| Shakra's Industrial Strength Dance Workout - Tribal Bellydance, World Fusion | 
 enlarge | Director: Shakra
Actors: Na'la, Hilary, Bronwen
Studio: StratoStream - World Dance New York
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
Buy New: $7.69
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 9258
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 30166
UPC: 188883000574
EAN: 0188883000574
ASIN: B0016C7E0A
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: July 29, 2008
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Product Description
Assertive and futuristic in its spirit, the workout is propelled by the driving rhythms of Gothic/Industrial music featuring :wumpscut:, Decoded Feedback, Terrorfakt, Maduro, The Last Dance, and Collide. Workout 1 (45 min.) opens with a cardio section and proceeds through a series of dynamic stretches and isolations toward Transfusion Dance steps that get progressively bigger and faster. Workout 2 (25 min.) jumps straight into hard-hitting moves of the pure Shakra transfusion style, building to a faster tempo through sequences of steps. Following the workouts, the program offers an instructional section where Na la, Bronwen, and Hilary of Shakra teach 2 Transfusion dance combinations and practice them at accelerating tempos. Shakra dancers use the system of gears to cue switching between tempos in the workouts and combinations. 1st Gear is normal speed, on the beat of the music; 2nd gear is double time; 3rd gear is twice as fast as 2nd; and Overdrive doubles the 3rd gear. The gear system effectively manages the accelerating tempos of the dance, giving the program a great flow. In addition the Industrial Strength Dance Workout offers Safety Tips and a special Technique section breaking down Transfusion Dance techniques and isolations in depth.
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 The Shakra girls never disappoint. December 30, 2008
I was thrilled when this DVD came out--I know the ladies from my dancing in the DC area days. In person, it is amazing to hear their booted feet hit the floor in unison, and I was hoping this unity would translate into DVD format.
World Dance and Shakra did not disappoint. First, the good: there is definitely a bellydance root in their dance, so many of the moves are familiar in some form. For those with no bellydance experience, there is a fantastic breakdown of every step. For those of us with no familiarity with African influenced dance, not to worry--the breakdown helps us, too. There is a great section on safety and form, and the ladies remind us throughout about posturing, turning, and foot placement. I found myself being a bit timid with the DVD at first, slowly trying movements outside my comfort zone, but by my third time through it, I felt completely comfortable to step outside the familiar and let my perma-pretty (as my students call it) arms go and flick in the air, circle, and even make fists.
The ladies are easy to hear, their full bodies in frame so that you can see their feet nearly at all times, and each of them have a definite personality when they present, which was captured nicely on DVD. The lighting is bright (it has been a comment in the past that some World Dance videos are a bit dark), and presentation fantastic.
To say the title of the moves would give no indication of the content, so let me sum it up thusly: There are variations on marches, grapevines, and twist steps, and variations with arm/shoulder circles in all angles, including pulling the shoulder blades straight in, in a move that made my lats hurt for 2 days. There are plie-style marches, varations on spine rolls, and a 1950's pony-esque march that I find just incredibly fun...once I got the hang of it. The strength part of the title comes from, I feel, the increased leg strength, shoulder flexibility, and endurance I got from this.
Now, the bad: There is no performance. You can find them on the Gothic BD: Revelations, but on this DVD, there is no performance section.
Great value for the cost.
Best, most fun workout of any kind December 1, 2008
I was very impressed with this workout video. It is very complete in that it focuses on so many parts of the body, including breathing. Every move is broken down into digestible parts and done from slower to faster speeds or "gears." It's nice that each member had a chance to lead movements. The Goth/Industrial music is very fun and not overpowering. These ladies know their stuff and it shows. I have studied various forms of bellydance for 9 years and would recommend this workout to pros and novices alike, even if you don't dance at all, it's a great workout. There's a drill for hips, but not much hips in the combinations, in case that's the workout you're looking for. But it works everything and you feel great. I saw Shakra perform at TribalFest before and the moves in this video are true to what they do. So put your combat boots on and get stomping! =)
 I shoulda known better November 4, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I watched the video clip. Listened to the music and I still bought the dvd. I shoulda known better because I hate the music and while the dance moves are powerful, I can't dance to music I don't like. So make sure that you like industrial gothic music before you buy this dvd! I think I will give this one away.
It just won't stop! October 3, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really loved the way these girls personalities came out in the intro, but this was otherwise disappointing. The pace of this workout was way off. For every 3 minutes of movement there seemed to be a whole minute where you stop everything and talk. It seems this workout was clumsily put together and so was the menu system. The workout feels like it goes on forever but the next day, the only place I feel it is in my hamstrings.
The long and short of it is, I'd much rather have bought a video of their performances (which are strangely only glimpsed on the DVD) than the workout. Though, to be fair, the music track is great and the moves are fun. Overall, just poorly put together. Sorry Shakra!
 Interesting September 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wasn't sure what to expect from this workout. I really enjoy Shakra's performances, but that doesn't always make for a good workout dvd. Other than the strange choice of working out in boots, it was a fun workout and really got the heart rate up. Just don't expect a lot of traditional cabaret or tribal style bellydance instruction. These ladies assume a basic knowledge of MED and fuse a lot of different styles with it. Also helps if you like industrial music.
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