| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; 16:9. |
| Performer |
Presented by Jenna; dancers Negar Salehomoum, Ruth Veras, Yvette, Jasmine. |
| Credits |
Production, Amy Staub ; photography, Sarah Skinner. |
| Summary |
Originating in the folk dances of the Middle East, Turkey, and Central Asia, belly dance has been a popular variety genre in the West since the mid-20th century. With the rise of world music it has arrived in Western nightclubs and on the party scene. The "sexy" or "sensual" image of belly dance comes from its emphasis on the articulation of the hips, pelvic movement, and fluid undulations. Belly dance movement is organic, deriving from the natural, instinctual motion of the human body: this is the source of its tremendous body-shaping potential. Through pictorial cues and onscreen titles showing the name of each belly dance movement, this video focuses on fundamental movements of bellydance and their practice in a wide range of dance combinations. |
| Contents |
Welcome! -- Posture & basic arms -- Warmup -- Shoulders -- Ribcage -- Hips -- Circles -- Undulations -- Figure 8s -- Footwork -- Layered steps -- Practice combinations -- Performance -- Credits [text] -- Music [text] -- Disclaimer [text]. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Belly dance.
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Exercise.
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Physical fitness.
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Belly dance -- Study and teaching.
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| Genre/Form |
Instructional films.
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| Added Author |
Jenna (Dancer)
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StratoStream (Firm)
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World Dance New York (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Basics and beyond |
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Belly dance |
| Note |
Title on disc label and container: BellyDance basics & beyond with Jenna |
| Standard No. |
188883000109 |
| Music No. |
30122 StratoStream |
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