Torso Slide Belly Dance Move

Video Transcript

"Hi. Now, we'll be going over the torso slide. First, you want to make sure that your feet are straight ahead, your knees are bent, your belly button is pulled in, your chest is lifted and your shoulders are back and down. The arms are going to be out, away from the body. So now we're going to take the center of the sternum and slide to the right; and slide to the left. And slide right; and slide left. You may find yourself, when you start this move, leaning to one side or another, so you want to think about keeping your shoulders level and not letting yourself tilt. It's good to practice in front of a mirror. Now, you also want to think about not letting your shoulders getting involved. They're just along for the ride. Now, also think about keeping your nose centered and just separating out your chest so that your nose stays aligned with the rest of your body. Let me show you what it looks like from the back. And right, left, right, left. Good! Let's try it with some music. Five, six, seven, eight. And right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left. Good. Keep going. Now take this move, drill it in front of the mirror, and think about keeping your body aligned and getting nice, clean isolation."