Walk the Runway with Both Hands on Hips

Video Transcript

"Before we start the catwalk with two hands on the hips, I'd like for you to get back in your basic - pointing your right toe, pulling it in. You're familiar with this pose, pose #1, which is referred to as the basic in professional modeling. I'd like for you to take two hands and put them on your hips, fingers relaxed, elbows pressed forward. Notice that I'm very broad at the top, my stomach muscles are pulled in. As I begin the walk, I'm totally focused on putting one foot in front of the other. So as I walk, I'm going to put one foot in front of the other. Notice that it's easy to walk this way because you're more balanced. With the hands on the hip it creates an enormous amount of balance for your body, so this is probably the easiest way to walk the catwalk. Maintaining one foot in front of the other, notice that the hips barely twist, barely ladies. They move just a little bit as you walk. They have to because your hands are now resting on your hip bones, but you do not wiggle. Don't wiggle, that takes away from your grace and your poise. It also takes away from your style. Notice that there's a little head turn each time I make the turn, and that creates style as well. Keep the hands and the elbows pressed so that as you move forward, the arms stay still. This is the catwalk with two hands on the hips. Now that you've learned the catwalk with two hands on the hips, I'm going to take you right into half-turns."