belly dance

[Guest guest]

I decided to get a belly dancing workout since I like Neena and Veena's Slim Down so much. I wanted one that would actually teach belly dancing -- I took lessons long ago but I've forgotten most of what I learned. So I went shopping and couldn't find Veena and Neena anywhere but Amazon. I settled for someone named Jillina for now until I can get Veena and Neena in the mail later. It's not as easy as it looks. She's very thorough about teaching you the moves and how to do them (and how NOT to, that's a big plus) but you will probably have to go back over the routines three or four times. If you just let it keep playing, like I did, you forget the combinations by the fifth or sixth one and start getting confused and behind. To misquote McCartney, I may be a lover but I ain't no dancer. LOL Still, it's fun and it kept my attention and didn't seem like a long workout (I wasn't watching the clock, in other words). I wouldn't call it cardio by any means (though once you get it down to the point you can do the whole choreography it would be) but it certainly gave most of my muscles a good thorough workout. along the lines of a yoga or pilates session.

I also bought but haven't yet tried "1 Minute Workout" with Minna Lessig. I'm sure I've seen someone talk about that one on here but I don't remember anything else. Is that a good one?