Give Tribal a Try | Bellydance: East Coast Tribal - Basics, Combinations & Strength Workout DVD

East Coast Style | Bellydance: East Coast Tribal - Basics, Combinations & Strength Workout DVD | Sera, Laura Parker

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	• Bellydance: East Coast Tribal - Basics, Combinations & Strength Workout DVD Sera, Laura Parker StratoStream - WorldDance New York, 2006 average customer review:based on 59 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great approach to layers

Tribal is all about isolation and layers. This dvd shows six combinations working from the basic chest lift or hip roll, and adding one piece at a time. Beginners and intermediate students can choose to use only one or two of the layers, adding additional move later.

Give Tribal a Try

The jury is still out on whether or not I like tribal style bellydance but the instruction on this DVD is excellent.

As an intermediate dancer, I liked it. (I probably would have found this just challenging enough as a beginner.) The instructor does a longish warm up and stretch that she manages to combine with learning some of the upperbody ribcage circles and waves that you'll use later. The hipwork section is long enough for people in so-so to decent shape to get in a bit of a work out--not much, but some. The choreography she teaches is a decent length and it's broken down well.

All in all there isn't a boring moment on this DVD. I feel like I was learning something or shapening something up each time I play it. I love it---and I don't love tribal style that much, so that's saying something.

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East Coast Style

Sera and her team show us their unique fusion style in this instructional workout; those complaining it's not belly dance must not have read the description because it clearly states that it's a fusion style - not just ATS or traditional belly dance. Of the few instructional videos I currently own, this is my favorite. The warm up is excellent, and will have you ready to work out - the combinations are very basic looking, but not easy by any means. She fuses a fluid liquid electronica dance style with traditional movements for a wonderful core set of moves you can grow from to into your own interpretation of a fusion style. The music is okay, a little dull for me but not bad. I enjoyed the performance piece even though the background wasn't terribly engaging but that wasn't the focus so I'm pleased overall.

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really fun video but maybe it's not great for total beginners

I am a total beginner and I'm attempting to teach myself. I have never taken a belly dance class from a live instructor. I was actually going through the video right now and am pausing to write this review. All of the women in this video are wearing pants that cover their feet. I keep having to stop and rewind in order to squint at the knee and feet positions. I'm watching this on a laptop at full screen so maybe I just need a larger image. Sera does explain what she's doing as she's doing it however I'm a visual learner and would rather just have a better view of what she's doing. Other then that the video is really fun. Maybe it's just not meant for total beginners. I'm certainly sweating much more than I expected, which is a good thing.

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Belly Dance East Coast Tribal

This Bellydance DVD is one of the best that I have found. It is easy to follow and Sera gives very good easy to follow directions. I like that Sera gives you step by step instructions on how to do their dance. It is a lot of fun.

East Coast Tribal bellydance blends sensual fluid movement with sharp percussive accents evoking the flair of urban modernity. It resonates with exotic echoes of the world's ancient dances and bears a touch of the dark cyber-age mystique.The "East Coast Tribal Bellydance" instructional and muscle-conditioning program is designed by Sera an acclaimed performer of Tribal fusion bellydance and sought-after instructor with a superb systematic teaching method. Sera's primary form of creative expression is through Tribal styles of belly dance. Her movements are rooted in Tribal Fusion Bellydance drawing from ballet modern jazz hip-hop and American Tribal Style.Warmup and Drills programs (Sera & Solstice Dance Ensemble) combine fluid movements and percussive hipwork of bellydance in a way that promotes muscle strength tone and elongation - the basis for a beautiful body line and effortless grace both in dance and in everyday life. A series of upper and lower body isolations will help you ingrain in your muscle memory the precision of bellydance technique and develop muscle control that will convert into a mesmerizing fluid dance as you are learning the East Coast Tribal combinations.The step-by-step instructional section breaks down essential bellydance movements and assembles them into 6 combinations. The combinations can be practiced and performed individually or as a whole. They come together into a seamless choreographed sequence with a wonderful flow of energy and an amazing expressivity.DVD bonus section: performance by Sera!System Requirements:Run Time: 90 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 188883000093 Manufacturer No: 30121

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