Instructional DVDs

These DVDs are in the process of being edited. I'm hoping to have them available by the summer of 2008. If you would like to hear about them when they are done click on the Email Me link above and send me your email address or regular mailing address and I'll make sure to let you know when they are done.

The Glory of the Glutte, Hip Work with Phaedra of Boston

This DVD will become your hips' best friend. Starting with specific techniques for clean and precise hip work, Phaedra unlocks secrets the professional belly dancer knows for creating polished, dynamic hip drops, hip locks, and shimmies with accents.

Using classroom-proven techniques, Phaedra starts with the importance of proper posture, then moves through beginner, intermediate, and advanced sections that make this a DVD you can grow with as it builds in complexity, variation, and new movement.

Finally, Phaedra's performance demonstrates the movements that have been taught, inspiring you to cultivate your curves, position your pelvis, and sharpen the shapes that make this dance so fascinating to watch.

Turning Your Hips Around with Phaedra of Boston

This DVD gives you everything you need to put a new spin on your dancing. This DVD contains breakdowns for basic, advanced, and specialty turns, including Chene turns, paddles turns, barrel turns, pivot turns, and more.

The DVD starts with a discussion on posture, spotting, and troubleshooting turns gone wrong, moves into a breakdown of the turns, and provides ideas for combining turns that will wow your audiences.

The DVD concludes with a performance by Phaedra that demonstrates the power and beauty of turning.