| | |  | Synchronized Swimming | Home » » » Fluid Precision - Contemporary Tribal Bellydance | | | | | | | Description: | | Fluid Precision - Contemporary Tribal Bellydance is an instructional program teaching original medium-tempo combinations by the Kassar duo (Karin Hein-Parks and Melanie Wood). Kassar is known for their fluid and intricate dance style: Beautiful pacing and blending of flowing and accented moves interwoven with level changes turns and half-turns create a mesmerizing visual texture. Fluid Precision offers materials to polish your technique and explore a new vocabulary of dynamic combinations with modern sophisticated flair.Warmup / Conditioning section (25-minutes): Yoga-based flexibility-enhancing hip-opening and strengthening exercises.Isolations section (15 minutes): Breakdown and practice of the fundamental bellydance isolations.Combinations : Demonstration step-by-step breakdown and practice of 4 contemporary tribal bellydance combinations.Demonstration / Practice: Follow Kassar as you practice all 4 combinations in one choreographed sequence.Floorwork : Demonstration step-by-step breakdown and practice of 2 Kassar-style floorwork combinations.Performance by Kassar: Enjoy 2 beautiful dances by Kassar - fluid earthy and hypnotic shimmering with a touch of mystery and breathing the joy of life.Music composed and arranged by New York City-based composer and renowned beat boxer Pete List. All the music heard on Kassar s Fluid Precision DVD is available on Pete List s Songs for Kassar CD and album download.System Requirements:Running Time: 60 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS UPC: 188883000413 | | | Features: | |
• Fluid Precision - Contemporary Tribal Bellydance is an instructional program teaching original medium-tempo combinations by the Kassar duo (Karin Hein-Parks and Melanie Wood). Kassar is known for their fluid and intricate dance style: Beautiful pacing and blending of flowing and accented moves interwoven with level changes, turns, and half-turns, create a mesmerizing visual texture. Fluid Precisi
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| Kassar | | Director:
| World Dance New York | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| StratoStream - World Dance New York | | Run Time:
| 90 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 25, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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 Fluid PrecisionJan 15, 2010
Of all my tribal and traditional DVDs, this is the one that makes it into my rotation least frequently. I do appreciate the importance of drilling moves slowly as well as quickly, but I really find most of the isolation section excruciatingly slow. The ladies' instructions are fairly clear, although there are a number of instructors with superior instruction for those who find themselves needing a lot of verbal or visual explanation (e.g., Ashara -- Modern Tribal Bellydance, Rachel Brice, Michelle Joyce, Suhaila -- Bellydance for Beginners with Suhaila: Fitness Fusion - 4 Volume Gift Set (Buns, Jazz, Pilates, Yoga), etc.). The combos are definitely created with beginners in mind, albeit not absolute beginners. They're not super challenging, but some involve level changes and undulations that require a little bit of practice. I would say the warmup is my favorite section of this DVD. It's a little light on safety instruction for my taste, but it is fairly thorough and great for those days when I do not have time to go all the way through Ariellah's Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning with Ariellah. The ultimate problem with Fluid Precision is that the bellydance instructional video is becoming a crowded field. While the instructors are lovely and would probably be fun to take classes from, I really didn't see anything here to elevate it to the level of "must have."
Good for advanced beginners or intermediate dancersDec 21, 2009
Good dvd if you already have some bellydance background and want an easy intro to modern fusion style. Instruction is easy to follow but not too repetitive or dumbed-down.
At first I could not learn from this dvd. Sounds weird, but one dancer has a pretty obvious augmentation and it distorted the lines of her body to the point that the movement seemed hard to follow (for me - your mileage may vary). I put the dvd on a shelf.
Happily, I dug-out the dvd from storage and got over it. The DVD contains several combinations for advanced beginner = intermediate dancers. Kassar teaches the drills with the perfect amount of repetition - just enough to really learn the moves but not so much you get bored.
Possibly, this DVD rates 4 stars for good instruction and drills. I gave 3 stars b/c I have come to expect a certain "edgy" aesthetic from modern tribal ... while this dvd has a bit of a Tribal Fusion Barbie feel to it. IMO the DVD had 2 outstanding combinations ... but the rest were so-so. Stylistic judgements aside, the dvd is worth buying for drilling the combinations - especially if you can get it cheap/used.
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 The Two GracesOct 10, 2008
Kassar (Karin Hein-Parks and Melanie Wood) are a duo of striking beauty, as well as skill and power. They've put together a marvelous DVD for us to learn from here, on many levels. The "Warmup/Conditioning" is one of the 2 most difficult sections of the program; based on yoga movements, it requires flexibility and strength (Oh! Those upside-down pushups!). It is followed by "Isolations" which teaches us how to do them slowly and in depth.
"Combinations" 1, 2, 3, and 4 are taught step by step, and can be appreciated and danced by all; beginner-intermediate and intermediate-advanced students will all gain something from it. You will need a very agile back and it is great for working on graceful, supple arms. Next come 2 very interesting sections of "Floorwoork," which is the other part of this DVD where the level of difficulty rises because they are hard to do smoothly, and also require healthy knees and strong inner thigh muscles. Kassar recommends you use kneepads for these movements. "Floorwoork" is not included in the "Combinations" choreography, but some of it can be seen in the final performances. "Demonstration/Practice" is where you put the 4 "Combinations" together and dance them continuously.
The 2 costumed "Performances" are captivating. Kassar is sensual and elegant, incredibly talented and with a big touch of class. This is a terrific DVD to add to your dance instruction library. The music by Pete List, inspired with sounds and instruments of India, is also excellent and available on this link:Songs for Kassar.
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Very Challenging - Love It!Sep 11, 2008
I might be a bit biased (Karin from Kassar is my bellydance teacher!) but I still do the DVD often even though I take weekly classes with Kassar in person. Sometimes I just do the warmup if I'm short on time. I've really noticed a huge change in my flexibility since I have been doing this warmup routine at least once a week. A must for any bellydancer!!
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Well done!Jun 07, 2008
This video is excellent! Great warm up and work out. Beautiful combos and a very inspiring performance at the end;)
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