Bellydancer Body with Sadie - Total Bellydance Workout [DVD]

Performance: A drum solo, for some reason I was not really a fan of the performance piece, normally drum solos with tons of shimmying draw me in but this didn't do it, it was a bit boring. As we all know. If there is any belly dancer that can get you in shape via DVD it is going to be Sadie. As usual her breakdown of technique is good and you can see her moves clearly. Each section has a technique then workout The total DVD is 150 minutes long. 2 hours and 25 minutes worth of workout..Excellent Opening statement ends Warm-up:Plies and stretches for the most part.-Good stretches I would say make sure you are taking it at your comfort level. Rhythmic hips: -this includes lot of ups/lifts and twist Hip Drop, Don't Stop: Includes hip drops-hip circles and hip circle variations Ripples: Includes pelvic lifts and pelvic lift shimmies-reverse undulation powered by the pelvic and lower abs Fancy Footwork:some folkloric footwork mixed with some basic bd footwork Hourglass:Included upper body sways/ chest and hip slides together/ one sided mayas Dabke Sweat & Tone: Shimmy Time:Included choo choo shimmies and flat footed shimmies Bonus Floorwork : Cool Down: PRO'S Because the moves are 100% belly dance moves, you can master them and use them separately. You will be traveling and using footwork the entire DVD and there is layering throughout. I did not include/List all the footwork and arm variations throughout the sections but they are there. A good amount of the moves go fast-when you are in the workout section. The Dabke sweat and tone..floored me, Its going to take some practice to get this section. User error though,Sadie's explanations were good. CONS The only thing I think the DVD truly needed was a separate header, where you could do the workout all the way through without the technique sections. Or if she had a chapter just for technique and one for the workout. Secondly-as mentioned earlier-the moves can go fast especially in the workout section, you may have to drill a bit before moving on or else you'll get to the section and be at a lose, in which the DVD will not be effective-with multiple starts and stops. Is this DVD a must have..No, for a fitness DVD it will not give you the body of say.. a DVD program like insanity. For dancers it is not a must have either,but I think this is a great DVD, if you want a fun workout and enjoy belly dance, or you are a belly dancer and want a fun DVD to use without it being strictly about drills. I think this is actually a pretty good DVD for dancers wanting to get into "dancing shape" and acquiring the stamina that dance takes. You can never go wrong with a Sadie DVD. It puts me in the mind of the belly dance workout series by WDNY just Sadie styled.. Except I like their format better though as you can go straight into the workout. . Do I think this DVD accomplishes what it says Yes as I believe it is geared toward dancers or those looking for dance forms of fitness and not necessarily those looking for hardcore workouts. For someone who wants a true hardcore workout: This DVD is not for you. Side note:. I would really like a Pops,Locks and Shimmies 4 ..HINT..HINT

I loved this dvd. You feel the work really. The workout is all executed with arabic music and you feel you are really dancing besides the work is hard and repetitive like fitness.For the next dvd Sadie I would like you put more emphasis at the torso and arms to work with. I recomend this dvd at all. And I am waiting for the next one.

This is the 3rd top name belly dance instructor to give us her take on belly dance for fitness. The grandmother of them all was Serena Wilson with her book The Serena Technique of Belly Dance, still available here on Amazon. The 2nd was Rania Bossonis, whose first teacher was Serena, and her own book, Bellydancing for Fitness: The Sexy Art that Tones Your Abs, Butt and Thighs (with cd) plus her numerous dvds, all available here on Amazon, all excellent quality. And now Sadie has added her talent and experience to the mix with her version of belly dance for fitness. The sections are as follows: Warmup Rhythmic Hips, cardio blast Hip Drop Don't Stop, butt & arm shaper Ripples, ab sculpt and back builder Fancy Footwork, cardio, legs and glutes Hourglass, waist trimmer and obliques Dabke Sweat and Tone, legs, arms & cardio Shimmy Time, cardio, legs & arms Bonus Floorwork, upper body and ab crunch Cooldown Brief performance by Sadie The dvd is very well organized, the instruction is excellent, really top notch. A tutorial precedes each workout section. Unfortunately, I was not able to skip the tutorial when choosing a section, so this made the dvd frustrating to use. A matrix menu to choose various sections and run the workout only part without the tutorial would have been appreciated -- such as what Ana and Ravi have for their kundalini yoga dvds. Although Sadie's dancing is top quality as is her instruction, I must confess I don't think she is the best example of belly dance as a fitness system. She states that belly dance is all she does for exercise. To be honest, I would not want my ab section to look the way hers does, because the entire center of it from top to bottom sticks out in a very pronounced way, like a ridge. It looks as if she needs to lose weight or have liposuction or a serious, extended regimen of Pilates. I'm sorry, Sadie. So that, plus the aggravation of not being able to play the workout sections and skip the tutorials is why I took off one star.

