Drum Solo Secrets with Sadie [DVD] 2013

its a perfect DVD to be a professional belly dancer and a great value

The opening menu uses the same pictures that Sadie has on the cover of the dvd case. To move chapter you select next or previous that is by the word chapter at the top of the screen.In the title menu you haveplay all-Exactly as it statesChapters: This section is broken down into 3 chaptersChapter 1:Posture: I always love a good posture section and I think sadie did a wonderful job breaking down the posture section and what how the body should be aligned.Isolation's, A small lecture about how to dance to a drum solo.This was pretty much an overview of what the dvd is going to go over. In a very short synopsis.vertical hips-oblique crunches which reminds me very much of practice for beginners upsdrill 1drill1 with musicdrill2-glute squeezes with an arm pathway. The arm pathways are usually snake arms or going up and coming down in a circle like motion.drill2 with musicdrill3-Hip Locks with a twist and arm pathways with step touch. This was one of my favorite combo to learndrill3 with musicVerticle chest-Chest ups and downsdrill4-Chest locks -very similar to some of the other chest exercises in previous videos, but of course the ups and downs are put into a new pattern.drill4 -with musicdrill4 part 2-like drill 4 but with footworkChapter 2:Horizontal chest-Forward, back and side to side chest movement.drill5-chest slides,marching in placedrill5 with musichorizontal hips-drill6-twist locks and upsdrill6 with musicdrill7-chest slides/locks,hip twist and head slidespelvic isolation'sdrill8-Chest and pelvic lifts and drops walking- I loved this combinationdrill8 with musictiming and layeringdrill 9 -hip locks in releve-I loved this comb's as welldrill9 with musicChapter 3:Drill 10-step touch/vertical hip movements with chest drops and liftsdrill 10 with musicHighlights-A short statement about also needing stage presence to make you a good dancer.opening combofusion combo-samba step layered with dance movespop and lock combodynamic closing- a demo of closing in a dynamic way. I loved -demo performed twice.signature moves-Here sadie talks about making the dance your own.performance-Loved her black costume.Unfortunately I had saw the entire dance on youtube before purchasing this dvd.and creditsDrillsThe drill section is the section where you get to drill all the combos and technique learned in the previous 3 chapters. You drill everything up until the dynamicclosing.Extra'sLive performance with Karim Nagi-Seems to be improvisedPerformance by Atlantis-She talks a little about the 9/8 rhythm not in depth and then does a performance with zills. FYI: The actual 9/8 rhythm is not broken down.Performance by Maria Sokolova: She does a piece using veil and zills.I was not a fan of this performance section.I was super excited to get this dvd. To moi Sadie is THE best at drum solo's. I know everyone has their favorite dancers but she kills it (IMO) every time. I saw the dvd on presale and waited until it came to amazon to purchase it.Sadie scattered tips throughout the dvd but I won't give those away. Sadie's way of explaining things is ingenious. I thought it was good to actually add a section just for practicing the drills all the way throughThe material is given in an easy format. It is super easy to navigate through windows, and get to the content that you want to use. Sadie relates beautifully to her learners.Production and quality of the dvd were good. No weird or unnecessary camera angles. Every movement was easy to see and broken down well. She is teaching in a room that is all white, there are no weird distractions. The focus is entirely on her. The room is well lite. I would not put this dvd in the beginner category though. Sadie's breakdown is nice but a beginner may fair better with pops, locks and shimmies 1 or Thrillin drillin which gives a more detailed breakdown and practice session than presented.There is no warm-up, so if you are using this dvd you probably will want to warm-up before hand. Her cueing is good.I enjoyed the fact that new combo's and layers were added. I liked the music used for the drills and teaching. I appreciated the dvd even more because the combo's are useful. Sadie is an excellent teacher as usual, one of her trademarks along with her flawless technique. I do however feel this dvd may have come up short after all that. To be completely honest it appears to be a drill dvd more so than a dvd geared toward drum solo secrets. The information about the drum solo was sparse and not covered in depth. The dynamic closing section is more along the lines of what I thought the dvd was going to be about in its entirety.This dvd altogether is going to have a very good shelf life as all sadie dvd's do. Not like say.. ranye renee's baladi but good enough to see a difference in your technique. Some of the extra's' presented added to the dvd. I could definitely see the live drum solo improvised with Karim and I could see where the performance with Atlantis was going. I think it would have been nice if instead of a full choreography Atlantis actually broke down the 9/8 rhythm and demo'ed some basic moves to dance to it. The Performance with Maria??..cool nonetheless. Again a lot of the combo's are new. A very few appear to be variations of other sadie drills I have seen, but they are put into a different sequence and present a nice challenge. I'm not quite sure where this dvd belongs.I think this dvd is more than excellent as a drill dvd, but I am not sure it was marketed so much as a drill dvd as oppose to a drum solo dvd. No rhythm break down,no drum solo musicality. I wanted some pick your brain, information on the dvd. How exactly does Sadie begin to choreograph for drum solo's, or what is the most common rhythms used on drum solo's or how to make a drum interaction memorable to the audience or...You get the point. It hard to rate this dvd against other drum solo dvd's, usually they are either choreography or in depth about the rhythm breakdown.I would love to give this dvd five stars and for a drill dvd it deserves it. I think the concept is beautiful and perfect for someone to teach who has mastered their craft like sadie, but this dvd is not executed to perfection. Since its main purpose was for a drum solo secrets I would have to put it at a 3. The only parts that really touched on a drum solo were some parts of chapter 3. This dvd does not live up to its said purpose. It is basically a drills dvd with a small amount of drum solo advice.If you are looking for a dvd that's concentration is on drum solo's or dancing live to drum solo's-look elsewhere, this will not be in-depth.Is this dvd worth it? I'm at a standstill for drilling yes, for drum solo-ing no. . Must have dvd? No.Living up to it's said purpose 2Breakdown of material: 4Utilization of time: 5-Sadie get right down to businessPractice time: 4Content Compared to similar DVD's: ?Content in general: 3Funness 3Shelf Life 4For a more in-depth dvd to use in conjunction with this try Karim Nagi's live music and movement. That is a really good dvd to use for drum solos and dancing with drummer and to live music in general.

