First I would like to state that the best part of this DVD is Azar's attitude. She's very friendly and encouraging and spends a lot of time smiling at the viewer through the TV. If not for her outstanding friendliness, I would rate this DVD a 2 or lower. She's fun to dance with, much, like another reviewer has said, like dancing with a close friend.
But she really doesn't explain the moves clearly enough. My father's family is Armenian Lebanese, so I've grown up with belly dancing and was able to pick up most of what she was doing... But her explanations of how she does things aren't particularly helpful. For example, I have no idea how she manages to do carousel turns. She does attempt to explain them briefly, but the explanation is not clear and several of her explanations have that same deficiency.
If you want a dance workout and aren't particularly worried about the accuracy of your moves (for example, if you just want to have fun working out in your living room), this is a pretty good DVD. But if you're at all interested in dancing in front of anyone, I wouldn't recommend this DVD. |
Azar's Belly Dance Workout: Level 1 dvd movie.