A Must Have Teaching Tape!
Please don't be put off by the heavy make-up and 80's style. This tape is the best I have found for teaching basic bellydance steps. There are also fabulous performances interspersed throughout the tape. I also appreciate that Atea addressed bellydance as an art form. During the teaching sections of the tape, Atea and her 2 dancers demonstrated basic slow bellydance moves one-at-a-time. Each section tells you what part of the body will be exercised. At the end of the tape, she demonstrates how all the movements you have learned can be combined into a slow and easy workout session. The tape ends with a free-for-all bellydance.

Worth It If Only for the Performances
A very good continuation of techniques to follow an introductory level. With the overview of the foundation movements and movement variations, combinations, etc., this will assist the bellydance student in moving from the introductory level to a stronger beginning level and towards intermediate level. A great reminder and practice tool for those studying with a live instructor.

The performance by Dahlia is so lively, elegant and lovely (even with not so great music) that she inspired me to seriously study this dance! I seriously hope she does some instructional or performance videos/DVDs!

Slow Moves
A video to continue your lessons in Belly dance.
This is the best by far of all the instructional tapes on learning to belly dance. The series is done very professionally and the teaching is clear and is well demostrated. Top Notch!

A Good Introduction to Bellydance
One of the first Videos that I bought ... easy to follow...clearly presented...good spread, quality & variety of dancers...including the well-known Fahtiem of
California.

Good for learning basic bellydancing moves.
There are some pros and cons to this instructional video. Overall, it is a good place to start if you want to learn some basic belly dance moves. Here are some of my comments to give you a better sense of what "Slow Moves" has to offer you.

THE GOOD -- Atea demonstrates and explains some belly dance moves including hip movements, belly rolls, and head slides. You can see her entire body, which helps when you are learning these moves yourself. Also there are four individual dance performances and a group dance, which is interesting and good for ideas. These performances may give you some ideas for costuming (though I hope not), choreography, or just inspire you to be the DIVA that you already are!! =)

THE BAD -- Some of the dance performances lack grace and fluidity. You can almost hear them counting the beats to the music in their head. This kind of purposeful dancing is not natural---the choreography should flow better from each move. Be careful who you chose to model your style of dance after. A good way to learn anything is to copy, simulate or model after an experienced instructor. Be forewarned that some of the performances in this video leave a lot to be desired. A good performer is Dahlia, I believe she is the first person to dance on this video.

THE UGLY -- This may seem superficial but nonetheless it effects the overall quality and enjoyment of the video.....The aestethics are not pleasing at all. The setting, costuming, and 80's hair from the instructors are quite unattractive and distracting. If you suffer from ADD or are easily distracted, then you may find it difficult to focus on the belly dance moves. If this is the case, I would recommend that you get Neena & Veena's, Basic Moves Bellydance video.

Slow Moves is a good video for beginners, and those interested in learning how to belly dance. I would also recommend this video to those who want to refresh their technique.