bhangra or bollywood recommendation?

[HotDogYogini]

Can anyone recommend a bhangra or bollywood DVD with at least 20 minutes of aerobic practice time on it?

[Lesgemini_Zafirah]

Definitely!

Meera's 4-set DVDs are really great (I'm completely biased, of course, having attended her Indian-Bellydance fusion workshop this past Spring and ended up super-aerobicized to the point of being drenched in sweat and grasping for air)! There is one DVD in the set devoted only to Bhangra called Urban Bhangra Bounce, and it's very aerobic, simply by virtue of being, well, Bhangra :) Then there is one DVD called Bollywood to Bollydance, devoted to Bollywood :)) This is a great COMPLETE set: the other 2 DVDs rounding out the set is Dances of India Ancient to Modern (kind of an overview of the 3 main styles) and Technique and Toning (Bellydance). An excellent, quality deal for the money.

A close 2nd is The Bellytwins' (Veena & Neena) Indi-Hop.

3rd (& 4th) are Masala Bhangra Workout(s), Vols. 1 & 2, w/ Sarina Jain.

[meissoun]

So what you are looking for is a workout DVD, not dance instruction, right?

I haven't seen Meera's DVDs yet, but I also recommend Sarina Jain's videos. They will make you sweat

I have recently seen Hemalayaa's DVD - you can read my opinion about it on amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-...stRecentReview

There's also Honey Kalaria's Bollywood Workout, but I haven't watched that in a long time, so I can't really say much. And by the time I was really more looking for dance instruction, so I don't remember how well it worked as a fitness DVD.

MEISSOUN

[HotDogYogini]

Yes - thanks - yes, mostly I am usually after workout vids not instructional. I think I will try one of the Meera ones.

[shimarella]

Let me know about the Meera one... I loved her workshop at YHalla Yall but didn't have the $ to commit to a DVD.

This was our conversation mid-bhangra:
" ARE YOU INDIAN?"
"YES!"
"I THOUGHT SO!"

[dancingstar]

I have the Honey Kalaria video, and like it a lot.

[TribalDancer]

Honey's video bugs me.

Sarina Jain's videos are da bomb!

I also enjoy Meera's very much!

[gotraqs]

Originally Posted by meissoun

So what you are looking for is a workout DVD, not dance instruction, right?

I haven't seen Meera's DVDs yet, but I also recommend Sarina Jain's videos. They will make you sweat

I have recently seen Hemalayaa's DVD - you can read my opinion about it on amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-...stRecentReview

There's also Honey Kalaria's Bollywood Workout, but I haven't watched that in a long time, so I can't really say much. And by the time I was really more looking for dance instruction, so I don't remember how well it worked as a fitness DVD.

MEISSOUN

I have a copy of Hemalayaa's DVD for sale. I viewed it once. It kicked my butt. I was wanting more of a formal dance instruction, and less of a workout.

[Nepenthe]

I love Honey Kalaria's video, but I think I got more dance instruction than workouts out of it. The Sarina Jain videos were pretty aerobic, I remember. I just got a new one in Netflix.

I think I might order these Meera videos.

[fikriyyah]

I have several of the DVD's people have mentioned. I give Honey's a B or C. Serina Jain's volume 1 is good but I am not crazy about 2 or 3....if she says, "hup, hup" one more time.... plus she does not break down movements very well. Hemalaya's DVD is good. I'd give it a B. Meera's Bollywood DVD is by far the most useful.