Renee's photo, slide show with floating reeds, steeple and parrallel arms

The teaching is presented in a pleasant and joyous style. Making for a delightful learning experience. The style is an elegant and artistic format.

Volume 1 is designed for the novice beginner. You can learn at home or practice to if attending classes. Movements are taught in an easy to follow step by step NAMED TECHNIQUES.

Learn good basic foundation movements that are suitable for all individuals and family members. The movements are low impact and suitable for all ages and body shapes. The dancing taught is tasteful, artistic and elegant. The practice sessions will help you to become flexible and coordinated. The practice will trim and tone your whole body and strengthen your muscles, while learning a new art form.

Volume one will introduce you to a good dancing posture. Varied hip techniques, common arm and hand movements, sensual shoulder dancing and simple steps. Rhythms and tempos. With a final dance that combines most of the techniques learned.

DVD Extras

The NEW DVD volume 1 - has been revamped from the body of the original video tape. New techniques and instructions has been added. All techniques taught have a practice sequence with clear music, before moving on to combinations with other movements. The dances, with combine movements, will help you to understand simple belly dance rhythms, tempos and timings. Not every beginner can appreciate the emotional undertone of belly dance but there is plenty of emotional expression for the receptive student

There are 2 wonderful beginners dances combining the techniques learnt. There is also a new family dance sequence.

Many teachers throughout Australia and Internationally have already used the videos to guide them to better teaching and to breakdown the techniques for beginners in their classes. Many have used the teaching ideas for concerts, haflas and class displays, the new DVD is now a better tool for up and coming teachers.

Techniques Taught

SIDE HIPS and SHIMMIES
Learning to isolate the hip area, taking hips from side to side in varied tempos such as half time, single time, double time, and full time shimmies. Executing the side hips at a stationary position, then learning to to step around with rhythm and tempos. Varied arm techniques are added. Featuring an extra practice segment to highlight beat, rhythm and tempo.

HIP DROPS
Isolating the hip area. Practicing the hip drops in a stationary position, then stepping forwards and back. Also with simple arm techniques

Versatile inside and outside FIGURE EIGHT
Learning to isolate each hip to form the figure eight. Dancing on one spot (or stationary), then stepping around, dancing forwards and backwards with rhythm and emotional undertones.

PELVIC TILT
This is an excellent movement to get you flexible in the hip area. This movement helps to cement the pelvic circle.
This is also a great strengthening movement for the pelvic floor muscles.

PELVIC CIRCLE or HIP CIRCLE
Learn the creation of a smooth pelvic circle step by step. The circles are taught and practiced in varied sizes of small, medium and large, stationary and stepping around. This 8 minute segment also becomes a delightful practice dance.

A delightful Practice Dance
Featuring the (varied) pelvic circles, then alternating with most of the techniques learned so far, such as the figure eight, varied side hips, hip drops, steps and turns with some of the arm / hand techniques. Including emotional moods, varied suitable smiles and a finishing pose

ARMS and HANDS
These are learned and practiced separately first. Then the arms are practiced with simple hip techniques separately. They consist of the beautiful hand twirl, steeple, peaceful hands, temple buff, crossing up and down, ocean wave and snake arms. In some segments they are used to show emotional and artistic expression.

ELEGANT SHOULDER ROLLS - SHOULDER PRESSES - ACCENTING
Learning to isolate and roll each shoulder, then alternating from right to left. Pressing shoulders forward is the technique that gets you (flexible) to accomplish the shoulder shimmies with ease. Shoulder presses are often used to accent the beat. Also combining hip techniques with shoulder techniques to accomplish a full body movement. A flexible shoulder roll also helps to achieve better and smoother snake arms.

FAMILY DANCE (only on DVD)
The new addition of a family dance sequence consisting of mother, daughter 8 years, son 6 years (who steels the show). Watch the sprightly granny go (a proud 61 years young). The dance is happy, joyous with laughter, clapping and merriment.

Feedback - Over the years this video has been voted the best teaching video, for beginners, by satisfied students. I know this by the many phone calls, e mails and letters I have received over the past 10 years stating this clearly.

The DVD has clear instructions but helpful Extra TIPS are added for further education. These are ready to print off. Click below.

Continue learning with DVD volume 2

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Belly Dancing DVD

Volume 1

Easy to follow instructions for

Beginners

Learn to Belly Dance with "Renee's Magical Belly Dancing" elegant and artistic style

Each belly dance technique is explained in easy to follow steps.

Noting that DVD Volume 2 is an excellent follow on.

DVD Extras

Techniques Taught

Renee's Magical Belly Dancing

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