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| Belly Dancing for Fitness: The Ultimate Dance Workout That Unleashes Your Creative Spirit | 
 enlarge | Author: Tamalyn Dallal
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 194797
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 8.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 1569754101
Dewey Decimal Number: 793.3
EAN: 9781569754108
ASIN: 1569754101
Publication Date: September 21, 2004
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Condition: better than new! Uncirculated library book with lucite reinforced covers. small removable labels on front and spine
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Product Description
GET IN SHAPE * HAVE FUN * TAP YOUR INNER BEAUTY Packed with over 250 step-by-step photos and easy-to-follow instructions, Belly Dancing for Fitness offers you a quick and enjoyable way to learn all the basic belly dance movements, including: slide * circles * twists * shimmies * undulations figure eights * traveling steps * snake arms World-renowned belly dancer Tamalyn Dallal shows you how to combine movements into spontaneous, creative dance routines that transform your physical, mental and spiritual well-being. The eight-week program in this book helps: * Burn fat
* Tone abs, hips, thighs and arms
* Release stress
* Improve flexibility and posture
* Enhance your creativy and femininity Belly Dancing for Fitness also offers fun tips on veils, hip scarves, costumes and finger cymbals; touches on the history of belly dance and Middle Eastern music; and provides recommendations (and ordering information) on the best workout CDs.
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Tamalyn Raqs! June 28, 2008
This came in very handy for me when I took Tamalyn's "Starmaker" workshop last summer. She is a very thorough teacher and I'm glad that she points out some movements that are often overlooked by many dancers -- students and teachers alike.
The photograph demonstrations are very helpful when it comes to teaching proper alignment, particularly in the section on floorwork. Her main focus is on executing the movements properly to prevent injury and overall I think that's the key to being a strong, healthy, powerful dancer.
Awesome - the best of necessary basics to build a fabulous dance style April 14, 2008
Tamalyn breaks down everything here and it is the best of the best from one of the best. She gives all the information you need to build a great foundation. Recommend this to anyone wanting to learn!
 Not technical February 1, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
It was an okay book. I guess I was looking for a book about proper form and technique, and this was NOT it.
Fantastic April 5, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book is really really wonderful.
I found the movements broken down clearly, the photos were also very helpful even though they are in black and white. I don't think photos need to be in colour.
As a bellydance instructor, I recommended my students to get this book as it is has all the basic movements and also gives you background and culture of the dance.
As an instructor making lesson plans, this book helped me as it has all the foundation movements as well as the step-by-step break down of each movement.
Very well done.
Perfect Basics March 22, 2005
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I've just started lessons and am very happy to be taking the course with Tamalyn Dallal. Her book tells the beginner everything they need or might want to know from the differences in style from country to country to the basic moves so clearly depicted and described. It is in a friendly conversational style that she shares her twenty-five years of experience. It is packed with helpful hints from dress to music which is great for someone just starting out. Tamalyn really earned her spot as one of the country's most respected dancers and it didn't come easy to her. They told her she couldn't do it but she remained determined and now is not only a great dancer but an inspiration to others, having turned out quite a few top bellydancers. You can feel her passion with such quotes as "If I feel like I can't shimmy any longer, I look up at the stars, take a deep breath, and my shimmy gets stronger." There are interesting insights for example when she speaks of softness as being one of the most beautiful qualities of belly dancing But the best thing about this book is its simplicity and clarity. The movements are broken down into easy-to-follow steps with totally unconfusing photo's and descriptions under each stage of the move. She also mentions variaitons and has concise descriptions on bringing it all together. A beginner can easily follow and understand what they are doing. It would also be an excellent guide for teachers. I have Dolphina's book and although the pictures are in color (in this book they're black and white) and they have arrows pointing in different directions the photo's don't meld as well with the text and it's more difficult to do. This is a perfect book for newcomers to the dance. There's a helpful guide on how to build up your skills. Mostly it's a very approachable book to read and refer back to. Tamalyn is not only talented as a dancer she is a talented writer too. She's also a very nice person and a great teacher, which comes through in in her writing.
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