Thread: DVD Review? Bellydance for Body Shaping: Floorwork - Belly dance fitness workout

Wondering if anyone has any comments about this:

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Bellydance-Body-Shaping-Floorwork-workout/dp/B0007U1YEO/ref=cm_srch_res_rpli_1]Amazon.com: Bellydance for Body Shaping: Floorwork - Belly dance fitness workout.: Tanna Valentine,CSCS Andy Troy: Movies & TV[/ame]

It seems to prepare you for floor work, but I can't tell if it actually teaches floor work or just strengthens the muscles needed for floor work! amazon can be irritating

There's a full length review on my web site at Belly Dancing: Shira's Reviews of Fitness Videos, Arranged Alphabetically

To answer your specific question... Although it has a tutorial section, it doesn't really aim to teach you how to do floor work. Instead, it uses the floor work movement vocabulary as the components of a workout. The primary purpose of the tutorial is to establish a common vocabulary between you the viewer and Tanna so you can follow the cues in the actual workouts.

The structure of the video is designed as muscle toning/workout, NOT as dance instruction. It assumes you already have some fundamental knowledge of floor work, and now you want to drill/rehearse it to condition your muscles, develop smooth transitions, etc. So, don't expect it to teach 3 or 4 different ways to descend to the floor and get back up at the end of the floor work section of your dance, and don't expect it to tell you what floor work is. The 3 workouts on it consist of floor work moves, so it does have its place for dancers who want to learn floor work.

So, to summarize, it's good if what you want is:

1. Drill floor work moves you already know to build confidence/fluidity/comfort
2. Build strength and control in muscles that are used in floor work by using actual floor work moves
3. Get ideas on how to put individual floor work moves together so that transitions flow smoothly

Let me know if you have follow-up questions after reading my full review!

thanks shira... I will read more thoroughly later, but it sounds like it might be an okay buy or even a good library dvd to check out.
I'm going crazy with work right now...but I might pm you later with some more questions!
Thanks again.