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Belly dancing is over 3000 years old and men look really stupid doing it. Why? Because it’s designed for the way women are put together. Do you feel blobby, globby, and ungainly because you don’t look like Kate Moss? Do you swath yourself in baggy clothes because you don’t feel svelte? Go now and find yourself a copy of Bellydance: Fitness for Beginners and discover the true meaning of svelte. Any one will do, but right now I’m discussing Hips, Buns & Thighs.

Hips, Buns & Thighs is an aerobic workout, but you will spend a lot of time doing hip swivels, hip drops, and hip shimmies. It doesn’t hurt and it does feel good, physically and emotionally. Belly dancing was designed to flaunt the hips, the bigger the better (finally, somebody appreciates my hips!) There is only one move on this tape that I just can’t do. The dreaded toe taps. I’m ok when the toe taps are: tap, tap, tap (think, tick, tock, tick tock.) Once they start double timing I just can’t keep up. That is the only move I can’t master and I’m not particularly coordinated. The narrator introduces each change just before it happens so you aren’t fumbling around trying to keep up and both feet never leave the floor at the same time. This is as close to no impact aerobics as you can get and still be off the couch.

Bellydancing: Fitness for Beginners is about the best thing you can do for yourself. It’s low impact exercise and who doesn’t need a bit of structured aerobic exercise? It’s fun, so you’ll keep doing it. It’s designed for chicks who are shaped like chicks and not like 10 year old boys so it improves your self esteem. And Veena and Neena, despite being very much in shape, are also not shaped like 10 year old boys, so take that Kate Moss.


Recommended: Yes

Viewing Format: VHS
Video Occasion: None of the Above
Suitability For Children: Suitable for Children Age 13 and Older