It's not about the dancers, the dancers are great! They dance very beautiful. It's about the camera man/women, who dindn't know that bellydance is about HIPS, and not about the face.For the ladyes that danced i give them 5 Stars, but not for the DVD!Thank you

Finally, a bellydance video is available to the general public that is made by real dancers, to real music, showing some of the many different styles of bellydance. All four dancers were great. Rania and Marina were amazing. I have been bellydancing for three years, and I showed this video to my family to show them what I am learning. It is classy, tasteful, and loaded with great performances.

How do you explain the differences in costuming and signature movements between Iranian and Egyptian dance to a beginning belly dancer? This tape gives students an entertaining overview at an affordable price of different types of Middle Eastern Dance as interpreted by American dancers. A nice tape to add to the collection to pick up a few moves, and to just get a good sense of what a complete choreography looks like. Yes, there are more incredible performances than these out in the video world, but this is a good place to start your collection. The costumes shown are readily available through distributors like Turquoise International, and the lighting and production are good enough that you can see what the dancers are doing.

I hold a Masters Degree in Dance, and I loved every performance on this video. The cultural interpretations, music and costumes were right-on (except for perhaps Marina's cane dance). This is a quality production with diversity and some of the best dancers out there. There is not one person I have shown this video to who has not fallen in love with it. It is definitely worth the money.

This video is not a very good example of true Raqs Sharqi. I did not like any of the styles of the dancers. They all lack the refinement needed to be true performers. They look like they are just going through the motions. Also, I do not like how the video was filmed in a studio. The best performance videos I own are filmed in front of live audiences, so you get to see the performer interact with the audience. This video is lacking that element. Maybe that is why I dislike it so much.Save your money and buy a performance video that is actually from Egypt, Lebanon or Turkey. They are generally more entertaining because the dancers are better and they are usually real live performances filmed at nightclubs.

This video is a waiste of money. Rania performace ,although technically ok. she definately needs to work on stage presence. I didnt like her blank stare, it just annoyed me. Marina performaces were horrible. She was just flying thru her dance without listening to the music; therefore, being behind with the beat of the music. Not to mention her costumes didnt flatter her figure at all. Louchia dancing was great, although I have not ever seen in persian dance that the middriff (belly) was exposed. They state she is wearing an authentic persian costume but to my knowledge it is not. Souhaila's performances were good and to the most part very egyptian and her costumes were fabulous. She lacks energy. I got bored with her cuz she was so robotic.