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Step 1
Stand in the basic belly dancing stance. Your feet should be about shoulder width apart. Point your toes forward with the feet flat on the floor. Knees should be bent a little bit. Hips should be centered and your pelvis tucked in.
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Step 2
Slide to one side to do the Hip Circle. Keep the circle parallel to the floor. When you slide the hips right, do it in a straight line without dipping. Use your glut muscles to push your hips forward, left and back. Keep your hips level and pelvis tucked in.
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Step 3
Put the ball of your foot forward to perform the Hip Up. Tuck in your tail and stomach in. Foot forward to lift your hip up. Keep the hip up for the count of a quick beat, then go back down slow. Up fast, down slow. Like the beat of a drum.
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Step 4
Use your stomach muscles to do the Hip Drop movement. Draw your hip up with your oblique muscles, then drop it quick. Keep your knees loose and the pelvis tucked in. You can drop the foot out in front to drop the hip even more dramatically.
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Step 5
Work your knees for the Hip Shimmy. Bend your knees to alternate right, then left, going up to almost a straight leg position. This is almost like you are walking, but you won't be moving your feet so your hips will go up and down. Start big and slow then work up to smaller and faster movements.
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Step 6
Twist and slide the hip to do the Figure Eight. Keep your hips horizontal and parallel to the floor. Pull your hips back around your center in a twist, then scoop the hip forward to bring it to the front on the opposite side, sliding it all in a figure eight.
