Bollywood Dance for Beginners, with Jaya Vaswani: Bollywood dance instruction; Complete how-to, beginner, Bollywood dance class

The media could not be loaded.  I hate doing mundane exercises to keep myself in shape and healthy so this video makes it fun & easy. The dance steps looks pretty authentic to Bollywood choreography I’ve seen in Bollywood music videos.-Keyword sectionOnce you learn these basic steps and hand gestures, you can make your own Bollywood dance Routine.-Breaking down of the choreographyIt is so effective how she breaks down the choreography into about 5 sections-especially switching from the stiff posture Celtic dancing to a different style of dance. Each section is followed by the dance along, which is repeated 3x so it makes you remember easier (no need to rewind!).Each dance along adds on the new steps she went over previously so you get to practice the old steps while adding the new steps. With each new dance step, she breaks down hand gestures and footwork separately so it’s easier to understand. She’ll do some practices before the dance along especially the harder steps.To sum up, I really burned up so much calories while having so much fun & exercising my mind! I notice my waist getting smaller, and I was drenched in sweat after. There are some harder moves so I highly recommend anyone to pause and practice the more difficult parts. Jaya is a great teacher. Most dance videos I came across aren’t as meticulous as her instructions. I learned her dance routine in less than two weeks! She also ends the video with a meditation, which is like a cool down and helps us calm & reflect our minds from our hectic daily routines. Excellent video!

I put the DVD in and started following along, at first I felt a little bit bored because she was talking so much but I do feel like the explanation was necessary and became important later on. Well after the initial explanations, wow, I kept following along and dancing and I got so into it I lost track of time. I didn't even realize than an hour and a half had passed! I have done many different workout videos from zumba to sepentine belly dance, to insanity, but I never stay focused or lose myself in it like I did with this. It engages both mind and body at the same time.I'm not a natural dancer by any means, not very coordinated, but this video made many of the steps easy, and I know in time I will get it and be able to dance like Jaya. I really like the way that she teaches the basic components and then puts them together, because it gives you the insight to be able to make up your own dances by speaking the language of dancing. I also like how graceful and joyful the steps are. It gives me a new perspective to dance. The video is neatly broken down into sections so you can go back to the sections you find challenging again and again. I also liked the meditation at the end.

At first, I wasn't quite sure but as I got well into the dance lesson, I liked this video alot. Most of the video in the beginning is a "learning" video of the classical Bollywood moves. I am interested in these but only as they apply to a dance move or a dance routine. This would be great for someone who has a serious interest in learning the foot steps and hand movements. I found this of particular enjoyment when the actual dance steps began and the routine started to take form. She takes it nice and slow with alot of repeat so you have opportunity to really get it. I loved the final dance routine and often use the routine or part of the steps when I listen to the "BHANGRA BEATZ" music cd from Amazon. I found this video has alot to offer. Bhangra Beatz

I love this dvd! After my Bollywood dance instructor moved out of state several years ago, I was looking for a dvd that would take up the slack. Bollywood Dance for Beginners was perfect for that. The choreography was fun and lively, with that delightful joyfulness that Bollywood dance tends to have.The instruction on how to do the movements was explained well. It was also helpful that as you work your way through the choreography instruction, there are parts where you practice to the music that repeat three times in a row. That really aids in sinking the movement into your muscle memory better.What I particularly liked about the dvd was that Jaya has a section of keyword movements that not only help you understand the meaning of the movements, it gives you a movement vocabulary to use if you want to put together your own choreography. It's great to see a beginner's instructional dvd that gives the viewer the tools and encouragement to explore the dance form on their own.Thank you Jaya Vaswani and World Dance New York for coming out with such a great dvd. I could not be happier with it.

I love her. She's pretty and and genuine and joyful... but not that- Oh I'm doing a video and I'm dancing now so I have to remember to smile kind of smily- just grounded and genuinely joyful in her movements and instruction. She goes at a slow enough pace for non-dancers to grasp the moves and explains the meanings behind the movements. She also does the mirror view of all the movements. Like if she says lift your left foot she's actually lifting her right- but she knows that you're facing her and so she says left so that you can follow exactly what you see on the screen. So great. If she does a classical dance video I will buy that one too.

I own a few Bollywood Dvds and I have also taken some workshops in Bollywood and India dances. The instruction is good but the music choice is really boring. If there is something I like about Bollywood is the energy of the dance. This cannot be appreciated in the Dvd. The music does not seem to fit the moves...Also, if you are looking to get a basic insight in mudras, I would not recommend this Dvd. The mudras showed are the very basic ones without any explanation on the meaning of them (only 5 gestures and the chapter lasts for 5 min.). For anyone that has been previously exposed to Indian culture (even in the most basic way) this Dvd will not reveal any new aspects.I will not encourage anybody to buy this dvd. Better options can easily be found.

Very good beginner's lessons in Bollywood dance, clear and easy to follow, Bollywood dance is great to learn for exercise and fun, helps your coordination and mobility, recommend it for all ages.

Lovely DVD, well choreographed. Not yet mastered all the moves but enjoying trying. Interesting to find out what hand gestures mean in Bollywood dancing.

Bought this for my parents who saw a Bollywood movie and fell in love with the dance. This is a perfect DVD to learn the basics-there is a slight difficultly in the routine but overall the DVD is amazing!

Good DVD, perfect for daughter's birthday party which had a Bollywood theme. Girls loved dressing up with scarves and bangles and dancing along. A definite hit.

Great when trying to dance bollywood style