.
Overall, aside from delightful, the choreographies added at the end of each section will "engrain into muscle memory" all the basic moves that can take any level dancer into a daily dance ritual to embrace their feminine goddess. Make this your personal workout, and who knows, someone may comment, that you do look luscious!
Challenging Introduction to Belly Dancing June 16, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Prior to buying this DVD, I had been working out with Rania's Weight Loss for Beginners:Hip Hop, Hip Drop. Her DVD is a workout that includes belly dance moves that are more basic.
When I first tried Lucsious: Bellydancing for beginners, it was hard for me to follow some of the moves. The instructor went over each move but seemed to rush the teaching of each move a little bit. Then after each move learned there is a practice session a " mini-workout".
I would recommend both Rania's DVD and Luscious with the caveat that you need to build up your stamina first with an easier DVD like Rania's.
Luscious is for people that already might have some knowledge of basic moves and would like to move on to more challenging moves.
Luscious is produced by World Dance Studios in New York and the dancers are professionals in full costume. It is a dance instructional workout.
Whichever one you choose, realize that it takes time to build up the strength and physical skills to bellydance. Persevere, and you will learn how to bellydance.
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