Product: Bellydance: Magical Motion [VHS] (1985)
Rating: 4.0
Excellent video although somewhat dated
I ordered this video along with two others by Atea. It is a good introduction for beginners, easy and fun to follow along. But it is obviously dated, both in hairstyles (big hair!) and video quality. I hope Atea will make an updated version of this tape.In the event she updates the video, my suggestions for improvement would be:1. Move the history of the dance to the end of the tape, merely because when you are using it as a workout video, it's a pain to have to fast-forward past that portion every time you want to dance.2. More full-body shots so one can see exactly what a dancer is doing with feet, arms, etc., rather than focusing on one part.3. Atea is a good dancer, but she is stilted when speaking in the video and obviously reading cue-cards. I think she should stick to the dancing demonstrations and do a separate voice-over for instructions, or better yet, use someone with a more relaxed and natural voice for instructions.