How To Do A Bellydance Hip Raise

[skatie210]

omg NO ONE can hellppppp!!!!! somebody pleaseee!?!? i have watched ALL the possible videos on youtube and i cant get it riiighhhtt!!!!!:(

[liesjj111]

wtf I really cant do this xD

[11glitters]

wow i gota learn

[Enigura]

I don't get people when they say "how do you contract your glute". All your doing is tensing it. The only real difference your probably going to notice is that your hip wont go as high because your ass isn't strong enough to make it really noticeable.

[danigurl923]

My butt simply does not cooperate well enough to do this...

[SassyGirl8141]

there u go thats it? is that what she just said? has she not seen us?

[alyshajoybieber14]

Urrrrm further clarify please?!? Lol

[kaykayyish]

how do you contract your glutes?

[ilovehim8ful]

DAM!!! how do u that. argh!!

[MrsCaptJack]

@ilovehim8ful None of us learned how to do this overnight. ;-)) Keep trying. Try sitting in a hard chair (like a folding chair) and squeezing your glutes (butt muscles) to raise you slightly on the chair. Now, keep your glutes contracted and relax your quad muscles (leg muscles) so that the glutes are the only thing contracted. When you can isolate the glutes only, start switching from right to left, increasing speed as you go. You'll get it. It just takes lots of practice!

[GiantMarkirs]

wh-wh-what? D:

[xevexx]

@misoraokada thank you!, i was wondering if i had weak musles or something and wondered why i was failing at contracting my glutes, guna start doing pilates :P

[MisoraOkada]

Ok, so I know this sounds crazy but, about 2 months ago I couldn't do this. I gave up. I tried doing pilates it really strenghtens the but muscle and I tried it after a month of pilates and now I can do it! I was just weak muscle. Just look up pilates for the butt. :D I am happy to share my experience with anyone <3

[craziejazzi]

o i get it!! she just means squeeze on butt cheek at a time

[ekljjohnson]

shit i think we all agree this shit is hard!!! and we cant do it >.<

[kimdavinci]

WTF

[moneybags420x]

i cant do it !

[CookiieMonster48]

Yeah this is really hard...haha

[meatwad1014]

My butt does not control my hips! I have to big of a butt to do this! :(

[MalcolmSlavez]

I am a man but i wanna learn it @_@ i think it's cool

[ororaborealis]

this was a great tip...loved it...my teachers taught me using the legs and thrusting my hip, but contracting the glute made it so much easier...less pressure on my knees...thnx

[1hotsummernight]

I can do it on the right side, but I struggle with my left...weird.

[anglebaby500]

wow this was very easy:D

[meow0meow7]

either my glutes are very weak or she didn't explain this very well.

[iLuvDl2unk3nlvlunkey]

lol the animation in the beginning is my fav :D

[skatie210]

@iLuvDl2unk3nlvlunkey hahahh!! ik i like the little fish @ the end too!!!:)

[Minyaa82]

Yay! shes good....^^

[tay0833087]

u didnt even teach us how to move our hips like tht in the biginning !!! thats wat the video is about

[YoYoSlowmo]

thank you! this is so very helpful!

[hellowjp]

when I tried this...my upper body and my legs kept moving as well...how do i only move my hips? lol

[kittycatballs444]

THIS IS HARRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD­DDDDD IM GETTIN FUSTREATED X(  and impatient

[WallE125]

When I do the second part my thighs pop.... Is that good??? I dont think so.

[Ashely10183]

My mom has that skirt in red. But she puts it as a decoration.

[keteshlazina]

it ok to teach the fondations of the dance i think that part of the dance is due to the rythme and to the lyrics of the arab song, so basically if you don't know arab language it will never be the same like the arab belly dancer , so i never meet or see an european woman dancer or whatever country who can rival with arab belly dancer. they have the groove ,feel the vibes it's in their blood, in their body.

[Naruto4479]

@keteshlazina riiiiiiiggghhttt :D music speaks no language, it speaks rythme and rythme makes its point without word.

[jazzypony]

@keteshlazina

How does speaking Arabic make you a better dancer? Putting in tones of time and effort it was makes you a good dancer. Considering a TON of belly dancers don't even dance to Arabic music.

