Video: Belly Dance Shimmy Moves

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In belly dancing there are several types of shimmy moves that swing the hips from side to side. Learn more about belly dance shimmy moves with tips from a professional dancer in this free dance lesson video.

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In this clip I'm going to show you how to do a Shimmy. There are different types of shimmies. This one I'm going to show you, I call an Earthy Shimmy. Some people call it an Ethnic Shimmy. It's an earthy shimmy because the knees are slightly bent and the hips are really going to swing side to side. So slightly bending the knees, let's bring our arms out into what I call, Belly Dance 101 position, arms slightly curve. And just gently tightening the muscle in the backs of the legs, swing your hips side to side, alternating the legs. One, two; one, two; one, two. When you feel comfortable at this speed, you can double time; one, two; one, two; one, two; one, two. Remember to think of all your postural procedure that we talked about earlier. Feet into the floor, gentle contraction through the abdominals. And when that's feeling good, you can triple time. Remember to breathe. Excellent!

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Belly Dance Shimmy Moves

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