How to shimmy and do rib circles (for Yusor)

[HighSchoolwizard11]

I'm a culture fanatic. I love to study different cultures, why is a woman's belly sacred? i read that in books about India, and belly dancing is sacred... may i ask?

[autobotsNdecepticons]

Everyone should dislike people who dislike this.

[pukarokhan]

wow you are gorgeous

[ivymayberuela]

hey .. are u a indiana girl or what?

[Anishack]

Hey thanks for all your lovely videos but i can't seem to be able to this move or any of the upper body moves without moving my shoulders. Any suggestions? tks

[CyanideFilledCandy]

Is the rib circle just another name for chest circle?

[PrincesseSissy]

Very nice video :)

The rib circles... How do you left and right your chest?? I Cant do it :S

[Portubella12458]

@genieshanu

Sorry if you've answered this question millions of times before, but I've seen some of your more recent stuff and would just like to ask- how frequently do you belly dance and how long did it take you to get as good as you are now? I am terrible at any kind of dance but have been considering belly dancing for over 2 years now...

[genieshanu]

@Portubella12458 Dont worry. I'm always glad to reply...I started playing around with bellydance when i was 17. But only got serious just a few years back. Its not the amount of time that matters...but dedication. Just shimmying in front of the mirror can make you much better. Your question is great...i have been thinking of posting a video on how to improve dance in a short period of time. Thanks for inspiring me. I'll send you a message when i have uploaded it. It will benefit many dancers.

[Portubella12458]

@genieshanu

Ow wow!! It's a honour to have inspired you! I'll start shimmying now- the house is empty!! And I'll be looking forward to that video! Thanks once again for all of your hard work, you're an amazing teacher!!! God bless :)

[csplljr]

@genieshanu so how old are you now?

[genieshanu]

@csplljr I am 24 now

[csplljr]

@genieshanu wow... u have learnt for so many years! your dance are awesome though the video are posted in 2008.

[01doglover]

Wow best shimmy instructor ever thanks alot for sharing this video you make it seem easier thanks alot God bless you and your family. :)

[001snipe]

I WANNA SHIMMY SHIMMY SHIMMY SHIMMY -TO THE BREAK OF DAWN YEAHHH!!

[Portubella12458]

@001snipe

System of a Down XD *thumbs up*

[001snipe]

@Portubella12458 Hahah Shitchyeea u kno >D Wish they would get bak togethr tho...

[Hoopermazing]

She's crazy beautiful... but she really doesn't have the hips for this racket.

[TheFaithArtist]

@Hoopermazing Well, I hope you looked at the upload date - more than three years ago. Check out some of her more recent videos and see if you want to change your opinion.

[Hoopermazing]

@TheFaithArtist I did just that. She does look a lot more womanly... but she still doesn't have the kind of hip to waist ratio that I'd like to see.

[evebil123]

this is one of the best lessons on here!! well done! and thank you :) x

[angelofmidnite]

AAAAAAAAAAahhhhhhhhhhhh, thank u SO much now i can do shakira's hips doen't lie dance eazier now!!!!!!! XD this helped me out sooo much thx, p.s. ur a great teacher

[iluvdrsomuch]

I like your video on the "Shimmy". It kinda explains how to do it for me. I'm a beginner in "Belly dancing". And I'm looking for some basic, but easy moves. If you have any good sites or other stuff. Would you be able to send it to me please? This applies to others as well :).

[ShaheenShine123]

Thank you so much, I had a hard time remembering how to do shimmies and now i know! Your a great teacher. God bless.

[cutego1]

Thank you so much! your a great teacher this helped so much!

[JaynotoriousNYC80]

Just good

[Bree87ful]

complimenti

[Yus0r]

Thanks.. o_o

[aiesh2007]

thank you very much for teaching us!!! you are doing it very well!!! wish you the best, keep on doing what you are doing

[holan311985]

your voice like a little girl voice... :)

[ISimplyyLoveYouhh]

i love love love your accent! and your great at this, i dont think i could do it, haha. Our gorgeous too(:

[Dinibaby905]

Good tutorial

[lechugaxd]

harem of sarah brightman

[paxsmile]

You are a great teacher. I just wish we could see how the knees work sideways and from a little closer?

