Would you believe that I was just about to post asking the same thing? I'm planning my own scheduled drilling routine right now, wanted to know what the professionals recommended to an amateur...

I have a drill set that I do (or try to do) every day that doesn't take long. Bascially, it's 40 times of each basic move. (mayas, camels, large hip circles, snake arms...yadda-yadda) Then I'll shimmy for 2 minutes doing standard knee/vibration, move onto 2 minutes of washing machine, 2 minutes of bouncing, 2 minutes of 3/4 (while walking), and finish with shoulder shimmies. Rachel taught us a handy move for chest lifts at Spirit of the Tribes by tugging on imaginarey ropes utilizing our shoulder blades instead of elbows. (She'd have to explain it, I'm terrible at explaining stuff...And Ms. Rachel, I must say my chest lifts have improved 100% :D ) so I do about 100 of those daily. After doing all this (which doesn't take that long, really...and I do it to a metranome instead of music.) I work on choreography or I might pop in a Mina & Vina fitness video. After I'm done, I do crunches, pelvic abducters, squats, and then finally stretches.

After I'm finito with all of this, I lay on the floor and relax for awhile before getting up.

i find it really really hard to do the same thing. I'm very ADD and i can't keep my attention.
Another thing, its one thing to practice technique but what about other aspects, how do you practice perfecting improv, performance style, attitude, and all that kinda stuff. Thats what i find difficult.

Any suggestions?

What I've been putting together is a set of songs that take up an hour that I can drill to. I'm working on making a list of drills that I want to do to make myself stronger, and my song set is something that will keep me on track for a good hour while I drill.
Doing things like shoulder rolls, chest lifts, hip bumps/drops, shimmies, etc. to a set rhythm in music is what I'm trying to put together.
After that's done I want to put together another set of songs that I can just dance and practice to. Slow and fast.

I don't know if that helps or not, but that's what I think will work for me.

Stef.

I wake up and stretch for about 45 minutes.
Then its push-ups, sit-ups, squats, leg lifts and gleutial tucks. I push to my max with each.
Next I turn on a really bouncy compilation CD, throw on my wrist weights and weight belt and goofy dance around for about 45 minutes (thats the length of the CD).
Once all of that is out of my system I settle down to work on choreography and pell drills.

All in all it takes about 2 1/2 hours. If I have enough time, I do it again at night and if I'm feeling particularly energizer bunny I'll pop in a favorite performance video, put my weight belt on and shimmy for a couple hours around noon. Sometimes I have the time to do a 5 or 7 hour work out but I spread it out throughout the day.

I think the best thing is to make the most of your time and try to get those little extra bits in when you can. For instance... I air zill in the car when I'm stopped in traffic. Sometimes I can get an hour of air zilling in at top speed and believe me... it helps! Theres also belly rolls in the bath tub or when you're doing dishes. Be creative and get your body moving. There's no such thing as a schedule that's too busy to work out. ;-) (I wrote for 8 to 12 hours per day all last month and could still pull my morning workout together.)

Feel the Burn!
~*Gen*~

PS~ I'm evil with the weight belt thing. Unless you're training yourself up hard core I don't see a reason to try it. I do it for reasons aside from dance sooo you've been warned. ;-)