Fluid Precision: Contemporary Tribal Bellydance, with Kassar: Tribal fusion belly dance how-to, belly dance classes and instruction

Without a doubt, this is one of the BEST Tribal Fusion DVD's I've practiced with, bar none! Every 4 or 5-star review is spot on; these ladies are excellent teachers and beautiful dancers. They break down and make accessible, movements that can be extremely difficult to master in a short time. While I wouldn't recommend this DVD to rank beginner belly dancers, for the adventurous newbie, or the seasoned intermediate or advanced dancer, it's a treasure trove of material to add to your routines. I love the pacing and the instruction is friendly and easy to follow, with just enough reps to have you saying eventually, "Hey, I can do that"! I've looked for other instructional DVD's by these lovely ladies, but so far have found none... our loss, perhaps they will make another someday soon. To the people who found fault with this DVD, clearly, not everyone may be interested or even able to glean anything from this DVD, production aside. But as a veteran dancer and dance instructor, in my opinion, it is truly one of the best on this particular genre of belly dance yet.

This is a wonderful DVD. Clear instructions on the moves. Though it is a beginner's DVD, they go over about 4 moves in the isolation section and then use variations of those moves in the combination section. The isolations themselves as well as the combinations are not difficult. I enjoyed the stylization of the movements but this is not a challenging or intermediate DVD. Its a great intro to tribal style bellydance. I also thought the floor work section was very nice, but nothing about the DVD was really challenging. Though I definitely recommend this for people looking to explore tribal bellydance.

I used to have a ripped copy of this vodeo, as well as several other belly dance videos (all have been lost), and this was my favorite! The workout routine, alone, is very effective, and I love tribal fusion. Unfortunately, I didnt give 5 stars because the company did not do a good job of making sure the dvd was secure in the case before wrapping and shipping out this dvd, and probably others. The case holds the dvd REALLY well, there is no way it bounced out of place during shipping. I could hear the dvd bouncing around in the case, and sure enough, it is scratched, but since there arent a bunch of these in stock, so replacement is unlikely and I want the video, I didnt process a return or exchange. Im just a bit disappointed in the scratch, but not the video. I recommend it for tribal fusion dancers and fans, alike. This company does produce good instruction and performance videos.

I might be a bit biased (Karin from Kassar is my bellydance teacher!) but I still do the DVD often even though I take weekly classes with Kassar in person. Sometimes I just do the warmup if I'm short on time. I've really noticed a huge change in my flexibility since I have been doing this warmup routine at least once a week. A must for any bellydancer!!

Of all my tribal and traditional DVDs, this is the one that makes it into my rotation least frequently. I do appreciate the importance of drilling moves slowly as well as quickly, but I really find most of the isolation section excruciatingly slow. The ladies' instructions are fairly clear, although there are a number of instructors with superior instruction for those who find themselves needing a lot of verbal or visual explanation (e.g., Ashara -- Modern Tribal Bellydance, Rachel Brice, Michelle Joyce, Suhaila -- Bellydance for Beginners with Suhaila: Fitness Fusion - 4 Volume Gift Set (Buns, Jazz, Pilates, Yoga), etc.). The combos are definitely created with beginners in mind, albeit not absolute beginners. They're not super challenging, but some involve level changes and undulations that require a little bit of practice. I would say the warmup is my favorite section of this DVD. It's a little light on safety instruction for my taste, but it is fairly thorough and great for those days when I do not have time to go all the way through Ariellah's Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning with Ariellah. The ultimate problem with Fluid Precision is that the bellydance instructional video is becoming a crowded field. While the instructors are lovely and would probably be fun to take classes from, I really didn't see anything here to elevate it to the level of "must have."

This is an awsome video. I've been into bellydance for 2 years and this was the best Tribal video that i've seen yet. Very easy to follow, the girls are beautiful and the dance steps are pretty cool too!!! I would recommend this video to anyone!!

Kassar ROCKS! I enjoy using this video. I love the music they chose and the dance combinations. I would recommend this to any dancer that wants to drill combinations.

I have alot...ALOT...of Tribal and Fusion bellydance DVDs, and this is, by far, the best. Both Karin and Melanie are extraordinarily talented and the quality of this instruction far exceeds other BD DVDs.