--- product_id: 13719422 title: "Belly Dance Show Basics for Beginners, with Tanna Valentine: Beginner bellydance classes, Belly dance instruction for performing" brand: "tanna valentine" price: "€ 33.01" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/13719422-belly-dance-show-basics-for-beginners-with-tanna-valentine-beginner store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Belly Dance Show Basics for Beginners, with Tanna Valentine: Beginner bellydance classes, Belly dance instruction for performing **Brand:** tanna valentine **Price:** € 33.01 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Belly Dance Show Basics for Beginners, with Tanna Valentine: Beginner bellydance classes, Belly dance instruction for performing by tanna valentine - **How much does it cost?** € 33.01 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/13719422-belly-dance-show-basics-for-beginners-with-tanna-valentine-beginner) ## Best For - tanna valentine enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted tanna valentine brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Starring Tanna Valentine. Review "Belly Dance Show Basics video / DVD is a 2-and-a-half-hour instructional program that will introduce you to the full set of skills needed to perform a classic belly dance show. The program includes breakdown and practice of the basic belly dancing vocabulary of steps, but the main focus is on learning how to put the show together and make it great. Tanna Valentine, a New York-based star belly dancer and instructor, suggests structure, music, and ways of expression that will work best to create your own show as a glamourous and memorable experience for a special occasion or as a gift to your friends.A classic belly dance show in the “American Cabaret” tradition consists of 6 parts: entrance, veil dance, party dance, ciftetelli with or without floorwork, drum solo, and finale. While a typical show lasts about 20 minutes, Tanna offers a 6-minute mini-show for practice and performance on special occasions.The music of Bellydance Show Basics is by New York’s favorite Middle Eastern band leader and master Arabic percussion instructor Amir Naoum Chehade. It can be downloaded from iTunes or purchased on Amir’s CD Bellydance New York. Together with the 6-minute mini-show, Amir’s CD contains the full-length versions of each song used in the show, as well as other belly dancing favorites you can use to improve your skills - or expand the mini-show into a full-length professional performance.In a “Concept” section for each of the 6 parts of the classic show, Tanna Valentine explains the mood, the expectations of the audience, the image the belly dancer may seek to create, the ways she can project her energy, and interact with and manage her audience. Tanna teaches how to differentiate each part of the show through expression and dance vocabulary, and delves into the logistics of each segment, giving you the blueprint for a flawless and confident performance.In the “Step-by-step” section for each segment of the classic show, Tanna breaks down a number of the steps appropriate for that rhythm and mood. These steps are rehearsed in the “Practice” sessions. Practice sessions can also be played as one non-stop segment with music and vocal cues or with the music only. The six “Choreography” sections offer a simple and elegant sequence for each of the six portions of the show. If you would like to practice your performance skills by following Tanna, you can play the choreography sections as one full 6-minute show with music and vocal cues or with music only.Tanna also offers a rich array of resources to help you create and perform your own show.Special sections of the program are dedicated to learning the basics of floorwork, and to playing finger cymbals. “Staging your show” is all about the logistics of performing a bellydance show in a public venue, such as a restaurant or lounge, as compared to a performance in your living room.In the “Costuming” video section Tanna discusses traditional bellydance costuming, explaining the diversity of possible styles and how to obtain them (accompanied by costume demonstrations), and experiments with creating impromptu bellydance costumes from everyday items found in her closet.In the “Makeup” section Tanna is joined by her makeup model, New York belly dancer Mary. Tanna demonstrates dance makeup application from foundation to the decorative elements such as rhinestones applied to the corners of the eyes. The demonstration offers meticulous step-by-step makeup instruction.In the “Performance variations” section Tanna improvises to the music of the belly dance mini-show, demonstrating alternative steps, patterns and modes of expression." ## Images ![Belly Dance Show Basics for Beginners, with Tanna Valentine: Beginner bellydance classes, Belly dance instruction for performing - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91cpn2fpSdL.jpg) ![Belly Dance Show Basics for Beginners, with Tanna Valentine: Beginner bellydance classes, Belly dance instruction for performing - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81fPguEplXL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good stuff *by N***A on Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2008* This is a good DVD for BEGINNERS. I realize that is what the title says,but even if you have been dancing for a while, you want to learn new techniques for peforming.That is why I bought this. I have been dancing a while now and even though I'm intermediate, I bought this thinking that it might teach me something new. It is a good DVD if you are majorly sweating your first performance,or if you want to put on a show for someone. But if you are not new to the dance it won't teach you much that you don't already know.If you are a beginner, BUY THIS. It is a good DVD. If you are an intermediate and have never performed before BUY THIS. It will help you understand the structure of a show. If you have performed more than once,and have taken for more than three years from a good teacher,it will probably be stuff you already know. So be a doll and pass it on to the new kid in class who is freaking out because she is performing for the first time. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bellydance Show Basics for Beginners... *by G***S on Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2011* This video gave me exactly what I was looking for.If you are looking for basic information on how to put a show together, this video will help you on your quest. It does not teach belly dance basics, but teaches the basics of belly dance performance, breaking down the various segments of the dance and how it is structured and performed. A must have for anyone wanting to expand into the performance sector of belly dance, whether for a public venue, or your own personal show.Although I honestly did not like the performance section on the DVD, if you are new to the performance stage, the tutorial provides very specific information needed on how to organize your own show/routine and will definitely enable you to develop and choreograph a very tasteful performance, regardless of the event.I can't wait to get started!!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Key to Bellydance *by K***T on Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2008* This is the key of how to put it all together! This dvd is beautiful and of much value. If you like bellydance but need to know what it is all about this is where you will find it. Its not the moves that are important here, but something much more, how to make it flow and improve your knowledge of bellydance. Highly recommended! There is also a great cd that has great music that played on the dvd.Bellydance New York - with Amir NaoumAmir Naoum Chehade;Elias Sarkar (Artist) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/13719422-belly-dance-show-basics-for-beginners-with-tanna-valentine-beginner](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/13719422-belly-dance-show-basics-for-beginners-with-tanna-valentine-beginner) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-05-23*