3/5 Basic Bellydance instruction/practice that doesn't make you stand still
  by Lena, LMT *DVD Renter* (Nassau, NY)
I have Dolphina's old bellydance Introduction & Warrior (I never tried the zills or veil) & enjoyed it. It was one of my first beside Neena & Veena (the Belly twins) when I'd done those so much I knew them by heart too much. Dolphina was was more friendly & relaxed, like working out w/a girlfriend, though not as good a dancer, but not bad, her form is a little sloppy, though she is fluid and definitely angles on the sensual aspect. She kept you moving while teaching, she did half time a lot, though her explanation could have been better. She has the Goddess angle which was different, it's suppose to encourage self-esteem, but sometimes she can take it too far into corny/lame trying too hard.
In this one, she keeps to the same formula, the only difference is the set is more basic & her tan is deeper. She teaches while demonstrating, not a voice over. Some of her comments got to me like when doing the milkshake, she says, "Next time you're in an argument, do the milkshake & see what happens." Umm, if it's a boyfriend/husband, it's a manipulative way to win an argument & start s*x. If it's a woman, shocked expression & punched? If it's a male stranger, raped??? She should keep to general or spiritual encouragement & then also just relax & be like a girlfriend, not try to be some fake guru who gives bad advice.
During the program, every chapter starts w/a fade in/out of TEN - FOURTEEN seconds of white nothingness, then her stomach moving in slow motion w/the title. WAY too long.
--Workout--
Intro: (2 min)
Warm-up: (6 min) she uses snake arms, mayas (vertical figure 8s), horizontal figure 8s, etc. w/o teaching at all.
Hips, Buns Thighs: (7 min) hip lifts, hip drops, pelvic drops (she calls good & plenty, but she uses her upper abs too much so looks more like club style stomach tucks)
Abs 1: (4 min) camel & traveling camel
Abs 2: (5 min) internal vertical figure 8s (she calls snake hips), traveling w/IV figure 8s
Upper Body: (5 min) snake arms, snake arms in genie position & both arms fwd position, wrist circles
Shimmy: (2 min) basic shimmy (tells you to squeeze gluts & use knees), very fast omni (small hip circles) she calls milkshakes. she barely teaches how to do a hip circle before speeding it up unlike the previous teaching.
The above all has 1/2 time instruction & full tempo practice before moving on.
Cardio: (5 min) Full tempo w/a very fast/furious drum/cymbal beat w/her just calling out the moves. snake arms, shimmy, camel & traveling camel, pelvic drops, genie arms, etc.
Cardio 2: (5 min) Here is a good tempo Middle Eastern beat, Dolphina here tells you how to move your body & hints that you are stringing this practice into a routine. She also adds pelvic drop to a camel but still calls it good & plenty.
Routine (3 min): She calls out the moves as you do the routine. A bit bland & repetitious.
Cool Down: (90 seconds) hip lifts, slow shimmy & wide hip circles

Bonus:
Performance by Dolphina - quick, with a lot of pausing, way zoomed in angles, etc. so you can barely see any moves/style.
How to create a bellydance costume - (4 min) How dolphina has them in almost every color, to make sure you use bracelets, anklets, toe rings, belly chain, belly jewel, etc., accessories. How she got inspired for some costumes by shells at the beach, metal tassel, etc., and she used to spend 6 months doing beading, but now uses a professional seamstress.

This is good for bellydance beginners only & those who don't workout regularly. It's good on it's own, but considering not many moves are taught & more are taught on her Intro & Advanced Warrior previous workouts years ago, I'd suggest those workouts, or renting this at netflix first.

Clip at totalfitnessdvds com
Clips of her previous workouts on youtube
mish-mosh clip of all her workouts & screenshots on her site: goddesslife

5/5 a friend for your body
  by Jessy Masse (paris france)
Dolphina may become your body best friend because you'll love your body with this dvd. I would say this is cardio.
Dolphina voice and smile are so nice. I like also the music wich isn't toomuch bellydance style.

1/5 Dolphina is SOOOO annoying!
  by L. Sonnon
- I recently bought "The Goddess Workout: Intro to Bellydance" from a local store. The DVD had a problem with the sound, so I returned it and bought this DVD "The Goddess Workout: Cardio Bellydance" on Amazon.com. I decided not to re-purchase the "Intro" DVD because the camera angles didn't always show the moves, and because Dolphina, the host, was a bit annoying. I saw so many more positive reviews for "Cardio" that I bought it instead.
- BIG MISTAKE! The camera angles are a little better in this one, but Dolphina is sooooo much more annoying! She has this airy, lispy voice that makes her sound like a stereotypical "dumb blond". She keeps saying stupid phrases like, "your a goddess", "you can't change everything about yourself, but you can change some things", "don't worry about it, your a goddess", and did I mention "your a goddess". All of this is done with a fake, bleached smile plastered to her face.
- But the cherry on top of this disastrous sundae is that she doesn't even dance with the music! I couldn't believe that a dance instructor, who is doing simple side-to-side movements couldn't move with the 1-2-3 beat of a drum. It's pathetic. She does things like saying "let's do 5 more", but does seven more while counting to four.
- I could go on and on about miscellaneous other things like random hand twitches (not artistic or lyrical, just random), and long, pointless musical interludes between sections, but I won't waste any more of your time. I just hope you don't waste your time, and money, by buying this DVD.

5/5 awesome workout
  by Susanne Staal
Loved dolphina's latest video!

she always inspires! and delivers a beatifully done home, work out video

I now have the entire collection hope she makes more!

Rhiannon.

5/5 A Great Workout!!!
  by A. Aultman (Fort Worth, TX)
This is a great DVD that is easy to follow and is actually fun! Actually you do work up a sweat if you do as instructed and my heart rate was increased about 40-45% during the last half of the video. She made me laugh so hard when she mentions that 'isn't it great that you have a body and you can shake it?'--throughout the video you hear some funny things Dolphina says that you can't help but laugh! This is definately a fun alternative to boring exercise, I can't wait to use what I have learned on an audience--my hubby in particualr, lol.
--R.A. Fort Worth, TX