I must say, the more I work with this video, the more I love it.The number of skills this program is teaching me is mind boggling.
Getting through a round or two of the shorter version (the review) of the first flow, I decided today to focus on learning the intermediate flow. First lesson. Just because the first few moves were variations of their counterparts in Flow 1, didn’t mean they could be taken forgranted. Oh hey, they were tough! Of course they were tough only because I’m aiming for clean, sharp execution. For instance, the first chifti move is a sharp pelvic drop front down, a pelvic circle, a pelvic lock up, a chest lock up, and then a chest circle. Doesn’t sound too difficult? But it is. To get the pelvic circle to emphasise the back trajectory let’s the pelvic lock up happen, so you have to get that right. Changing direction isn’t that easy either — my chest circle to the right isn’t half as good as the one going to the left, so it doesn’t come sharply. I keep forgetting one circle or the other… and so on.
So I just did several rounds of the first four combos for now. All the same, with Bellydance Rhythms, some improvising to a fast chiftitelli (santoor) some segments of Tanna’s Perfect in 10 workout and finally some attempts at hula hooping, I managed to tire myself out for one and a half hours.
And now to stop myself eating anything silly…
Sounds like this might be a useful dvd to get. For the last few days I’ve been doing Jenna’s Next Level flows and the first 9 combos. I’m sloppy, but my undulations are improving.
Today after doing Next Level I went to the gym and did half an hour of free weights for the first time in my life ever. Then I did 25 minutes cardio for the first time in six months. I think I’ll go to the gym AND do Next Level – including the advanced 27 combos, which I haven’t tried yet – every day for the rest of the winter break. I just have to be careful not to spoil myself with too much rich food.
In general I find flows more fun to do than drills, and that’s important as a motivation factor, especially when you’re busy with school and work and you want to do exercise that you enjoy. I used to be intimidated by combos, but now I look at them as just another fun form of drill.
Well now, something is certainly energizing you! If onlyos I could keep off ill-advised food, I might have a chance of losing my stomach a bit. I do 3 1/2 hours of exercise, but I neutralize it with donuts. I can’t help it — they were bathed in caramel! I don’t mind dying of sheer caramel.
I haven’t worked with the Next Level 27 combos yet. I’d planned to, but other videos got in the way. Those are long, detailed comnbos. Have you learnt the first 9 enough to perform the Celebration of Rhythm choreography? It’s a slightly tame choreo. In fact, I think of it more as a beginner’s choreography than an intermediate one. But the second one is another matter.
But ah yes, Bellydance Rhythms is quite a workout and I’m getting to like it more as I realize the little but important skills its teaching. I can also see the difference in the moves and how they look when I improvise. In fact improvisation is happening better. I totally have to thank Neon for this one.
Oh I can see what you mean with Caramel
I am absolutely the flow type as well!! So glad WDNY had this great idea of bringin out several ones.
It s a real gap so far for ppl who are not excited (yet) about drills and rather want to feel like dancing!