Belly Dance: The Next Level, with Jenna: Transitions, Turns and Layers - Intermediate bellydance classes, Belly dance instruction, Intermediate bellydancing how-to NTSC] [ALL REGIONS] [2008]

Somewhat more difficult than the beginners' DVD, Jenna demonstrates linking different moves and steps together. You will need to stop and start the DVD a lot to master and practice each move, but it is worth it. It was filmed in a dance studio against mirrors, so you can see how she is moving from the front and back. Good solid informative DVD for anyone who has mastered the basics and wants to improve their dancing.

Delivered on time and good packaging. Good dvd for intermediate/advance level.

came quickly , good instructions

I ordered this DVD after getting interested in Belly Dance following doing Zumba tapes regularly and belly dance is used for the cool down in some parts of the Zumba tape. I was a bit worried about ordering the next level tape rather than the beginners as my knowledge was limited but thought I might tire of the beginners tape too quickly and wanted more of a challenge. Just completed tape for the first time and I think this tape does meet my requirements. There are elements that are familiar from Zumba such as shimmys and hip isolations done in the samba and cumbria. Jenna is very informative and I found the moves well explained. Enjoyed doing this tape and will do regularly.

This video is very good for belly dancers who know the basic moves. I have been dancing for only 10 months so I had to watch carefuly to make sure I'd caught everything and feel I would need to use it many times to get full value. Perhaps I should have purchased Jennas introductory level first! In a studio form she clearly demonstrates shoulder and hip moves, steps and turns, with repetitions of each so you can copy her easily. Her steps and turns can be quite quick but the repetitions help. Towards the end Jemma also dresses in full costume to perform two demonstration dances which incorporate all the moves she had shown. It's excellent value for long term use.

good

Study this video before performing, for class or just to be a better dancer.

Excellent lessons. Thank you!

She explains really well and fun to do.

I just spent the afternoon 95min doing the drills and combinations of this DVD. Now I have loads and loads of dance instructional DVDs but I must say that Michelle has kept this simple and effective. She stands in front of mirror with her back to the camera so you get the benefit of both sides.Theres a million things to love about this DVD but I really want to highlight as a bellydancer and teacher of more than a decade if you take anything from this - let it remind you how to teach a choreography effectively. Michelle does it as it should be:democombinations taught slowlypractise in slow modepractise at tempothis is done for several combinations. Then she reveiews each combination at tempo again - repeating the combination at least 5 times before moving onto the next one. Then its time to piece it all together for the routine but first this is done with the names of the combinations and grouped in around 4 parts. Then its go for gold piece it all together.She is fantastic at her descriptions. Her combinations I found as a good mix that i guess i often forget to piece them together like that. Im not sure if it was my space but i was seriously dripping at the end and of the several combinations I struggled with two that i need to go back and practise practise practise.Highly recommended. I feel if anyone as an advance is bored by this you are not appreciating how she has structured everything.Thanks Michelle - really enjoyed my one-on-one all the way here in East Africa!

Wow, this is a great value for the money. The beginning sections are like dance class drills to me, with a hip section, a chest section, and a turn section. The hip and chest are just like a class, where she does it, you follow along, and move from one thing to another pretty quickly. The turn section has more instruction, demonstrating the turns, then a second session is more of a class-like drill. These sections alone are worth the price of the DVD.But then you get two choreographies, both broken down into combination sections. The intermediate choreo has 9 combination sections, and the longer advanced choreo has nearly 30. Even if you don't want to do the complete dance, there's a tremendous amount of material there to learn, practice, and use in your own ways. This is like going to a workshop.My classes aren't a lot less than this DVD, and it would take a lot of classes to cover this much ground. Very, very worth it. Taught well, and very useful. I don't recommend many bellydance DVDs but I recommend this one for intermediate dancers.