[*Shira*]

I probably wouldn't buy a video shot in a workshop environment unless the choreography was so outstanding / superb / thrilling that my desire to preserve it would overcome my hatred for the inevitably horrid audio and heads in my way of what I'm trying to see. I can think of only a couple of workshops out of the many I've attended through the years whose choreos were so important to me that I would find myself willing to put up with a video filmed in a workshop setting. If she decides to cut costs by just filming one of her workshops, she'll probably cut the size of her potential market because I think there are a lot of people who think this style of video is horrid.

Now, if she were to film it in her exercise attire in her studio, with enough light for me to see what she's doing, and light-colored clothing that contrasted well with her background, THAT I would consider buying. No-frills single-camera is okay so long as there's plenty of light, easy to see what the dancer's body is doing, and easy to hear what she's saying without distracting background noise.

Regarding your 7 points, Veighouda, I agree with all of them. However, if she decides to do #3 and #7, she should be careful to market the video as "intermediate" or "advanced" to set the right expectation in the minds of buyers. She wouldn't want beginners to bad-mouth her video on the grounds of it being "too hard", but any beginner who sees the word "advanced" on a video and buys it anyway deserves what she gets.

Beyond what everyone else said, one thing I'd LOVE to see on a choreography video is why the dancer chose the moves she did. In a perfect world, this would be an alternate audio track where she says, "Here, the rhythm goes into a Khaleegy beat, therefore I chose this step which is typical of traditional Saudi women's dance." If that is not an option, maybe she could incorporate those statements into the instruction as it goes along. Another thing I'd love to see on a choreography video is stuff about mood (linked to the music) or stage presence - for example, "Here, the lyrics are talking about how angry she is with the worthless guy in her life, so when I perform it I use facial expression and body language to convey a rebellious "glad to be rid of him" attitude. Or, "Here, you've just finished doing this really dramatic move, and since the music is now going into a quieter mood, I use this time to gather in my energy and embrace a more introspective attitude."

You see, I really don't have much interest in learning choreographies in workshops and videos UNLESS the instructor is giving me insights into her process of creating the choreography and her thoughts on the story it's trying to weave or the mood of a particular moment.