[FirePetals]

Hmmm... my belly dance instructor has been telling us to use our legs to do that.This way is so much easier. =)

[Kcorpss1]

heheh awesome! thank you :) taken me ages to learn it.. i learnt in 10secs within ur video :)

[whatupmilu12345]

I DID IT!

[pinupxshanna]

my butt doesnt do this... I can contract muscles in my bum all day, it just isnt big enough to really look like what your doing.

[toodlesxx]

stop talking as tho were stupid or mad!!!

[cutenikkey]

lol is it normal to get a cramp in your stomach aftr u've tried ths 4 the 1st time evr???

[broken87mirror]

@cutenikkey yes it pain in your thighs you should stretch warm up first until you get used to it

[jahlove111]

@cutenikkey if you're not doing it the right way! but keep practicing it's not that hard!

[tydaLane]

OMG! it's so hard to do :(

[patyjam]

contractig the gluts means to contract the mucle of ur bumbum :)

[amnee23]

mashAllah, she is so good, you remind me of my aunt, you look and danace like her(:

[brandonthomasson1]

Mostly you have to have strong abs. If you dont do situps every few days rly u can forget it lol.

[abejareyna100]

this didnt work for me . i dont really get the contract part hahahaha maybe im just slow lol

[missartist123]

make sure your pelvis is tucked for this drill or its going to be hard to make a hip raise.

[iovrcom]

shes good

[kjerstie001]

She does not have a body for bellydance...where are her curves??????

[dreamXwithXyerXheart]

I don't understand how you contract your glutes...this is kind of..not descriptive enough for some people..

[lorenaburRito]

@dreamXwithXyerXheart It's basically squeezing one butt cheek at a time.. lol.. So when you take a right step, squeeze the right butt cheek, and vise versa.. Hope that helps!

[jazzypony]

@dreamXwithXyerXheart

Don't worry about it, I've been dancing for years and I still haven't figured it out. She's not raising her hip with her glute, she's using her knees. Contracting your glute makes it much sharper. You CAN do it with your glutes but it yields such a tinny movement. Considering she's such a wonderful dancer and teacher I wonder why she's trying to teach it this way to beginners.

[Bandit7tgirl]

@dreamXwithXyerXheart Tighten the right / left cheek in other words. I think it goes like this: when your right foot is in the air, you're moving the left hip...when your left foot is in the air you're moving your right hip. It's pretty hard. Imagine her turned around. Hope that helped!

[pinupxshanna]

@dreamXwithXyerXheart she is saying to flex your bum

[RockoutDarci]

@dreamXwithXyerXheart maybe she means squeeze your butt? LOL I think that part could have been explained a bit better, but it's a pretty good instructional video. :p

[0802Ashley]

@dreamXwithXyerXheart Try squeezing the muscle in... works for me!

[dreamXwithXyerXheart]

I don't understand this. the wait learned this was like...using my knees but she's barely using her knees to do this. Maybe i'm doing it wrong? I wish she was a little more descriptive...

[NebulaLily]

there are two different styles...some can do it better with their knees but many bellydancers like Suhaila Salimpour do it by tightening the glutes back and forth they believe it makes a sharper looking movement but using the knees is still fine.

[dreamXwithXyerXheart]

But i can't do that! haha.

I'll figure out.

[misschely07]

MORE of these videos please :)

[alexiafmusic]

am i retarded cause i cant do this even with the shaky thingy LMFAO

[MilkshakeSim]

i cant do it really. haha . i can lift my hips up but i cant do both straight after each other

[hdklnch]

you obviously need those.. shakky things on your hips to really know if your doing it right

duhh

[Aubredance]

No photoshop here. That's just me. =)

[MsJeffHardy101]

she sounds like she just ran the marathon

[lamusica164]

what the hell??? she looks like she's doin it with magic! lol

[AsianNvazion]

i can do this any day

[nunleysummer2008]

easy :)

[KazakhstanRussiaGirl]

she has no hips... she is looking like a board...

