Comments on: Every Shimmy in the Book with Bozenka

By: Mala

Mala — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:58:32 +0000

I have seen my copy of Celeste’s drills once and only once!!!! That’s quite shocking.

By: BD addict

BD addict — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:44:49 +0000

I agree with your review…and I would like to say that Celeste’s drill dvd is just as bad…completely boring…one style of shimmy and thats it….bored me after 5 mins…and I actually found myself putting this DVD on instead…just for the fact that the little practice slots were more upbeat than Celeste’s drills

By: Mala

Mala — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:30:52 +0000

I totally agree. The price of this video I think eventually went down, but it was still a disappointment, not just because of the money but because Bozenka is a nice juicy dancer and gave next to nothing in this DVD.

By: Khadija

Khadija — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:30:57 +0000

this dvd was hardly a half hour long.
and she hardly breaks down
i would love to have learned the steady shimmy but theres no breakdown of it
the only good thing about it was the bedouin shimmy but that’s not worth all the money

By: Mala

Mala — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:13:51 +0000

Oh yes, please do remove it. It’s one of the biggest disappointments, considering Bozenka is such an admired dancer. They could have made a brilliant video with her.

What sort of shimmy video are you looking for? Do you want to learn them from scratch, do you want to increase your shimmy repertoire, do you want to work on layering a handful of shimmies? Or do you want to just drill them along with someone? Videos seem to be getting quite specialized!

Thank you so so much for your nice words on my reviews! People don’t comment readily, even when they do like what’s written, so it’s always a thrill to hear something. Doesn’t feel like one is writing in a vacuum!

By: LadyHvnly

LadyHvnly — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:59:46 +0000

Thank you for your review.. i had this on my ‘wish list’ and now i can remove it..
I read a few of your reviews.. and you ‘pin point’ so well.. you are very to the point.. and very complete as to what is ON the video itself.. with explanations, etc.. again.. thank you

By: Mala

Mala — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:45:03 +0000

I totally don’t understand why these BDSS videos don’t improve The Rachel Brice videos fell so horribly short too. The content isn’t conceptualized to address what dancers have been looking for, and on top of that, it’s way too skimpy. Did we wait years for a video from Rachel Brice to learn yoga? And while the arm exercises in her second video are nice enough, but why just one measly combination? They could have knocked off their “bonus” section and put in a few mroe combinations. They just don’t seem to leverage on the unique strengths of the dancer. In the Bozenka video too, I’d imagine that people want to know what she in particular does to get that smooth look in her shimmies. Does she avoid abrupt, sharp stops to each move? Or does she have any exercises to increase the range of motion? Nope–all we get is tiny two-minute demos.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:47:18 +0000

Thanks for saving me from myself. Iwas already to buy this dvd but, thankfully, your review stopped me. The LAST thing I need in my dvd collection is another stinker from Miles Copeland.

By: Medea

Medea — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:38:00 +0000

Hi Mala,

This was an excellent review! Being shimmy challenged, I was really looking forward to this DVD. Thank you for saving me the disappointment.

Medea