Summary: Learn how to do a horizontal figure-eight move when belly dancing in this free video dance lesson.
Naimah began exploring the art of belly dance in 1999 with some background knowledge in ballet,modern, hip hop and African dance. She belly dance with well know local talent such as...read more
"I will now demonstrate a horizontal figure 8. You want to begin by bending the knees slightly and you’re going to move the right hip forward and slide it back. As you’re sliding, you’re going to slightly pivot that foot around. Then you’re going to move to the left, lift that hip out, slide it back. So, you’re going to go right, left, right, left. Keeping the upper torso still. You’re keeping your hips on a horizon line, not tilting it up, just keeping it on the horizon. This ends our segments on horizontal figure 8s. For more information on belly dance, you can visit my website at naimahraks.com. That’s NAIMAHRAKS.com."
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anannya said
on 8/2/2008 very informative for a new students.