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- Amazon Sales Rank: #66761 in DVD
- Released on: 2008-03-17
- Format: NTSC
- Running time: 118 minutes
Interesting….not quite what I expected though
I bought this video wanting to learn a cute skirtwork routine and that’s what this video gives you. I think the “gypsy” fusion title is a bit of a misnomer — it seems to me more of a Spanish or Flamenco fusion than gypsy and even Vashti herself refers to her dance style as “Spanish Fusion”. Her terminology is mainly Spanish as is the music. It’s not quite what I was looking for, however I did learn some interesting turns and skirtwork as well as some arm movements that I’ll definitely be using again! The choreograhy is interesting without being too difficult. A beginner should be able to navigate through this with practice, and a more advanced dancer will have no trouble at all and may even want to add a little bit of their own stylization.
The dvd is broken down into sections so you can review steps that you’ll need for the choreography or skip past things that you don’t. The choreography itself is even broken into 3 sections.
Vashti is a good instructor with a pleasant demeanor and her teaching pace is good, not too much repetition, but she does go over things several times especially in the beginning when you’re learning the skirtwork, footwork, and arm placement. I’d like to see her do more dvds, however I would definitely change the format a bit. The plus side is that she does a wonderful job of showing you the moves, you can see her legs and feet when you need to, she turns sideways when that’s helpful, and she does a good job of explaining proper posture and some of the differences in the way that the arms are held as opposed to “traditional” bellydance. The downside is that when she shows you the footwork you’ll need she does it facing you and when she says to “go right”, she goes to HER right (your left). In some sections they have 1 of her assistants face away from you so you can follow her which is easier, however the extra girl is not in all of the scenes. In other instances Vashti shows you the steps facing you, and then again facing away so that you can follow along, but that wastes some time. After viewing the video a few times I don’t want to have to watch every single time before giving it a go. I would prefer to have the instructor either mirror her movements to the audience so I can copy them properly or shoot in front of a mirror so I can see the front and back at the same time.
The production of the dvd is ok. There are a few times when the camera seems wobbly, and when she is using 2 helpers to show you the moves, the girl facing away from you dances right off camera, sometimes the camera pans over to catch up, kind of like the camera guy got bored and then realized the girls were going to dance out of view. Sometimes you just have to follow a section of her leg or guess what to do or try to follow Vashti or is doing things backwards to the way you need to do them. I do have to give them credit because for the most part the camera was focused where it should be (bellydance dvds seem to have improved a LOT in that area), and the sound quality is decent. The background is plain and doesn’t distract from the instruction at all.
If you’re interested in skirtwork and fusion styles of bellydance this is a good video to try.
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Warning its not Turkish Gypsy Style…Its very Flamenco Stylized
I wish I read Serena Dances “chickenlittle25″ review (read her review before you buy cause she dose a good job on breaking it down) before I bought it, but I had already order the DVD before she posted it. When I hear Gypsy, I think Turkish style. Like Serena’s review, this is not what I expected.
Don’t get me wrong, if you like very heavy Flamenco Stylized Fusion Gypsy Dance, she teaches it wonderful. The routine is breath taking to watch but its really not my style of dance. I love the fact that you can watch the dance from the front and back view. What is really distracting is that she is dancing from the back view, the electric plug just stands out like a sore thumb in the background. The walls are this tan color, she is dressed in a lovely red outfit, which I would love to own, and you see this very white electric plug box floating in the background. Makes it sorta of amateurish.
Over all, I am very disappointed that its not Turkish Gypsy Style. I really wish Amazon had the Editorial Review on when I bought it. Then again that was the gamble I took, with no review and very little to no information on the DVD. Honesty if you like Flamenco, you will love this DVD. She teaches very beautiful routine. I’m not sure if I will buy Cheeky Girls Productions DVD again. This is the 2nd one that I’ve been very dissappointed with and the camera work at times aren’t very smooth on both dvds, where your going how did this get passed editing or why didn’t they just reshoot it?
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