Silk - The Belly Dance Veil Workout, with Tanna Valentine: Open level bellydance instruction, Fitness class, Complete belly dance how-to

Where is the ten-star button?
Tanna's done it again! This is my most favorite bellydance DVD, right next to Cocktail. I wish Tanna would put out more bellydance DVDs using the same format. She covers quite a few veil moves in a small amount of time, but she does it in a way that puts beginners at ease, with reminders about safety and paying attention to what's comfortable for you. I have a fairly large bellydance DVD collection, but this has to be one of my most top-rated. It has plenty of WOW! factor. You feel like WOW! I can do that. And it's amazing. But the best part is that Tanna has provided some fabulous workouts. They are fun to do but you look amazing while doing them. This is my idea of exercise!

Love it, love it, love it!

If you want to buy only two bellydance DVDs, get Tanna's Cocktail and Silk. They give you a sense of having accomplished a great deal in a short time, but you will keep coming back to them because the workouts are so much more fun than what you typically find...

Fun, Low- Impact Dance DVD
I am a beginner (bellydancer) and have not had very much experience with the veil. I was interested in trying it, so I bought this dvd and I was not disappointed.

The instructor makes everything clear & easy to learn, so you can get to the veil workout and start dancing. The break downs are great and she covers traveling steps, turns, and a few basic bellydance moves (undulations, shimmies, snake arms, figure eights, etc.) that are used in the veil dance workout choreography. If you have never bellydanced or used the veil before, you can accomplish all the material on this DVD.

But do know, this information is not meant to be a complete instructional on veil work. It does not cover all the in's & outs of all beginning veil technique. It's focus was more on learning the steps to be able to do the veil dance workout as fun exercise.

Once you learn all the moves then you can go onto the veil dance workout portion of the DVD. The workout is sectioned into...

Pleasantly surprised
Bought this on a whim without expecting too much after working with veils for over a decade but was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoy it. The "flow" is smooth and so much fun to get a quick workout/dance when short of time or when your just not feeling improvisational that day. Have used several times and recommended to friends. I agree it would be great for beginners but I think any dancer would enjoy this DVD.

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