[n0deity]

So technical tit waving basically... :D

[iCheer4MyBoyz]

i like your hair and are you like indian or arabic

[granniefromky]

Excellent!

[blaint09]

i still dont get how to isolate my ribcage. i see you do it and follow but i end up moving the lower half of my torso

[haksiel]

Yay! I can do iiit!

[CityMonsters]

Yeah...uhh, I'll have a gallon of milk and some blunts..ohh yeah and 5 quick picks from the mega million lotto..

[Jifcrunch79]

Aha! I think I got the basic idea, I always always pretty good at moving my hips :p I just need to practice...a lot! Hahaha thanks for the upload this is fun.

[BellyDancerFen1]

i actually know how to do a shimmy and do rib circles at the same time now, cuz of this video! :)

i asked you like ages ago on my other account, how to do them! cux i could'nt do it!

but i just keep trying to do them, and i finally got there! and i know how to do them! :)

soo thank youuu! :)

lovee fen! :) xoxo

[ciscocastille]

Awesome!

[Chancey4445]

wtf this video is shiit

[Bluesage2009]

Lovely, i wish could spend a night watching a woman like yourself dance,

[MrRoxy85]

amazing teacher!!!

[artificialmetal]

you are a very good teacher

[KimiJele]

I like your gentle shimmy!

[robertthegr88]

wow,gr8 dancing,u could pull any fella u want 2,ur so so gorgeous xx

[techno3939]

dawm girl you are FINE

[ScrappyHH]

awesome!!! you know move your boobs really good :P

see you nena

[genieshanu]

Thank you very much...God bless you

[YasminMaroc]

For the real shimmy you don't bend the knees

you only have to move your hips by lifting your body up.

[xxMyztikxx]

there no REAL shimmy. theres so many different kinds. an bending the knees is def one of them. a shimmer shimmy in the one where you dont bend your knees at all =) i cant do that one yet.

[WeCraveTheFun]

i herd that

my teacher meet FiFi

and FiFI shimmys with her hips!

but different people and different ways of doing it!

xx :)

[crx602]

i love that lift and down,lift and down!

[Portubella12458]

i love this song....it was originally a portuguese song by dolce pontes.....i can't remember the name though....oh yeah cancao do mar or something like that....beautiful song!!!

[cessapower]

It was originally by the greatest Fado singer, the late Amália Rodrigues, Then Dulce Pontes, sang it and it was a huge success. And it is Canção do Mar, meaning the sea song.

[Portubella12458]

Thanks! =3

[LeahLu82]

you're pretty ^.^

[tomboy74536]

can you post a video on how to belly roll?

please?

[CapriKitty]

Thank you...I just started my bellydancing classes this week and you made it soooo easy for me to learn better... thank you! :}

[M155KNE]

She's ace - made it simple

[LovingPoetry]

thats soo cool I can do the shimmy and the rib circles lol yay!!! to us!!

[rvsaid1989]

i cant to the shimmy, i just cant control my knees to move that fast,

[miscic]

start slow and build the speed up. first get to now the move. And then speed it up. A year ago i counded shimmy and now i shimmy and do the disses at the sime time!

[iRULEu207]

doo more videos!!

[Paulinhalb1]

My God! hahahaha

[JayTeeUS]

Nice Body !

[hypnodance]

Your rib circles & undulations are beautiful!

[sunseteyes69]

brandon is the best, smartest cutest little kid in the world, and all the other kids suck ha ha ha ha ha

[lilchumbe]

you are very good

[ddealer23]

can we get married?!

[NicoleYB18]

thanks soo much!!

i bellydance and can do almost everything well except shimmies! ive always struggled. honestly i can do them soo much better thanks to this video! you rock keep it up!

p.s. one thing really helpful for bellydance vids is to show ur feet movement. so lowere the cam a lil next time!

thanks!

nicoleB

[proffessorpeabody510]

wow...you are an AMAZING dancer. I am currently trying to learn to bellydance....it is sooo hard! do you have any tips on how to possibly simplify anything, until I get the hang of it??

[ladykaede21]

Meh do you have to be slim to do this? D:

[Ambeeringuy18]

No. this is a dance for ALL body types.

