Belly Dancing Egyptian Walk: Traveling Basics

Video Transcript

"Let's take our basic Egyptian and travel with it. I'm going to turn, face the back so we'll both be on the same foot. Let's put all the weight on the left foot. Arms out away from the body. Belly button pulled in, chest lifted, shoulders down. We're going to step forward with the right foot, bring the left foot to meet it. Make sure the knee is bent and lift the left hip. Step forward with the left foot, right foot meets the left, right hip comes up. Step forward with the right, together, lift. Step, together, lift. Step, together, lift. Same thing going back. Step back, feet together, then lift the hip. Make sure that you're not locking the knee, because then your whole body is going to move to try to get that hip up, so keep the knees bent. Step, lift. Good, keep it going. And step, lift. Step, lift. And take it back, lift. Step, lift. Step, together. Good. Make sure the feet come together, pull the belly button in. You don't want your back muscles to take over and do a back movement. Pull, engage with your sides. Step and lift. Now, practice in front of a mirror so you make sure you're not doing any bobbing up and down. Good."