Petite Jamilla is a Bellydance Superstar in the worlds only touring bellydance company. Her specialty is the double veil routine. I was so delighted when I found her Double Veil DVD. Double veil technique was something that I have been mesmerized by for some time. The two veils floating effortlessly & seamlessly is so beautiful to watch. Petite Jamilla does it with ease & grace.
Petite Jamilla brings us this instructional DVD on a beginner's level. If you are advanced you won't find much you don't already know. As, a teacher I like how the DVD is broken down into 4 technique sections.
They are:
1.) Scoop, Pillar, Strut
2.) Wind, Star
3.) Unveiled, Floating Skirt
4.) Spiral, Blossom
Each section builds on the previous & creates a combination culminating into a dance. The tutorial section is excellent. Petite Jamilla explains & demonstrates using the veil well.
The downsides to this DVD which is nothing to do with Petite Jamilla, but the production of it. It is heavily produced with a voice over for the entire DVD. To me it makes it very impersonal & detached.
Petite Jamilla's performance is edited in an "mtv" style with so many odd camera angles that it was very hard to watch. During most of her performance there were weird overhead shots or those focusing on her neck & torso. From a dancer's perspective it has very little interest. It would've been lovely to see Petite Jamilla's dance in it entirety with one (or no more than two) cameras. Visually it is a very impressive piece of editing work and a credit to Miles Copeland's production team.
Besides those couple of things, it is a great buy if you are interested in getting started in double veil. I'm going to keep it for sure!
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