[farah896]

nah lol i think you can do it no matter what size you are!:D

[ladykaede21]

^^.. I am just a bit shy about my body so I was just wondering. Thanks! ^^

[farah896]

oh lol arww its ok we all have those days, im likr that aswell! :) x

[ladykaede21]

^___^

[dukugirl85]

awesome, i want to be yr student!!im from JB but stay in KL.

[Diabolos9]

T___T?

[thatsportybabe22]

wow you're really good and this helped a lot!

[GigiInc]

Wonderful.

[asrAlillUsion]

thank you very helpful for us begginers :)

[yarakassem]

what is the name of this song?

i need to now

[genieshanu]

its by sarah brightman

[nitemareshadows]

Its called Harem, I think. :]

[ayeborri]

thanks thanks very much you r the best

[ABCPUSA]

wow ur body is sexy...lol

[Dominicangirlp]

Thanks girl for sharing this!! Good job!!

[SONIAakaKING]

ur indian

[mujwoo]

so what?

it doesnt matter what ethnic culture she's from

she's still am amazing dancer

[cocobarbie90210]

You are sooo good!!! I'm going to keep praticing. It seems simple when I start but putting the combinations together on key is so hard!!

[sillygall]

i get it could you post a vid of you doing the rib o

[OoLadaoO]

You're great, please post more!!

[xlimonellax]

buenisimo!! aprendi los movimientos basicos!! =P

[skyedancr]

this is great thank you.

[daDRP]

i like apples!

you?

thats cool dancing like it muchos !!!!!!

[BianncasBelly]

very excellent.

why no belly button jewlery?

[kalisascabaret]

You are so cute. Are you actually teaching from India? The fan and the bunk beds are a familiar sight. i wish you could dance on my show World of Dance Theater.

[genieshanu]

Hey there. Thank you. I am indian but i live in Singapore now :) I would love to dance for your show if i could. Thanks again :)

[herjal]

srry, i mean my left is looooonger like, just a little but, whatever. i can shimmy now, also i can hip-drop/kick, rib circles, the whole package. thx tho

[kplummer66]

I like shimmy ^^

[2ndhandhurt]

You are a great dancer and such a nice person! in every one of your videos you respond so nicely to people! Keep it up, you are amazing and have beautiful eyes!

[lexi0207]

you can shimmy with your knees. that is a regular more controlled shimmy. you can shimmy to the beat of music.

there is also a shimmy called the glute shimmy. this is when you alternate squeezing/flexing your right and left butt muscles.

different areas and cultures use different kinds of shimmies!

[mareclipse]

Hi I have a confuse, my teacher told me that make Shimmies with knees is incorrect because i can hurt them, is that really?

[MagycArwen]

they told me the same. but i've been thaught knee shimmy and i don't know how to learn the hip shimmy. how does your teacher teach the hip shimmy? i mean, what's the tecnique?

[genieshanu]

The hip shimmy is mainly from the movement of your thigh muscles. The back of your thigh muscles. When you shimmy, try to feel the vibrations in the back of your thigh. Then you r doing right. I hope this helps

[mareclipse]

Him Magycarwen. When i see this video I begin to investigate and request to other teachers and my own teacher about this, they told me that this kind of shimmy using in the Cairo, they told me that its really if that I can Hurt my knees if I do a lot of time this kind of shimmy look like as avery hard movements... The hip shimmy just move the hip as a vibration and slackens the buttocks... See YouMagycArwen... Are U´Wicca?

[pennyhound]

you are an excellent teacher :)

[chapinaprincess]

i see some people when they are doing the shimmy very fast they no longer use the knees back and forth motion it just looks like their butt is vibrating. is that proper?

[genieshanu]

That is an egyptian shimmy if im right. There are different kinds of shimmy. Some we use knees...some we dont :)

[Samboras4star]

I was told that it'd be better to have bum fat for belly dancing. It is better for women with a bit of meat on them to do belly dancing. Basically not stick thin, belly dancing needs a belly :p

[BelenChinex]

I can't shimmy!!!!! :'(

[genieshanu]

Dont worry. If you try u can. Bellydance is a very feminie dance. It looks hard...but its very easy 4 women

[um22w22]

unbelievable dancing. U should be more famous than some of that c--- belly dancers we see on this site. yuke!! I've been looking for these instructions for ever.

[Lakshmi98182]

Very nice Sabreena! Hey, I have a question: is it better to do belly dance with an empty stomach? Or do you find that you can shake it better with a little bit of food inside?

