How to Belly Dance : How to Do the Umi Move in Belly Dancing

[Mimi080400]

Disgusting Body >.< 

[Pinakoladaw9]

That is really strange but i like to watch (:

[dromycatcher]

is it the belly, hips or chest that u use to move?

[IcedLipGloss]

her belly button looks so weird. is it pierced or something?

[basdina11]

@IcedLipGloss Yes lol

[angelimoua89]

I couldn't stop looking at her belly button :|

[terojak]

my whole boys moves huhuhuhuh :'(

[LoveMaddiYo]

Notice how she doesn't show her knees.

[XmienekeX]

she does a good job but she doesn't look cnfident and motivated to teach

[Neumie7]

no gonna lie, the uni looks pretty fuckin cool

[policefreakz]

are you supposed to bend your knees??

[chatonviolette]

@policefreakz Slightly, yep. Otherwise you will injure you backbone.

[GeneralKayBabe]

@chatonviolette oh yay that means i was doin it right kinda

[4evabonita]

wow! i learned a belly move!!:) hey is it only me that heard her stomach growl at 1:13 lol!! ha ha ha!!:)

[gagasinger2000]

I AM FAT can i still bellydance?

[Mrsmonife]

@gagasinger2000

of course u can!! And maybe it will make u loose weight.

[mylovemetal]

niceeeee umi!!

[firestonemagic]

okay so the only part my teacher left out was the forward motion because that's the part i was confused on. Its not a wave its more of a well yeah a dance move! THANKYOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO TO CLEAR THAT PART UP!

sniikerbby& charbanger- that is the first thing you learn in bellydance no matter what style- YOU MUST HAVE proper posture. If you don't have this down YES YOU CAN HURT YOURSELF even doing a shimmy. Seriously!

[thisbattymom]

You do an exceptional job of breaking down the mechanics of the movements. Thank you.

However, could you please show some of the moves from a profile too?

[sniikersbby]

do you move your knees when your doing this ?

[witch307]

@sniikersbby yes ur knee moves * rhythmic

[asiraka]

Thanks! Your Vid really helps! :)

Im havin' a hard time doin' the alternate tho.

[EGT4499]

Anyone can do that!!!

But this really does help.

I have learned how to do almost all belly dancing moves because of you.

Thank you,

Emmeline VT

[kordugum4]

Darling we dont have skinny abbs that make it look good

but this video really helps

[ElenaTirziu]

Grrr I can't fricken do it XD

[jamieos90]

her stomach growled @ 1:12 lol

[charbanger1]

WHY CANT I DO IT!!! Damn my whiteness. we cant dance haha

[Promthanius]

@charbanger1 A lot of it is in the knees. Watch her shimmy video then try that whole "bend the knees" thing to get your hips up. Bending the right knee and straightening the left will raise the left hip. You'll find that this is how MANY hip movements are done. I've been belly dancing for almost 2 years and I still have to remind myself of this ONE rule! XP

[lavigneavrilfanful]

this dance it´s too hard but so amazing

[spaz9i2]

does any1 know how to use stomach muscles more? i'm getting these steps right but seems im using my lower back more than my stomach...and i read from somewhere that it's wrong

[kutekizzez]

you got some nasty stomach

[Catwalksymphony]

I'm wondering why expert village is silencing the woman that made these videos? I keep seeing "tallfeather"s comments are removed... isn't "tallfeather" the girl in this video? Can't she state her disapproval with how outdated they are in regards to her style and talent? Oh, people can continually mock her and say she's ugly... those comments can stay but she can't disapprove of the video itself? Without her it wouldn't even be on here.

[PurpleAcidd]

@Catwalksymphony Or.. maybe she made a spelling mistake and deleted it and wrote again.. thought of that?

[dudeiloveeggs]

i think all your how to videos are very good.

i have learned quite a bit .

thank you,

xanthia in MT

[jrockerjanta]

great vid but in the beginning, she sounds like a robot, it would be better if her speech was more fluent and smooth

[crapodigger]

cute little intestinal noise at 1:13... :D :D

[columbinecassie]

her bellybotton looks like an anus

[bartragu]

This clip should be called How to do the Gorgious "OUTIE" Move. Rock on grly!

[jianow]

ive noticed that some professional bellydancers have some 'loose skin' under their belly button, just like naimah. anyone how that comes to happen?

[roxy12477]

Maybe from having kids.

[columbinecassie]

not a clue...

[tallfeather]

pregnancy in my case.

[hypnodance]

Lovely! :)

[devilishlyangelic1]

woi woi @ waiitforit

[StarWhispersz]

Isnt that called wineing?

oo well still looked cool:P

[devilishlyangelic1]

wining....lol

well wining is easier and doesnt really require as much control from ur abs i guess...im from trini i shud no :p

[waiitforit]

lmfao. Im trini to:P

[delicia111]

me 2! Legs are closer together to do the Egyptian "wine" unlike in Trinidad. Egyptian wine looks less vulgar.

[lilreddgirlie]

This is a REVERSE UMI!

The usual umi goes up at right, up deep crunch at forward, up at left, down relax at back.

like up up up back up up back

The move she's doing is the opposite... I feel excited to see this one, it's a hip hop kind of move, although sometimes it's done in bellydance.

[shanghaibabe]

This is awesome, i found Umi move is one of the most difficult belly dance moves for me.

[sweetduncan]

ecellent teacher congratulation!!!!

[bladiebla11]

wow

[bebetigre12]

show the knees ,they are moving.

[livenhope08]

finally someone really teaching belly dance and not just trying to be slutty! thnx!

[emins29]

Bem legal o video ajuda-nos a ter uma melhor visão dos exercícios usados na dança do ventre!Parabens!!!

[ohbrilliant]

Oh my gosh! If I'd do that I'd break in half! LOL She's very talented I can see that.

[nmbop]

ivebeen learning belly dancing i can do some stuff im only 11yrs old!!!! i can do the hip bump,pelvic tiltetc...

and i just started!

[evilprincess6]

DANG she's goooood

I dont even thing that is a 24 inched waist I think she has a 12 inch waist

she' soooo good.

[Frieslandcollege]

thank you

[Bellyflasher]

I think you are a great teacher and I realy appreciate what you took the time to do .