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Belly Dance Hip Lifts

A belly dancing hip lift involves contracting and releasing the side muscles and rib cage. Learn more about belly dance hip lifts with tips from a professional dancer in this free dance lesson video.

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In this clip we're going to show you how to do a hip lift. First we'll stand on one leg, lift the opposite foot slightly forward and press the ball of the foot into the floor. The standing leg slightly bent, but don't sit into your hip. Slightly bend and still maintain your lift and your core. We're going to frame the hip with one hand and bring the other arm up over the head. We're going to contract the side muscles, bringing the hip up closer to the rib cage and then release down. Contract and release, contract and release. Other side. And, contract the side muscles and stretch the hip away. Contract and stretch it away. Contract and down and contract and down. And we can add a little sharpness to it by gently tightening the muscles in the backs of the legs, to give it a little bit of a sharpness. And, up, up, up, up, up, up and other side, up, up, and up.

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Belly Dance Hip Lifts

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