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Suhaila Instructional Series: Intermediate Choreography for Belly Dancing

This is another of Suhaila's choreographies from the 1990's, based on Jamila Salimpour's tribal format, with Lebanese and Egyptian influences.  The song is Nagwa, from the CD Princess of Cairo. It's a nice choreography, ideal for Intermediates who are ready to be challenged by some of the steps. (read more reviews at Amazon...) Suhaila Instructional [...] … Read entire article »

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Suhaila Instructional Series: Stretch and Tone for Belly Dancing

This production was originally made almost twenty years ago, and is now available on DVD.   For those who know Suhaila today, she looks startlingly young on this video! It's a useful 20-minute workout, but most people would expect more than that from a DVD these days. If you're an avid Suhaila fan, then no doubt [...] … Read entire article »

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Bellydance for Beginners with Suhaila: Fitness Fusion Pilates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k82NkL2x44g I debated whether to give this DVD a "smiley face" award, because belly dancers will find the drills useful between classes.  However I finally decided against it on principle - because the title is grossly misleading. Watch a Pilates matwork class with the sound switched off, and you will see some of the moves [...] … Read entire article »

Filed under: Belly Dance, General