Me too. Luscious is far easier than Pop, Lock and Shimmy. Drills, drills, drills is easier than Pop but still too hard for me to work on for more han a little time. Still that means I am not about to grow out of them any time soon, so I have got my money's worth lol!!
Ladies please, if you are interested in classical Egyptian oriental dance. Please use this DVD FATEN SALAMA -- Native Egyptian Master Instructor of Danse Oriental 2009 Her basic moves DVDs is good even if you are advanced.
Do yourself a favor. I looked at the previous lists and I wanted to :wall:
I wasted so much money on bad dvds and teachers. I am truly blessed to learn from Faten Salama and I highly recommend her dvds. If you ever get the chance to do her workshops or class do it! She is the real thing!!!
For obvious reasons (cultural family taboo stuff) she did not perform oriental. She was a soloist folkloric dancer. But, in private she knew how to dance oriental like no one's business. Back in the day and still today she is well known in the Egyptian dance world and she is well respected by legends such as Fifi Abdou etc.
Gosh, I dont think im gonna fork out out 45-50 dollars for a DVD. IMHO Nothing can justify that price. Jenna's Basics and Beyond with 180 min of material for under 20 dollars is a good competition, not to mention lots of other fab and professional DVD in the same price range.
:naghty: for you IAMED and others charging rip-off prices! At some point it stops being art, and becomes pure money-making.
(edited for bad language) I am her student and I can tell you Faten is not getting rich off these DVDs. I am offering advice from learning from experience shelling out lots of $$ for low-budget worthless DVDS sitting on my shelf. $45 is a bargain for the invaluable information you get. If she charged $100 I would buy her dvds!! Clearly you know nothing about classical Egyptian belly dance. I am glad you will never buy her dvd. You do not deserve her knowledge. And if the price scares you, thank God! Penny wise pound foolish!
I also agree that Jenna is very thorough, but not in the least Egyptian style.
How about dvd's for intermediate level belly dancers in Australia or New Zealand? Any recommendations?
I have 3 here by Neena and Veena Bidasha which I use when I cannot attend BD lessons but they're getting to be boring for me already
Please excuse my naivety and i know it is little off topic :redface:, But what is Jenna's dance style?
Please excuse my naivety and i know it is little off topic :redface:, But what is Jenna's dance style?
AnjelaJP, Cheeky Girl production own website is the place to buy their DVDs, cheaper postage than Amazon ... Amazon is way too expensive when it comes to international post.
Cheeky Girls Productions - Instructional and Performance Belly Dance DVDs