Like Beach Plums I do a round at home with body weight the night before just to work through the movements so that I don't have to stare at the book the whole time. (Though I usually bring the book with me the first couple of times I do the new workouts just to be safe.)
Don't worry about people staring at you. If you look really closely, you'll probably see that most people are either 1-staring at themselves in the mirror and watching their own muscles/form/whatever or 2-doing their best to avoid making eye contact with people so that they can just get through the workout. There are folks out there who'll chat or who stare, but don't let them bug you. Just try to tune them out and go for it.
Good luck! (By the way, I thought that I'd feel stupid doing some of the Stage 2 exercises, too, but after the first time or two I got over that. I felt a little awkward doing some of the one-legged ones--especially cause I lost my balance with them the first time and nearly fell over a few times--but I just laughed at myself and moved on.)
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