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 explained as you are guided through a complete, fully body dance workout.

There are several drills at varying levels of difficulty that are designed to increase your physical strength, muscle memory, and coordination. The beginner dancer can benefit from the breakdown of the moves and the slow isolation drills, while the more advanced dancer can go straight to the chapters that incorporate finger cymbals and layering techniques.

Over time you will notice the moves becoming firmly ingrained in your muscle memory. With regular practice, you will develop a strong, trained body that can effortlessly layer shimmies with isolations and finger cymbals.

The workout includes:

-Strengthening Drills

-Isolation Drills

-Shimmy Drills

-Layering Drills

-Finger Cymbal Drills

This DVD is 2 hours in length!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9679 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-03-14
• Format: NTSC
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 115 minutes

About the Actor
Michelle Joyce is a professional belly dancer who has performed for audiences around the globe. She has won several awards including 2004 People's Choice Belly Dancer and 2006 East Coast Classic Belly Dance Competition Champion.

Customer Reviews

Here is where you start
For any new student of belly dance, you have heard the term drills. Michelle's DVD will become an essential part of your dance development.

Starting with warm -up exercises designed to increase core stability, Michelle guides you through building a repertoire of movements designed to improve your dance. When you get comfortable with building your drill work, she raises the bar with the addition of zills and layering to further enhance your dance.

One of her first explanations improved my dance almost a hundred percent, and that was in the first few minutes of the DVD!

For anyone joining the dance community, you already have felt the camaraderie. Michelle's DVD is no exception--she is friendly, instructive and influences you to better your performance. This is a quality DVD that was reasonably priced for the hours of work you will enjoy from it.

a bit disappointed
I saw some videoclips by Michelle and I love the way she dances. However, I was a little surprised by the content of the DVD. Ok it's drills but...they are not easy for beginners and a bit strange for advanced dancers. The mayas for instance, weren't explained very well.

The grapevine combination with hipdrops either. In this section, the video was just suddenly cut and then a new part begins. While trying the drills, I felt I was doing something strange without finding the peace and beauty of bellydance I'm used to.

Playing the three different patterns so quickly with the zills and changing movements at the same time is not easy for beginners either. I didn't like the way Michelle sometimes bends her fingers in a C form while dancing, instead of stretching them. The DVD is not divided into chapters, so it is not easy to skip some parts or find the one you are looking for.

However, the choreography is nice and the exercises for the warm up are tough :-). Of course Michelle has tried to do her best but I thought the drills would be more elegant and exciting. I would say that this dvd is for intermediate dancers.

VERY GOOD!
I have been using this drill almost everyday! It is good for all levels of belly dancers but especially helpful for those that are in the intermediate level and probably a nice review for those that are advanced.