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Veil with Aziza Belly Dance Instruction DVD
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Veil with Aziza Belly Dance Instruction DVD

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Veil with Aziza - Belly Dance DVD When people think Belly Dancer, they think Veils! Veils that float, spin, and hide then reveal the dancer ~ veils can add magic and loft to your performance. Let AZIZA show you how to make a veil more than a prop; with Aziza, your veil becomes your dance partner! Introductions and Concepts for Veil Dancing In this video Aziza introduces rhythms that lend themselves to veil dancing and discusses how to match your movements to the music. Aziza explains how the fabric type, size, and shape of your veil will affect how it moves and shows how to dance with different kinds of veils. Aziza demonstrates how to make your veil your partner when you dance, using concepts such as your veil is extension of your body, catching air, invisible shield, and "keeping your pencil on the paper." Technique and Combinations Aziza teaches many veil movements, clearly explaining and demonstrating the technique required to make your veil behave beautifully. She shows you how to use hand positions, arm patterns, weight changes, and body alignment to get your veil to do what you want it to do, and how to use the air and the space around you to get the most out of your veil. Among the many veil movements Aziza teaches are: ~ Scoop & Pivot ~ Roman Cape ~ Sharita ~ Flourish ~ Angel Wings ~ Juggle the Veil ~ and more! Aziza also teaches variations to each movement, and combinations made up of the movements. Warm Up and Cool Down with Aziza! Aziza starts her instruction by leading you through a warm-up especially designed to prepare you to dance with a veil, and ends with a cool-down to relax the muscles you use in veil dancing. Performance! And finally, a beautiful performance starring Aziza and her veil!

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Actors: Aziza
Average Customer Rating: based on 6 reviews
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Average Customer Review: 4.0 ( 6 customer reviews )
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:

5Learn Beautiful Veil Work!Jul 02, 2007
By S. Sied
This dvd is an excellent guide to adding beautiful veil work to your belly dance routine. This dvd seems suitable to a wide range of bellydancers from intermediate and more advanced dancers. Advanced veil dancers may also learn something, but if you are already into complex veil work and double veil, you may find it a little basic.

I always appreciate dvd's that include an introductory segment including background information on the history and development of the art form. This dvd has a nice introduction that offers not only a brief background but basic concepts that you can use for technique covered in the dvd and beyond.

Aziza offers several helpful concepts that you can use to make the technique your own. She demonstrates using the veil as an extension of your body, catching air, posture, transitions, using the music and other useful ideas.

The dvd contains more than 9 veil moves with variations and several combinations. For each move and combination, Aziza clearly breaks down the technique and offers useful tips on presentation and how to avoid common pitfalls. I found her breakdown corrected a few problems I have had with veil work.

As an instructor, Aziza is very engaging and comes across as friendly and fun. She breaks down the technique very clearly and provides flawless demonstrations. I love the way she has organized her presentation as the entire lesson flows logically and beautifully. The dvd concludes a fabulous performance by the instructor that demonstrates beautiful veil work.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:

5Highly Recommended!Aug 30, 2007
By Wombat "AQA"
I am so pleased with this video! Aziza does a fabulous job of explaining each technique step by step. She goes slow enough for you to actually follow along, she shows you the move from different angles, and she shows variations of each move.

She does a few combinations, which are very helpful for improving fluidity. I would like to see more veil work from this dancer. I wish the video was twice as long!

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

4Learn the secrets of beautiful veil workJan 18, 2010
By Thalia del Fuego "Bellydance performer/ instructor"
While Aziza does a great job of teaching you several different veil moves in this DVD, it is not an exhaustive catalogue of moves, and therefore could be a disappointment to those looking for a DVD with dozens of moves. The greatest value of this DVD lies in the core concepts that Aziza emphasizes. These concepts will encourage you to go beyond the beginner style technique of linking isolated moves together. The best dancers are, after all, those whose bodies flow so smoothly along with the veil that they appear to be one being joined together, rather than a person holding a piece of fabric. Unfortunately, many dancers never get beyond the beginner stage with a veil and it shows in their dancing, which lacks the breath-taking fluidity and ethereal quality of the master dancer.

In order to handle the veil like a master dancer, you need to change your perspective on how the veil moves and on how you relate to the veil. Aziza helps you to make this shift in perspective with these core concepts.

I gave this DVD 4 stars primarily because the production quality is not very good. In addition, while Aziza's perspective on veil dancing will benefit many dancers, this DVD, at $35, is not a very good value compared to Sarah Skinner's extensive "Bible" of veil moves Bellydance with Veil. Ideally, I would recommend purchasing both DVD's, but if you have to choose, you will get far more mileage out of Sarah Skinner's DVD. It is one of those DVD's that you will want to keep forever and refer back to again and again.

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

5a must for the serious dancerJul 30, 2008
By rainbow traveller
This DVD is one of the best on the market for veil work. The technique is clearly demonstrated from the front and the back and the movements increase in difficulty as the video progresses. Learn: the Roman Cape, the Burrito, Sharita, the helicopter, etc. Aziza is a true belly dance master and a pleasure to watch teaching and dancing.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:

2Not up to parOct 27, 2009
By Rabid MJJ Fan
If you are expecting to see an Aziza-style performance of her working her special brand of majic with the veil, you will be disappointed. Presentation is a bit flat (not like her in real life at a workshop at all) and only basic moves are taught. Good for the beginner dancer.

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