Belly
Dancing For Beginners
“Belly
Dancing conjures up visions of
burning sands and the unbridled
passions of the harem, but it is becoming
an increasingly popular form of exercise
for health and relaxation for many
people in the Western world. Now you
can learn how to do it from scratch
thanks to a new DVD — Belly Dancing
For Beginners...”
AN EXPRESSION OF JOY and an integral part of magic and religious rituals,
Bellydance has long been an important part of culture and tradition in the Middle
East.
This sacred dance was once performed solely for women, by women, but troupes
of dancers, conjurors and acrobats became adept at the art and were employed
to perform at processions and festivities — especially by the Egyptians,
who loved pomp and ceremony and bore testament to the dancers' great physical
strength, skill, energy and agility.
Bellydance offers many benefits for health and fitness for people of all ages
and can aid posture, breathing and balance. It also stimulates the senses, releases
muscle tension and improves co-ordination. It is reputed also to heighten love-making
when practised often and also to release tension and depression while created
a feeling of physical and spiritual well-being.
Belly Dancing For Beginners features internationally-published author
Tina Hobin, who takes you through the basic movements and concepts of the dance,
stage by stage. She has taught people all over the world and her style is to
teach in a simple, easy-to-follow way.
A 'woman of a certain age', Tina proves that she can shimmy with the youngsters
who demonstrate the dance movements, Joshna and Sinead. She is very meticulous
with her explanations and points out common mistakes. She also takes the time
to explain how to do each step and why and Sinead and Joshna demonstrate the
movements together to music after each lesson so that you can see how you are
progressing.
Belly Dancing For Beginners is one of the best Bellydance DVDs for those
who have never ventured into the world of exotic dance before as Tina Hobin
masterfully demonstrates both the right way and wrong way to do each movement,
taking time to make sure it is easily understood.
Tina takes you through the following routines — Section 1: Hip Rotation;
Section 2: Pelvic Tilts and Travelling Hip Pushes; Section 3: Forward Step,
Back Step (there are many variations and Tina demonstrates two of them); Section
4: Hip Bounces; Section 5: Camel Rocks, which are a little difficult as you
have to remember a lot of things; Section 6: Basic Figure Eight; Section 7:
Hip Twists and Shimmy — this is what you have been waiting for: the chance
to shine and be more energetic. Once you have mastered the others, this section
is the most interesting but more difficult. Another tricky part is often getting
the hand and hip movements co-ordinated.
Belly Dancing For Beginners is presented by Tina Hobin and is filmed
at Westend Studios, Eastbourne. The dancers are Joshna Hirani Paine and Sinead
Russell. It is Produced by Andy Bennett and Directed by Keith Bateman.
• You, too, can Bellydance your way
to a beautiful mind, body and soul with Tina Hobin on her DVD Belly Dancing
For Beginners, out now (released on 5 January, 2009, by Oracle Home Entertainment
and distributed by Eureka Entertainment). Catalogue No ORA428 | Barcode: 5060000042832
| RRP: £7.99 | Certificate: E | Running Time: 40 Minutes.
"Belly Dancing For Beginners is one of the best Bellydance DVDs for those
who have never ventured into the world of exotic dance before as Tina Hobin
masterfully demonstrates both the right way and wrong way to do each movement,
taking time to make sure it is easily understood" — Maggie Woods, MotorBar