A must have! I was quite looking for something like this, that explains to you with details which muscle are you working with certain bellydance moves... and Sadie explains it very well! I put a few moves in my Oriental Dance Fit Class and my students were delighted....

Sadie has a whole awesome workout for the bellydancer. I like it b/c she does lots of drills if you don't have time to do the whole two hour dvd. Its really good and I like her style and grace.

I like it well enough as a training aid. However I was really disappointed to learn that Sadie's "belly dancer body" on the DVD front cover was air-brushed. It made the prospect of getting a figure like THAT unrealistic. At first. But practice ladies, practice. You maybe pleasantly surprised.

This is a real workout. It is helpful to be already practiced in holding the basic posture.

The instruction is excellent. However, she consistently refers to the pelvis as the pelvic. This drove me crazy until I told myself to get over it. Her instruction is excellent and I like that it is modular so you don't have to do the whole DVD but just can do manageable sections.

Lo unico de lo que me quejo es que no tiene subtítulos en Castellano , pero yo me fijo en los ejercicios y los hago por imitación .

Il servizio impeccabile, l'articolo è come da descrizione ed è arrivato con ampio anticipo; il venditore, serio e disponibile, ha avuto delle accortezze che hanno reso la ricezione del plico una vera gioia! Consigliato assolutamente!

My Bellydance journey is taking me along some strange paths. My favourite form of the dance is improvised taqseem,yet here I am bouncing around to a global-groove workout DVD! Could it be to do with the fact that I am trying to get fit? The answer is yes, because I wanted a trim toned look as well as voluptuous curves! If you want this too, chances are you will get it with this DVD! Energetic? You will be! When you have done some of Sadie's drills with "bellydancer arms" at double speed, while layering over hip snaps,you will wonder why most classes you go to, feel so tame. What's good about this routine is that the energy from within, the internal muscle power and grace of Bellydance (which is really strenuous when done properly) is fused here with more external, conventional calorie-burning fitness moves -so you get double the power! I think to get the most out of this workout, you need already to be either attending regular classes in either fitness or dance, or having reached a certain level in your dance, want a practice companion for home use. It isn't for total beginners. As for the music, it's a bit global-pop lift Muzak at times, but it does have enough lively beats to hold your interest. It's more on the Arabic instrumental pop side than totally authentic Bellydance side. My own feeling is that you will get a good workout, there is a strong emphasis on cardio that will give value for money. I am still working my way through the different sections, for example "Abs and Back Builder" with lots of hip drops, "Ripples" for building up your core strength, and so on. There is lots of waist trimming and lower abs work which many DVDs don't concentrate on, preferring to concentrate on floor crunches for abdominal definition and strengthening instead. Sadie does crunches, but standing, and hers are more likely to be oblique crunches than straightahead six-pack work, which bellydancers don't need. You get an emphasis on safety throughout, with several reminders to keep the pelvis lightly tucked when doing standing exercises so as to protect the lower back. Sadie also tells you to use your own arm and hand moves and positions, to either make the workout more comfortable or at other times to encourage your own self-expression. She punctuates the instruction of a combo with exhortations to "Dance it out!" and have fun with it as well as use it to sweat. I like the use of "Saiidi hop"steps -they really make the workout pulsate! So have I now got the perfect Bellydancer body? It's early days yet, but think my hips have narrowed and my tummy has got trimmer. My legs and feet have certainly strengthened.My rib cage feels more developed and my arm muscles more defined. I think I can get my body to do more of what I want it to. As for the instructor perhaps not having a perfectly flat tum, I personally am glad she doesn't, it makes her more human to viewers. The "ridge" of muscle that other reviewers mentioned, is down to regular oblique work that bellydancers often incorporate into their movements, that make the dance so distinctive, such as the "Sohair Zaki step", where you move to each side, oblique-crunching as you go, either with a strong flat foot, as in Baladi, or on tiptoe. Sadie's drills make a lot of sense to prepare and strengthen you for these types of movements, which are not found in any other genre of dance.