Instructor's name: Neon, Raquy
Type of Workout: Aerobics Fitness Level: Intermediate Equipment Needed: None Total Running Time: 170 Minutes Release Date: 2008
Region: 0 (Worldwide) |
The Bellydance Rhythms Workout is a blend of
dance fitness and dance instruction. It offers two non-stop 40-minute
movement flows - the workouts - and two tutorial sections, beginner and
intermediate. In the movement flows Neon provides a full body workout
that’s great for toning and weight loss, and for enhancing your natural
grace and flexibility.
Each workout flow features a wide variety of classic
bellydance moves assembled into 20 beginner and 20 intermediate
bellydance drum solo combinations. Each combination is repeated as a
drill: Beginner - slowly 12 times and at a real dance tempo 8 times;
Intermediate - slowly 8 times and at a real dance tempo 12 times. You
will review each rhythm section and the entire 20-combination sequence
in a way that creates an experience very close to actually performing
them in a dance show. Each beginner combination is built gradually,
during the slow repetitions set.
The beginner tutorial section presents a detailed
breakdown of basic bellydance techniques. Neon introduces each move
step-by-step and places each one in the context of a dance combination,
so that from the very beginning you learn how to combine dance steps
and how combinations express rhythms.
The intermediate tutorial section explains the structure of each combination and offers tips on performance and styling.
The movement flows are accompanied by live drumming and are set to the
most popular bellydance rhythms with 4 variations for each rhythm:
ciftetelli, baladi, saidi, maksoum, and masmoudi. The live drumming
includes a bass doumbek to make it easier for beginners to hear the
structure of each dance rhythm. Drum rhythms underlie most types of
bellydance music, so hearing them is key to developing your musicality
as a dancer. In a special section Raquy teaches the structure of each
bellydance rhythm and how to recognize it in bellydance music.
Each movement flow can be played with Neon’s voice cues, or with music only.
