Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Hip Drop Hip Hop Review
Not for everybody, but some people will like this
I would recommend this video to people who are looking for a medium-paced slightly-repetitive dance workout. This is not a belly dance technique instructional video.
Overall I liked the video's routine - it has a straightfoward sequence of common bellydance moves that give a good workrout. (I have no idea why it is called "Hip Hop" because this seems to be standard bellydance moves.) Rania demonstrates each move slowly once or twice, then you do it a bunch of times, then you add it on to the whole routine from the beginning to include all the parts that you've learned so far.
Some people will like the repition to refine/practice doing each move and to do many repititions to get a more sustained workout of the muscles. I find the redundancy to be boring and overcame it by jumping directly to Track 17's full dance routine after I had learned the moves step by step.
The one thing that I didn't like and found distracting was the instructor: She has a weird seducing blank stare that follows the camera, she bobs her head like a valley-girl, and her posture is a bit hunched over. Other than that, her form is usually decent(though not perfect), and the 4 other people in her "class" are more pleasant to watch because they have better form and look more natural/relaxed.
Even with her weird look, I still prefer her over the Veena/Neena plastic smile twins. I think the combinations of moves in this Hip Drop video are slightly more complicated than the Veena/Neena videos; beginners might initially find it hard to catch on to Rania's combinations, but it shouldn't be a problem for int-advanced dancers.
THE 35 MIN WORKOUT HAS THE FOLLOWING TRACKS:
2-7. Warm Up (roll shoulders, snake arms, chest drops, hip circles, hip drops, hip lifts, stretch waist)
8-9. step together step touch while hip circle, then hip drop between
10. step forward while hip lift, then walk backward while chest drop. 11. from beginning
12. step side, hip "scoop" & drop. 13. from beginning
14. step side w/ hip lift, step together w/ hip drop. 15. from beginning
16. hip drop alternating with kick 17. Whole Routine from beginning
18. Cool down (5 min variety of stretches)
Arms will definitely get a workout just by holding them out during the dance routine (if you are already in super shape, maybe you could even hold a light weight in your hands to make it tough)
BONUS SEGMENTS.
*12min Arms/Chest/Back
---Snake arms, shoulders fwd/back/shimmy, chest lift/drop,
---Series of bending and straighting arms to the front, side & up, while tensing muscles or with light weights.
---Push ups
---Back hyperextension while lie on stomach
---Stretch back & arms
*Performances of Egyptian dances (I feel she lacks personality & stage precense)
*Workout to music w/o narration
This video is meant to be a WORKOUT and not an instructional tape, so there aren't specific cues about the proper technique of each bellydance move (e.g. what is a circle, drop, etc. and Don't arch your back with most moves). Beginners would benefit from Bellydance Basics and Beyond: Technique for a Solid Foundation."
Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Hip Drop Hip Hop Overview
Hip Drop Hip Hop is a bellydance workout done to the driving, dance inspiring beats of Hip Hop. Rania takes you through this innovative Middle East meets West workout that fuses Hip Hop sounds with bellydance moves. As you learn actual bellydance combinations, your hips, arms, buns and tummy will thoroughly be toned and worked. You will isolate, move and work muscles you didn't know you had. Get your workout for the day as Hip Hop music takes you away. See your weight drop as you Hip Drop!
Bellydance is one of the most ancient and evolved forms of dance in the world. Universally embraced for it's incredible benefits to the body, bellydance is a powerful way to lose weight and sculpt the body. This is because bellydance not only burns calories and fat but massages and stimulates the digestive system, thereby increasing the metabolism. This is the key element to losing weight.
Rania is a certified aerobics instructor and a multi-award-winning dancer. Her vast dance background, extensive aerobics training and award winning bellydance flair combine in her unique series, Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss. Rania's bellydance skill is truly remarkable and her dancing is beauty in motion.
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