How to Do Bicycle Hips in Belly Dancing

Bicycle hips is a movement in belly dancing that requires only the hips to move. It looks like you are riding a bicycle, thus the name. It basically requires you to trace a figure eight that is laying on its side with one side of your hips. Master the movement with both hips so that you can do the movement on both sides or alternate the movement back and forth.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Stand with your feet about hip or shoulder width apart.

2. Bend your knees slightly and distribute your weight evenly so that you are balanced.

3. Concentrate on moving only your hips in this movement. Your upper body should not move.

4. Move your right hip upwards by lifting the heel of your foot off of the floor, and roll your hip backwards. Push your hip downwards by putting your feel back down on the floor and move your hips forward to where you started. You should feel like you traced a circle with your hip.

5. Take your right hip and raise it up, move it forward this time, drop your hip back down and move it backwards to the start position again. You will still be using your heel to move your hip upward and downward.

6. Repeat the same steps outlined in steps 4 through 5 for the left hip.

7. Slowly repeat the movement of the hips slowly until you know the feeling of the movement. Make the motion one continuous movement out until it is smooth. Speed up when you are comfortable with it.