[Varuza]

Well.

I just got Drills! Drills! Drills! and it's really wonderful. I can't do the part with zills, because, due to my lack of skill, they end up making a cacophony and I forget what I'm doing with the rest of the body. I stopped after an hour and a half when she started the grapevine drills (more because it was 11:30 and I realized I should stop if I wanted to get some sleep). She's also pretty clear in her explanations (although I don't think I managed to isolate the glutes in the very first exercise).

So, I'm definitely leaning towards the Suzanna del Vecchio one, or possibly one of the three that Ruby mentioned, because, at least at the level I'm working at, there aren't a lot of different moves to practice. Otherwise, I'd be tempted to just keep it and not get anything else at all. This isn't a criticism, by the way: I think it's absolutely perfect for what it sets out to be (a drill-based video). But I am feeling the desire for one that can explain some of the other moves I'm doing in class.

I found it easier than Sensual Belly Dance, simply because instead of starting with one move and then layering everything onto that one move, and then going to the next, she does ALL of the isolations as isolations first. Also, after doing the isolations alone, the first thing she adds to them are the leg movements (styled differently of course) I remember from ballet drills, and arms (different from the ballet ones, but same concept).

This is turning into a bit of a review, which I hadn't intended. My point is simply that I'm no longer really looking for something to replace Core Fitness, per se, but rather something that can teach moves that I'm learning in class, but that aren't on Drills! Such as the body wave, which I'm still having problems with.