Bellydance for Core Fitness - A Belly Dance Workout
by Ayshe
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Actor: Ayshe, Blanca, Sirrah NurDirector: Ayshe
Brand: STRATOSTREAM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 170 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: StratoStream - WorldDance New York
Movie Reviews of Bellydance for Core Fitness - A Belly Dance Workout
Movie Review: Lots of info to assimilate
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm 50, wanted to learn Belly Dancing SAFELY as well as for fun. I read the reviews and went in with my eyes open.
The Good Points:
Excellent advise on safe technique and the anatomy behind it.
Excellent advise on what you should be FEELING, not just how it should LOOK.
Very generous on how some dancers can use varying techniques for standard moves that are NOT wrong, but can lead to injury if you are not physically built the same way, so she shows you alternatives.
Excellent camera work.
Excellent dress code. You can clearly see their legs/feet position without clothing getting in the way.
Good warm up. Nice dance routine combining the elements of the tutorial. Nice cool down.
Excellent background music.
Excellent value if you haven't got a tutor, her dvd is very thorough.
The Down Side:
Not a great speaker. She is somewhat stilted, hesitant, faltering in her speech. In a long tutorial, this can be a problem. I had to watch the DVD several times before I did anything, because I found myself 'tuning out' and missing key factors. It was work to keep focused.
Time. You will probably need a lot of it, especially initially, to get a measure of the tutorial. I think you will have to be very honest about your limitations as far as how dedicated you will be to finding the time to study this dvd if you have a busy life-style.
To summerize:
I think it is worth taking the time and effort to apply this material. I know from experience that if you want to learn anything, from driving a car, to typing, etc, it's easy to 'grind in mistakes' and in exercise, you certainly don't want injuries through bad technique. I have decided to break the tutorial down into segments of one exercise at a time. Once I have grasped the move correctly, I will go onto the next one by following it on the dvd, whilst keeping up with the first move whenever I have a moment as I go about my day, just to keep the muscle memory ingrained. Example: Ten hip drops each side before I leave the bathroom, waiting for my coffee to brew, etc. When I've got most of the moves solid, I can follow along with the warm up and dance routines knowing I am doing them safely.
Summary of Bellydance for Core Fitness - A Belly Dance Workout
Bellydance is an amazing art and one of the world's oldest fitness disciplines.?? Bellydance emphasizes movements of the abdomen and pelvis, and is an ideal way to develop deep abdominal core strength.?? Passed down from mother to daughter, this ancient celebratory dance became the traditional method for imparting body awareness, techniques of posture and movement, both natural and beneficial to the female body, as well as preparation for and recovery from childbirth.In our age of sedentary lifestyles and stress-induced back pain, the bellydance fitness program developed by New York dancer and dance movement researcher, Ayshe, will help you regain and maintain abdominal core awareness and strength, an important step toward healthy and graceful posture, back pain relief, and safer ways to move your body.
Bellydance Core Fitness Workout flows from a warmup and isolations that engage your core muscles, to dance combinations and a beautiful dance routine.
Every movement in the workout has a name that can be referenced in the tutorial section, where each is carefully explained. The tutorial section contains a 1 hour 40 min. in-depth presentation by Ayshe, explaining the roles of the core muscles in the anatomy of dance movement, and their impact on our health and postural habits.
In this program we focus on the abdominal core muscles that span the lower spine, pelvis, and legs. Of main importance are the psoas and??iliacus (iliopsoas), the key muscles for structural balance in the human body. The balanced fully-functional psoas is crucial for women's health.?? If the psoas is??in a state of contraction or atrophy it will affect the reproductive system by restricting blood supply and disrupting the positioning of the organs within the pelvis.?? Menstrual cramping is often caused by the psoas exerting pressure on the reproductive organs when they are in a state of tenderness.?? A healthy, released psoas will bring relief from cramping and lower back pain.
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