Belly Dancing Drill: Hip Bump

Video Transcript

"Let's drill the weighted hip bone. So we're going to go from side to side, thinking about straightening the knee, lifting the hip right up into the rib cage not pushing out so don't over extend yourself and cause damage to your joint. Let's straight up. Lift, lift. My weight shifts to one side. That hip goes up, up. It's like you're pulling energy up from the floor. Up, up, side to side. Good. Make sure your feet facing straight ahead, belly button's pulled in, chest is lifted, shoulders are back and down, arms are out away from the body. Good. Shifting side to side. Let's try a little faster. Ready and one, two; one, two. One, two; one, two. One, two; one, two. So your weight's shifting, side to side. You're not staying completely stationary. You're going side to side, lifting the hip up into the rib cage, keep the chest lifted, good, belly button pulled-in. We'll do it faster, one, two; one, two; one, two; one, two; one, two; one, two; good. Be sure to practice this in front of a mirror to get a nice clean isolation."