[lucky07star17]

woow that is awesome!! but how do u shimmy and walk at the same time?

thanks <3

[genieshanu]

1st you can try walking around and do a slow shoulder shimmy...as you get this...start doing a faster shimmy as you walk...sooner or later u will be able to do it :)

[lucky07star17]

thank u <33 =DDDD

[Missfoxy187]

hey there, great videos!! can u teach me how to hip roll?? what am i suppose to do with my heels. can u show it to me, as how u are showin the other moves, nice and slowly.

[herjal]

ok soooo i've been trying to shimmy but everytime i do it fast my hips don't move, + my left leg is longer so it feels weird, am i doing something wrong?

[genieshanu]

Hmm, your hips dont have to move so much. it becomes like a vibrating movement. Try im improving your posture if you find your legs arent positioned properly. But i am not too sure what you mean by ur left leg is longer. Check if your posture is correct. n try shimmying

[AvaAdore7]

Are your buttcheeks suppose to flap everywhere when you're doing the shimmy.. cuz mine do. :/

[genieshanu]

dont worry mine does too when i do certain steps

[buz263]

Wonderful dance moves and so sexy also. You look great. Keep posting.

[PatriciaNiemeijer]

the song is: Harem from Sarah Brightman

[frankyluvzme]

for rib circles for some reason i feel like i cant slide how do you make yourself slide with out moving your hips well at least it doesn't seem you're using your hips.

[genieshanu]

Hi. Sorry 4 late reply. Sliding your ribs is the same as sliding your hips. Isolate your ribs. Try to stand in front of a mirror and focus. Practise sliding everyday. You will get the hang of it. Some ppl make the mistake of mving sholuders. Its nt the shoulders but the ribs. Focusing helps

[frankyluvzme]

thanks for the help ive been practicing shimmy's and rib circles and im getting the hang of it!

youre great at teaching this!

[frankyluvzme]

is you upper part of your body suppose to move as well when you do the shimmy because sometimes my chest moves along with it am i doing this wrong?

[kokuyoku14]

do you have big breast because sometimes if you are not wearing a good bra when you shimmy your chest moves

[frankyluvzme]

no i dont actually i have small breast.

so im predicting im doing somethign wrong but ive been practicing and my chest has been moving less

[BiGiMeLoN090202]

what's the name of the song in the background. btw, ur good and i've tried to do the shimmy and hip rolling but i totally could not do it! :(

[genieshanu]

This song i am not too sure whats the name. I haf it in a cd. I will try to find ut 4 u. The more you do the shimmy the more you will become better

[genieshanu]

yes dont worry i will post a video of me doing ma regular exercises wid it...i kind of avoid doing a shimmy wid it for fear of hurting ma bones :P

[beladi713]

how can it hurt you if your doing a shimmey well thanks for the video to

[genieshanu]

The weights can hit against ur hip while vibrating...but ive tried it b4...its nt really painful or anytg like ppl scared me...im just a lil cautious

[beladi713]

you have beautiful snake arms hey im just wondering this kind of weird when i do shimmy my belly jiggles allot is that normal maybe its cause im fat lol

[genieshanu]

Yes thats correct. Your stomach has to jiggle. Lol and you are not fat. Shimmies makes your stomach jiggle and thats absolutely normal!

[beladi713]

ok just wondering is it the more it jiggles the better

[genieshanu]

Yes the more the jiggles the better. N shimmies develop your muscles too. Remember its not really in the knees moving back and forth. Tighten your butt muscles and shimmy. Try putting your hand at the back of your thigh and see if you can feel your muscle moving. If its moving then you are correct! :)

[beladi713]

yea i try to use my butt and hips more lol just wondering you are a smart belly dancer aren't you

[genieshanu]

Thank you Daniel. I find my shimmies more strong when i tighten my butt and shimmy. Its also good to develop your muscles around your thighs. I use the cycling machines n cross trainers at the gym. It makes your shimmies more smooth and increase your stamina.

[beladi713]

thats cool i want to try that i never taught of trying that you really are a smart belly dancers i dont even think about that would really help thank you so much we learn together in all your videos

[genieshanu]

Thank you so much Daniel. I believe as long as we are passionate abt this art, we can really train for it. I do train with weights on my hip as well. Like those weight belts. That has improved my dancing alot more and help me identify muscles. But you have to be quite intermediate to try that. If nt it might cos injury. N when u feel pain, stop immediately. It means you are doing smtg wrong. Some dancers are against weights...and some dancers claim it helps. To me, i find it very useful.

