Drills! Drills! Drills! A complete workout with finger cymbals for belly dancers of all levels
December 9, 2009 by admin
Filed under Belly Dance Zills
Product Description
This DVD is designed to help you learn to make the most of your practice time. This is not simply a workout DVD, but also a lesson in how to practice. The elements of an effective practice routine are broken down and exp… More >>
Drills! Drills! Drills! A complete workout with finger cymbals for belly dancers of all levels
Another fine DVD from Michelle Joyce’s Cheeky Girls Productions.
I recommend this for any bellydancer looking to improve his/her technique.
Rating: 5 / 5
I was totally surprised by this video—it looks like something a high school kid could have done in his basement. It starts with a young woman in grey yoga pants and a red sports bra standing in front of a camera in what looks like someone’s basement.
The first four sections are nothing about dance per se—the first section you just squeeze your butt cheeks fast and slow, not kidding. Then she does yoga—a section with the plank and one with the cobra and child’s pose. This is not a section on warming up, it is four totally different sections.
I thought this would be drills, drills, drills of dance moves.
The cover makes it look very professional—but it’s not at all. It’s hard to watch and it’s hard to listen to. The woman is awkward at giving the instructions.
I always read reviews before I buy something and I was totally surprised given all the good reviews. (I am going to go back and see if all those reviews were from the same place, i.e. all her friends.) So you are warned.
I also ordered a bellydance video called Luscious when I bought this one and it’s great. I have tons of bellydance videos, and this one is by far the worst. I wish I could send it back.
EDIT: I noticed that someone who gave it 5 stars put up a u tube of it—so scroll down through the reviews and you can see some of it.
Rating: 1 / 5
Excellent – just as it says, drills. Very well laid out. First done at medium pace and then she speeds it up. Great explanations. I would have liked a little more shimmy layering. Otherwise great video!
Rating: 4 / 5
This video is articulate and highly usable. The drills chosen by Michelle offer something for all levels of dancers to feel challenged. Each drill starts out with basic components and progressively becomes more advanced. As an advanced dancer myself, it is very difficult to find a video that maintains the simplicity necessary to correct drilling but still provides me with something that challenges my muscle memory and brain power. Great work and well worth purchasing!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a great dvd for serious belly dancers! You may not want to actually perform some of the drills, but the point is to work on muscle memory and so on. All Michelle’s dvd’s have been very good so far!
Rating: 4 / 5