Favorite belly dance videos?

[Pariah]

My sister and I are starting tribal classes in January, and I've ordered Sharon Kihara's DVD, and I have Rachel Brice's on my Amazon wishlist. Any others I should check out? And, what else should we do (yoga? pilates?) that will make our belly dancing better?

Thanks!

[columbusmomma]

I want to get sharon's video!!! I think you will like both of rachel's!! Also you could check out anything by fatchance bellydance. I also have a dvd called East Coast Tribal. It's very explanatory. I hope you love your classes!! My sister and I used to dance together too, until she moved to colorado Anyway, I think once you start classes and dancing you will have a better feel for what type of dvd and cd's you want to add to your library.

[athansor]

For dance technique, Hadia's are wonderful. Delilah's are great too. I like Aziza's and Racheal Brice's practice/workouts, and Leyla Jouvana's shimmy one. These are some of my faves, and I'll try when I'm not NAK to post some links.

[Pariah]

Thanks ladies!

ETA -- Any music recommendations? I'm not sure of any artists to look up...

[columbusmomma]

Are you wanting more tribal type music??

[Pariah]

Originally Posted by columbusmomma

Are you wanting more tribal type music??

Yes...something that would go with what we'd have in class.

Thank you!

[columbusmomma]

There is so much out there!!! I enjoy listening to the music we dance to, every day!: Bass Nectar, Beats Antique, Helm, Bellyicious, any Bellydance Superstars cds, any Fatchance Bellydance cds, I like anything Putamayo!, Pentaphobe, Arabesque, hmmmmm there are so many wonderful songs and artists! You will discover some really great music!! Keep us posted about how the classes go! You'll have to pop over to the bellydancing tribe!!

[athansor]

Here's some links
http://www.hadia.com/
http://www.visionarydance.com/
and one I forgot to mention:
http://home.comcast.net/~mamaya1/index.html
Alma de Amaya is one of the best instructional videos. She focuses on a few basic steps, and how you can vary them to greatly increase the number of steps at your fingertips.
These videos are all great because I think they focus on some of the basics that apply to any style, whether it's classical Egyptian, American tribal, pop, or anything else. Plus, in most cases, they are packed full of information and are a good value.

[Pariah]

Awesome, thank you!

[Pariah]

Just wanted to update that I'm pretty much obsessed with Sharon Kihara's dvd! I really love it, so if anyone else is looking for a belly dance dvd, I definitely recommend it.

[athansor]

Originally Posted by Pariah

Just wanted to update that I'm pretty much obsessed with Sharon Kihara's dvd! I really love it, so if anyone else is looking for a belly dance dvd, I definitely recommend it.

Can you post a review? I'm always looking for good ones to add to the collection!