Thread: 2 new DVD's coming up : "Shimmies with Khalida" and "Isis wings with Khalida" by AzizaRaks Productions!!!

Heya

2 new DVD's with Khalida coming out!!!!
Made by AzizaRaks Productions!

Shimmies with Khalida

and

Isis Wings with Khalida

Khalida - International Belly Dance Performer and Instructor

You can also find the DVD covers in preview and some news on Khalida's blog (scroll down a bit): Khalida


I can't WAIT for these to come out!!!!!!

Originally Posted by ZoeDeKooning

Heya

2 new DVD's with Khalida coming out!!!!
Made by AzizaRaks Productions!

Shimmies with Khalida

and

Isis Wings with Khalida

Khalida - International Belly Dance Performer and Instructor

You can also find the DVD covers in preview and some news on Khalida's blog (scroll down a bit): Khalida


I can't WAIT for these to come out!!!!!!

Me too!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Razia Dance

Me too!!!!!!

Thank you both!! Just got back from a viewing with the editors team and things are looking good, can't wait to get the final copies!

Meanwhile, just hot off the press: here are the teaser trailers for both :)





*Happy dance*

Can you list time breakdowns? Ex. Total running time 1 hr., 15 min. warmup 30 min. shimmies, & 15 min. flow...?

Hi dancerose! Am awaiting the final menus which should have the durations, till then here is the menu list:

Introduction
Posture and warm-up
Conditioning and stretches
- squats conditioning
- standing stretches
- seated shimmy drill
- seated stretches
Technique and excercises (about 4-7 minutes each)
- Basic hip shimmy
- Egyptian shimmy
- Shiver/freeze shimmy
- African shimmy/bounce
- Twist and shoulder shimmy
- Choochoo shimmy
- 3/4 shimmy 'up'
- 3/4 shimmy 'down'
Extended shimmy mashup drill (21 minutes)

Whoops, posted too soon!
There is also:
Cooldown
Stretches
Bonus material
- Performance drum solo
- Performance drum solo with Issam Houshan :)
- Pictures 'behind the scenes'
- About Khalida
- Interview
- Music information, special thanks and credits

Me again :) We've calculated the total running times for both DVDs, the 'Shimmies with Khalida' one will be 111 minutes, and the 'Isis wings with Khalida' one will be 93 minutes.

Not long now!
xx

Cool. Thanks.

These sound so awesome, but will you make them available for download on Bhuz? That way I can burn them to my own choice of recordable DVD media?

I have two dvds produced by Aziza (Practice Companion and Arms/Poses) and both of them, after about 3 viewings, became pixelated and unwatchable. I tried all the usual cleaning and switching to different players, etc. but I'm convinced it's something in the media they chose to burn these on to.

Twice burned, extra shy, ya know? I've not yet had an issue with downloads. If the disk gets dodgy, I can always burn another one.

Presale starts in 51 minutes on Khalida's website!

Khalida - International Belly Dance Performer and Instructor - Homepage

Hi Aziyade! The DVDs will be available on Disk only for now, but maybe at a later stage for download as well, who knows.

As for disk printing quality: They will be printed here in Germany, land of thoroughness ;) on silver disks, as the pink ones do tend to give problems over time. This should make them a bit more durable.

And LOL thank you Zoë :) Webshop is open now!

Whoop, sent off both the shimmy and isis wings DVD contents and cover art to the printer company today, super exciting!

The main content timing for the shimmies DVD will be as follows:

Introduction: 1.21
Posture and warmup
Posture explanation: 01:42
Warmup to music: 05:05
Conditioning and stretches
Squats conditioning: 04:37
Standing stretches: 03:51
Seated shimmy drill: 05:57
Seated stretches: 04:16
Technique and exercises
Basic hip shimmy: 07:11
Egyptian shimmy: 06:45
Shiver shimmy/freeze:03:52
African shimmy/bounce: 01:28
Shoulder shimmy and hip twist: 05:16
Choochoo shimmy: 02:41
3/4 shimmy 'up': 03:38
3/4 shimmy 'down' 05:49
Extended shimmy drill: 21:09
Cooldown
Cool down: 04:38
Stretches: 09:24

+ Special features including 2 performances (one with Issam! woo!) and an interview

And for the wings DVD

Introduction: 00:45
Concepts: 01:17
Posture and warmup
Posture: 01:27
Warm-up: 03:48
Upper body stretches: 03:55
Working with the wings
Putting the wings on + arm positions: 02:46
Discarding the wings: 01:15
Technique and combinations
Intros and poses: toga and envelope: 03:19
Intros and poses: mezdulene and majidah: 01:43
Intros and poses: hiding the wings: 02:18
Transitions and turns: turning tips: 05:22
Turn combination I: Lunge and 3-step: 04:01
Turn combination I: Kicks and chainés: 07:45
Spins and crescendos: Woosh and flip: 05:19
Spins and crescendos: Spinning variations: 06:00
Spins and crescendos: Barrel turns - technique: 04:28
Spins and crescendos: Barrel turns - with wings: 02:48
Freestyle dance-along: 07:49
Duo combinations
Mirroring and parallel: 05:37
Shadowing: 03:07
Back to back: 03:43
Stop and drop: 02:13
Cooldown: 05:16

+ Special features including 2 performances with wings :)

And a sneak preview of the covers :)
Squee!

*cross-posted from orientaldancer.net*

Quick update: the DVDs are here!!! :D



Sent off the first pre-sales shipment yesterday (poor post man, lol) and more will follow today. Already 91 DVDs are sold uptill now, and the official release date (15th of August) hasn't even been reached yet.. I'm over the moon!

Here they are, waiting to be sent off to their new homes :yay:


*bounces*

I love it how you've sparkled up the envelopes!

Yes, I think I see my envelope in there, all ready and sparklified for the journey to Ontario!



Khalida

The postal service is wonderfully quick - I had my envelope wait for me when I got home from the studio last night. All shiny and with pretty stickers on the DVDs! Can't wait to get home tonight and take a good look at them!

Awesome, glad to hear! I hope the overseas ones make it safely to their destination as well :)

I got mine last night!


I used the shimmy dvd today and wrote a long account of it! The link will take you to my costume-page note about it. It is LONG.

It will take me longer to get to the isis wings dvd as I do not own isis wings (although...my Princess Banu chiffon cape may fill in while I order a pair).

Are the DVDs PAL or NTSC? I haven't been able to find that information on the website or facebook "notes" page.

Originally Posted by Sirène

Are the DVDs PAL or NTSC? I haven't been able to find that information on the website or facebook "notes" page.

I have no idea what either means, but I have the wings' DVD right next to me right now and it has "NTSC" at the back of it. Hope that helps

But, I also wanted to bump this thread up - I wrote a review for the Isis Wings DVD from the point of view of someone who had never even tried on the wings before. You can read my thoughts at DVD Review: Isis wings with Khalida

Originally Posted by Safran

I have no idea what either means, but I have the wings' DVD right next to me right now and it has "NTSC" at the back of it. Hope that helps

Yes, that answers my question, thank you.

NTSC is the video format common to North America and Japan, whereas PAL is the format common to most of Europe, and I think Australia too. For a more technical explanation, this link offers an excellent write-up: PAL vs NTSC

Hi there!

The DVDs are indeed NTSC! And region-free :) We decided to use NTSC format instead of PAL as most European DVD players are able to play both PAL and NTSC DVDs anyhow, and many dancers prefer play their DVDs via computer.

Thank you for the question though, as it looks like the format is indeed missing in the web shop, will make sure to add it during the back-from-honeymoon update this weekend!

Hope this helps, if there are any other questions just let me know.

Khalida

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