The Bollywood Dance Workout with Hemalayaa

[muck_a_luck]

The Bollywood Dance Workout with Hemalayaa

I picked this up from the library to check it out and I can't say enough good about it!

It's fun, high energy, and makes you smile while you work up a sweat.

The warmup is fun, with sassy hip shimmies and arm postures. The spinal warmup is also very relaxing. The legs segment will really get your heart rate up.

For the floor work, your tailbone would probably appreciate a mat. The abs work is excruciating, so I assume probably very effective.

The segment for footwork was entertaining. I have little instinct for this kind of thing, but by the end I think I had gotten most of it. Even when I wasn't getting it, it was fun trying it out.

I found the cool down somewhat awkward, but any workout that ends in a full yogic squat is worth checking out.

Hemalayaa's teaching style is fun, energetic and encouraging. She and her "sisters" look like they are genuinely enjoying themselves and are fun to watch. In summary, I had a blast with this disc.


Outtakes here. There's a segment on Amazon, too.

Comments

[sajia_kabir]

Hi, I saw your post on 3w4dw and decided to check you out. Have you tried bellydance? There are some amazing videos out there, especially from the company World Dance New York. Suhaila Salimpour's Fitness Fusion DVDs are great for muscle control and conditioning, although they don't have that much actual dancing. There's also Shiamak's Indojazz series; Shiamak is an acclaimed Bollywood choreographer and I've met his Vancouver jazz teacher.

[muck_a_luck]

Hey! Thanks for the tips! Yes, I have tried some belly dance, but most of the things I have require more floorspace than I have right now for working out. I was actually amazed that I was able to really enjoy this Bollywood disc, despite my complete lack of area to move.

Trotting over to Amazon now to check out your recs.