Bellydance Fitness for Weight Loss featuring Rania: Hip Drop Hip Hop

I've had the hip hop hip drop workout for like 20 years on VHS and love it! The tape finally broke so I bought this 4-pack for $30, which is less than $8 per video. I haven't tried them all but I love hip hop hip drop because it really loosens up your lower back, safely and gently. It's about 40 minutes long but goes by really fast. Not super intense but does burn calories. A nice all overall workout and maintains flexibility. Rhania the instructor is great.

Well I've read some of the other reviews and I've tried all the DVD's in this set, more than once. First, of all I want to qualify my experiences. I'm not a dance expert, nor am I a fitness expert. However, I did spend my youth in Gymnastics and I also spent a number of years on many dance floors dancing the night away.Of late I've been using various Pilates DVD's which can be useful for helping to tone and isolate muscle, but is quite boring after a while, so I was more than ready to get off the floor and get these old bones moving. Since menopause has crept up on me I'm definitely needing to get moving about and lose some unwanted weight, so Rania is a great starting point. I'm looking forward to mastering her dance steps and finding my youthful waistline again.One reviewer indicated this DVD was not inspiring while another said it did nothing for them and didn't teach belly dancing. Well if you are already a dance expert this may not be what you want, however, to the one who said it didn't teach belly dancing clearly they did not listen and observe in "class". Rania does a great job of showing all the steps and moves, although I do agree that more direction of exact movements would be helpful to the beginner, I was able to stop and watch, rewind and begin again as I'm sure you can too! I found it particularly useful after practicing with two of the discs to view a couple of her belly dancing performances. If you watch Rania perform you can see that everything she does in her performances she has already taught you in the exercise DVD's! Be a good student and repeat and practice and you will not only learn to belly dance and possibly perform for your hubby or significant other :)) but you will also trim up that waist along with the rest of your natural curves that only a woman can have!One other thing....even though belly dancing is not typically a 'male' thing....my 13 year old boy is doing it with me and says some of the dancing moves are just like "Tae Bo" and he loves it! LOL Hey, if we can teach the guys to appreciate dancing young, then they will make better husbands, eh? Enjoy what Rania has to offer....I am!

I had read the extremely mixed reviews of Rania's fitness series, but I wanted to try it out for myself, so I chose this one, which seemed to have gotten more stars than some of the others. I'll tell you what, I was disappointed but not necessarily surprised. After reading so many reviews that called these dvds "repetitive", or that the music was awful, or that Rania has a horribly bored expression, I just couldn't be shocked to find that it was all true. This dvd definitely did not inspire me to buy the others in the set. The only reason I even keep it around instead of trying to give it away (or throw it away!) is the extra arms, chest and back workout that's listed as a bonus. I sometimes still do the bonus workout, but I've given up on the cardio. It's too light even for light days, repetitive, and unmotivating. Besides that, the music really doesn't fit into any category I can think of except the very worst elevator music.Update 10/31/2013: Al right, so I've had since 2005 to sit with this one, and I think I've softened toward it a bit. I no longer think Rania looks bored, I think her expression is one of concentration. I don't do this workout a lot, but it's really good for days when I feel sick or I'm too tired to do a really hard workout. I know all the steps and I can perform the moves confidently now, so it's kind of a no-brainer. The music no longer annoys me. And there's also a pretty darn good bonus arm workout that can be done with or without weights, and I've done it quite a few times over the years, so I feel as if I've gotten my money's worth. For a winter's day when I'm coming down with a cold but I really want to stay on track and exercise every day, this one works quite well. The arm workout is something I've tacked onto the end of other workouts quite a bit for an extra toning boost. As for being repetitive, we learn through repetition. I would recommend this DVD to beginners, people who are starting out getting fit, sickies, and people who like to do long drills and really get the moves down.

Great workout. Love the music.

Small scratch. Otherwise awesome!

この４ｐｃを持っていれば初心者の方ならしばらくは充分いけると思う。シミーやヒップドロップなどかなりゆっくりと教えてくれるしボーナスワークアウトには部分別のエクササイズがあり、毎日飽きずに出来ます。パフォーマンスも各ＤＶＤに2つづつあり衣装も楽しめますよ！｢こんな動き出来ない！｣とか観にくい所も無く本当にお薦めのＤＶＤ（４ｐｃ）です♪

各巻３０分ほどですが、夢中になって踊っているうちにあっという間に終わってしまいます。「Pure sweat」「Cardio shimmy」の２つは、たっぷり汗がかける、割合激しい動きのものです。「Hip drop hip hop」「Bellydance boogie」は、テンポが先の２つよりゆっくりめで、一つ一つの動きに集中する感じです。動きの細かい指導はなく、どんどん進んでいきますので、初心者むけではないと思います。ベリーダンスの基本の動きを習得されている方にはお勧めです。