Another good dvd from Sadie. Her style is so unique and inspiring. As usual her teaching is clear and concise. I thought there might be more in depth information on dancing with a live drummer-there was some indeed, just not as much as I had expected. The moves covered were similar to her other dvds. Overall, this dvd is filled with good material. I recommend it to teachers, more advanced dancers, and committed new dancers.

I was looking for a bellydance DVD who can give all the tools to perform a drum solo, and this is it! If you already have Pops, Locks and Shimmies you know what to expect!

l love the way Sadie clearly breaks down her technique and choreography. It easy to understand and to follow. I would recommend the dvd to all Belly Danceres.

Really tell the secrets of Sadie drum solo. Love it so much. And guest Karim Nagi and Atlantis are very good too!!

What is inside:-1h15m of basic isolations, layered with weight change (horizontal/vertical hip and chest, pelvis up and down) with rather simple yet tricky combinations (essentially the same move, say side slide of chest, is done with varying tempos, and layered with in-place stepping).-15 minutes layering-Again simple yet tricky combinations, mixing the moves from the isolation section-A few combinations, namely:-one entrance combination- no variations, etc, just one single combination-one combination with samba step-one closing combination with Karim Nagi live (quite classical: basically shimmi and finish with spins)-a gorgeus performance of Sadie to a drum solo- really inspiring.-Extra performances (you really have to go to the chapter 'Extras' to find them)MY OPINION: getting some cleaning and extra (tricky, but basic) variations on your basic isolations is always great, no matter where you stand in your dance. I have worked about 3 hours on this DVD and will probably work about 3 more so i think it is obviously worth the price- I think Sadie designed this DVD with the intention of making the student repeat more that it is actually showcased in the DVD.Will this DVD inspire you to dance a better in a drum solo? I think that there are no way enough combinations and variations of combinations to say so. Of course, it will still make your technique better and the performances are very inspiring. So i think a more truthful title would be'Essential technique for a perfect drum solo'. I do not think that this DVD will really give you any idea on how to structure a drum solo, any new ideas on how to dance it, or how to improve your own dancing to a drum solo.

Great drills!