World Dance New York's Fantasy Belly Dance: Mystery, Magic, and Desire are a series of 9 INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED LEVEL belly dance choreography instructions. NINE full expert choreographies you can learn, enjoy, and use in your own performances. The 9 choreographies are grouped on 3 DVDs. Each choreography can also be obtained individually as a instant video stream.

The belly dance styles presented by these nine top instructors range from Classic Belly Dance to Fusion, Tribal, and Gothic.

Instruction includes step-by-step breakdown of each dance and practice with music (or music and vocal prompts) for each combination.

Each choreography conjures up an evocative archetypal image, and emphasizes story-telling through dance. In addition to a full breakdown of every choreography and step-by-step movement instruction, each choreagraphy instruction segment includes a demonstration of each dance, comments in-depth from the instructor, as well as a full theater performance in costume.

Additional features enrich each instructor's section: Ayshe and Isidora offer tips on the use of hand veils, the sword, and 'wings-of-Isis.'  You will learn about body conditioning for dance, emotional expression, and projecting a message to an audience through dance.  Sera Solstice discusses the development of 'meaningful dance,' Darshan demonstrates creating a sacred space for your dance, the value of dance as a personal ritual, and more.

FANTASY BELLY DANCE: DESIRE - Sensuality, passion, enticement, goddess >> 3 choreographies

1. Blanca performs and teaches: NYMPH

Blanca's belly dance performance

Blanca on 'growing as a dancer'

Blanca's Nymph Story

Tips on belly dancing with the veil

Instructional method explained

Choreography demonstration

Choreography step-by-step

The Nymph story told in dance, with narration

Practice with vocal prompts

2. Naraya performs and teaches: SALOME

Naraya's performance

The Salomé story

Naraya's instructional method

Combinations demonstration

Combinations step-by-step

Full choreography demonstration

2. Darshan performs and teaches: TEMPLE PRIESTESS

Darshan's performance

The Temple Priestess story

Darshan's personal ritual

Preparing your own ritual

Structuring the TEMPLE PRIESTESS choreography

Choreography demonstration

Choreography step-by-step