Sensual Bellydance

Additional Sensual Bellydance Information

The core of Blanca's program is the Sensual Bellydance Flow [beginner-intermediate]. These are sequences of steps building from simple isolated moves to layered moves. Footwork, arm/hand patterns and head angles are gradually combined for the effect of total coordination and effortless control.

Sensuality is translated into dance through connectedness -- the wave-like echoing and interweaving of movements. A special section of sensual poses and fluid transitions is designed to improve your pacing. Slowing the pace into a still pose helps you to learn measured, uncluttered dance phrasing. This section offers a 40-minute music only option -- you can follow Blanca's voice prompts, or practice a non-stop flow of combinations with music-only.

In the Technique section Blanca offers a step-by-step breakdown of the movement vocabulary for the Flow and introduces her core method: Progressions --the gradual layering of bellydance moves on footwork with a special attention to body and head angles, arm positions, and patterns.

The last section includes a step-by-step breakdown, a demonstration, and two performances of Blanca's "Venus" choreography [intermediate] - a perfect opportunity to practice sensual bellydance!

Currently (June, 2008) and for more than eight months, this DVD, Blanca's Sensual Bellydancehas been the bestselling bellydance DVD among the more than 240 on sale at Amazon.com.

What Customers Say About Sensual Bellydance:

Blanca is soothing and made me feel comfortable doing unfamiliar movements. This is a very easy to follow guide for beginners like me.

There IS a song titled "Ifrit" on the album but it isn't the one that is on the DVD. I would love to put that piece on my iPod and practice to it for hours but I can't because the song on the DVD is completely different from the one on the album. Perhaps a set. I've searched high and low and I can't find this song anywhere but on the DVD so if you fall in love with it as I have and you want to dance to it, you're going to have to have a DVD player handy and if you want to make it part of a dance "suite" you are going to be out of luck. I absolutely LOVE the song "Ifrit" to which Blanca performs the Venus choreography variation with floorwork. Let me say at the outset that I love this DVD.

Long ones. I know because I GOT the album expecting the song to be there. Blanca's style of dance is a welcome relief from the more athletic styles that seem to be in vogue at the moment and much more representative of my personal dance preferences. The song is credited to Tim Rayborn's album The Flame and the Shadow. Other than that disappointment, this DVD is pure delight and I hope that at some point, the version of "Ifrit" on the DVD will be made available for fanatics like me to download. I really, REALLY wish that she would make more instructional videos.

[Blanca, this is a HINT].The only problem.

Moderate level of difficulty I would say. The dancer in this video is very thorough in all details of her techniques, and brought a whole new dimension to my dancing, adding in many of her moves to enhance ones I already knew.

This is a great video. If you are wanting to learn how to bellydance this is a great video. She takes you through all the steps it takes to learn how to dance, as well as does an actual dance with you at the end of the video.

This effective technique will enhance the quality and grace of your dance. As a dancer, I use this video to practice my technique and instructional abilities. "Sensual Bellydance" provides a fun, low impact workout that makes you feel beautiful. Her easy -to-follow dance directions as well as the asthetic quality of her art make this an enjoyable form of exercise. It is an excellent product. It may be used for both beginner and intermediate skill levels. Blanca is very focused on "Progressions".