4/5 So, I guess it's just my dvd then?
  by Moonchild (Utah USA)
Was given to me as a gift. Comprehensive, and Ms. Skinner is pleasant. I'm of a fusion style, but it's nice to get dvd's with the foundations and fundamentals. I like how there are many menu selections to keep me busy.
The performance on my copy of the dvd is messed up. Music is fine but the visual is choppy like watching her dance with a strobe light on her. Or she is just freakishly good at strobing. Too bad, but oh well because it's not the most important part of the dvd.

5/5 Wonderful and something for every dancer
  by Jade Hart (USA)
Sarah Skinner is a very graceful dancer and in my opinion is able to explain everything with wonderful clearity. She really does work on how to bellydance with a flowing grace which is needed for smooth transitions and better isolations. In addition to hip & chest basics, she walks through all the steps including foot work, arms, hands, neck, stage personality, and organic full body stances/movements. She also teaches music awareness, many combos, layering, and in the end there is a performance.
What I really like about this DVD is every aspect is taught with a detailed walk through and with music that really fits the moves. So with practice everything is do-able and it's fun to do the entire DVD with her... and numerous times which is always a bonus! :)

5/5 Is it worth it?
  by C. Lawson (ohio,usa)
A lot of reviewers already covered a lot about the dvd. So I won't realoborate about it.It is kind of hard to say exactly where this dvd fit in but it is wonderful from beginners to intermediate/advanced anyone really who wants a more in depth concept of the rythmnns.

The performance was quite boring to be honest my expectations were a lot higher.
But that may just be me most veil dances have that affect on me.

I absolutely love this dvd, so much information is covered. It is not one of those
follow me and repeat dvd's it is helping the dancer to create there own style.
Which really shows through with her organic movement section, she is really trying to get the viewer to see how there own bodies like to move.This section was interesting to me because she doesn't really tell you what to do she just demonstrates.She doesn't give you moves to use per se she gives you an essence of what organic movements are.

Whenever a dvd covers rythmns I am on board. Moves are drilled and so should the different rythmns be.Her demonstration and knowledge of the moves is outstanding and I truly think she accomplished what she wanted to teach with this dvd.I love the range of movements she used in this dvd as well.

During her expression and musicality segments she looks as if she is enjoying the dance so much which anyone getting the dvd should take notice of, because that is what bellydance is about the enjoyment of the dance.



Off topic she has some of the most beautiful hip scarves I have ever seen.
Again I cannot say enough what a treasure this dvd really is. I would think it would have the Iamed price attached to it but it doesn't.

5/5 Delicious!
  by Shara of Desert Dance (KS)
Sarah Skinner presents a beautiful instructional video that is full of delicious, sensuous moves, as well as stunning costumes (as usual) that are a feast for the eyes. Particularly useful to beginners and intermediates is the breakdown of the rhythms. If you are a student that has trouble with slow moves, you truly must get this DVD and work with it. Sarah will make it fun and painless for you! She is truly inspirational in this video! She will even help you improve how you look in the photos that are taken as you dance. The visualizations that Sarah gives will help many to start incorporating that method into their dance. This DVD and Blanca's Sensual Belly Dance are 2 must-haves for beautiful slow work. Enjoy!

5/5 What you need to really be an artist!
  by aembermoon (Central Florida, USA, Earth)
This DVD is much like Nadira Jamal's wonderful series, in that it takes you beyond the drills, movement instruction, and canned choreographies that so many other bellydance DVDs repeat. Don't get me wrong! Michelle Joyce's Drills, Drills, Drills and Killer Ziller are fantastic for learning and making bellydance movements effortless, once you get beyond the beginner stage. But I have been disappointed too many times in buying what I thought was a "choreography" DVD to learn how to choreograph and express music, only to wind up with someone exceptionally talented teaching me a fixed choreography without going through how it came to be. Great practice, but I want to be more than a mimic of someone else.

What I want at this point in my training (intermediate) is to get into the mind of a dancer who is able to express herself and to interpret the music effectively, which is really what makes the difference between a dancer (technical expert?) and an artist. So far, only my teacher, MariJahne', Nadira JamalTaktaba Episode 1: Repetition and Alternation Taktaba Episode 2: Long-Term Repetition Taktaba Episode 3: Timing Patterns, and now Sarah Skinner, have been able to convey how this dance--done well--is about the relationship between the artist and the audience. I can't improve upon the details that the first 2 reviewers gave. I love this DVD! If you have been looking for someone to teach you the artistry of this dance, this & Nadira Jamal's DVD are for you.