each episode begins with a warm up to increase flexibility and to prepare the body for the teaching section. in the teaching section, each episode leads viewers through four to six belly dance movements. the repeated motions are designed to tone hips, thighs, glutes, and abdominals through traditional middle-eastern belly-dance movements. in the performance section, dancers in full costume combine the movements just taught into a low-impact choreography designed to burn calories. the episode ends with a display of freestyle belly dance from the dancers.