[beladi713]

i should try one of those they sound really cool to what do these weights look like and i also believe if we can be passionate then we will be famous hehe i hope we can be famous like rachel brice that would be cool your a great bellydancer with lots of passion and really care about the art what i also admire is that you are honest in what you say about your videos thank you for helping improve better cause some stuff that you showed in your videos i didnt know much about

[genieshanu]

You are very kind Daniel. I believe anytg is possible as long as you set your heart and mind to it. U can even become better than any star. I dont have the bellydance weight belt. Im too poor for it. So i bought a scuba diving weight belt, and 2 pounds of weight on each side of my hip.

[genieshanu]

It cost me a total of 30 bucks. It shld be cheaper in ur country. Start off with smaller weights until your hip is strong enough. Make sure the weights are distributed EVENLY. Maybe i will put up a video of me practising wid weights. Some exercises i do are hip circles, inner hip circles, figure 8's in and out, mayas, figure 8 with feet stable on the floor (not on heels) and belly rolls and undulations.But i suggest anyone to learn the proper method of doing it widout weights

[genieshanu]

...so they wont harm any muscles with weights on. I haf a class teacher who corrects me, so in a way i am safe..n i knoe that even if i practise wid weights im nt harming maself. Just make sure you are ready 4 it. Ur hips and health is most important!

[beladi713]

i think it would help if you made a video please do if you can because like you said others might want to try but they can hurt themselves if they don't know what their doing

[pinklily03]

You're on the right track. That is how you do a shimmy but hopping is a big no no and that is what you seem to be doing. When you hop it takes away the isolation from the hips and makes the move look uncontrolled. Stand in from of a mirror and pretend there is a line above your head or ask a friend to put their hand a tiny ways above your head and do the same moves. You'll see what I mean. Another great way to do this is by practicing with a book on your head. It helps you not to bounce.

[gamersbestfriend]

I really like you......lol i just got a thing for that ever since i saw my friend samantha dance....she's really pretty when she dances.........*.*

[incredibleamanda]

During the shimmies, should my weight be on my heels or the on the balls of my feet?

[genieshanu]

If its a normal shimmy, your weight should be evenly distributed on the balls of the feet. You stand flat on the floor. In a turkish shimmy, you tend to stand on your toes.

[incredibleamanda]

Thank you!

[bextercute]

I love the way you teach... great job...bless you:)

[robbyled]

Hola, are you Indian?

[genieshanu]

Hola i am indian :)

[genieshanu]

Hola i am indian :)

[robbyled]

Hola again. So how did you get to be in Singapore? I believe there are not many Indian people there.

[Casimira26]

You are great with that rib movement, i´m so silly, and y can´t do that or i need more practice...Could you please explain how to do the ondulations, it´s really difficult to me. Thanks, you are really good.

[genieshanu]

i will do u a video and show u. Its abt 3 muscles. I will try my best to explain to u

[genieshanu]

Casimira i have uploaded my video for you. I really hope i covered your problem. You can do much better with practise. I started off badly as well. The more you practise the more your muscles listen to you. I hope you keep progressing! Bless you

[CalvinKleinGal]

ur a fabulous dancer!!! i just wanna know, when ur doing the shimmy, do u stand on ur toes? or flat? thank you :)

[genieshanu]

When you stand on your toes, its called a turkish shimmy. When you stand flat its called egyptian shimmy. Usually i do both. When i travel around, and look unnaturally a lil taller, then im doing turkish. But usually i like doing egyptian shimmy, the one which u stand flat

[genieshanu]

When you stand on your toes, its called a turkish shimmy. When you stand flat its called egyptian shimmy. Usually i do both. When i travel around, and look unnaturally a lil taller, then im doing turkish. But usually i like doing egyptian shimmy, the one which u stand flat

[CalvinKleinGal]

thank you !!! :)

im working on it hhehh

[fearlessmitchrocks]

Love the rib circles. Can you believe I cannot even do those?? Yikes I need help lol. Beautiful job. Keep up the great work. ***** Stars!