[ohheykelsie]

she looks photoshopped

[LilGothiicGurl]

i can belly dance but i have trouble with this one

[DoubleAgentFlaca]

dnt wrry same here lol

[VAMPIRICROCKSTAR]

I feel like I suck so everytime she says 'there you go' or 'great' i'm like who the (censor) are you talking to XD and I am in love with her body!!

[MsSmiLy93]

omg u too lol i fell de same way.. and yh her body is gud

[VAMPIRICROCKSTAR]

I know it's so awkward XD

[MsSmiLy93]

lol yh dats de word

[shugerzz]

HAHA , thats easy

[gregrutz]

turn around so we can see.

[Neonaxii]

I got it.

It still looks weird, but it's close.

:D

[yadejenmeenpaz]

I can't do the walk O.O

[metallicrebel]

i can't contract my left glute!

[Maeiko]

same here. can do right only

[Elbowbrains]

i feel a rad ridiculous standing in my room and trying, but NOT being able to do this XD

[lipglossshiner1969]

@Elbowbrains haha lol same

[demonicn00bkiller]

kaitlyn can't do it D:

[mikililbitch]

this is so hard :0

[HOMBRESOMBRA77]

ok!!!!!!!!!!

[Aubredance]

I actually call these 'singles'. They're a single hip movement in the vertical plane.

[gtsexylilmama]

i can't do that shyt i wana learn to do it..

[bellyabs]

she is owesome ,great moves

[silvertonguedbard]

Isn't this a hip snap?

[lithorne]

A snap is to the side; this is straight up and down.

[dibbie67]

Er, squeeze your whole booty. She said glutes.

[PrincessMultiracial]

what does contracting your glute mean?

[dibbie67]

It means squeeze one side of your booty. :P

[ohimechan]

to make it easy, make sure your back is not curved. once your pelvis is blocked, it comes very naturally

[shannavee]

Thank you Aubre- you make it look easy and I think I can practice with this one...

[bassimja]

this vidio is good but its diffecult i want mor easy from it plz plz plz thank u

[tinkabella211]

hey iam a belly dancer and i just wanted to tell you that their is no easyer way to really do this move its just takeing the time out to practice =]

[bassimja]

hiii thank u 4 ur interest i tried to work these movements but there difficult.......thanku agian

[PrincessMultiracial]

where can i get ablet like hers?

[PrincessMultiracial]

whats a glute?

[shannavee]

glueus maximus is your buttock muscle

[muskan1222]

your butt in short

[gbusta28]

:( i need lesons.. it's not that easy!!!

[atoosas]

I'll have to try that.

[GiancarlaSenna]

ay,ay,ay i can't do it.Half an hour and no results.Grrrr what can i do .Where is the glute and what the hell is this.ooooh

[FazulinaArtist]

sounds easy ..

really nice !!

[Dinavennen]

I recomend belly dancing to everyone! =D I've been dancing for a long time now, and i LOVE it ^^ Anyone can do that,+ more, with practice =)

[jackyberrios]

i started parctising dis n it really helps to just do it step by step:)

[alilneha21]

hey i really want to lean belly dance...but i cant find a school to take training frm...its not much here in india...

[bondfan29]

wow! i really wish i could do that!

[ComaLies225]

You should try it. I didn't think I was able to do that but I'm getting better each day, don't doubt yourself :)

[danne143]

LOL! this was my pilates instrucor at CSULA!! She does belly dancing too. I'M so taking her class next quarter!!! how funny that i find her on youtube!

[kalpana2102]

i can do dat!!!! awesome...

[miav1991]

shit........i can't do it... :(

[SilkieJade]

Aubre, please face profile and show what the knees are doing while you are doing glute contractions.

[shakeitgigi]

thx alot

[thewindfox]

When you move your hips you legs do move. Look at other bellydancing videos.

[PrincessMultiracial]

wear can i get abelt like hers.

[yayme247]

I really like it I can really do that, and my hips got more flexible

[tirmaa]

I loved your belt !

[Kitteepaws90]

Yay!! I did it! But now my buttcheeks burn. xDDD

[louiseduvee]

I can't believe how much I was inspired to do watching your video: my neck and back have been broken. I'll start dancing again, as a beginner, because it all came flooding back, and your exercises don't hurt. Much thanks!!!

[madkitty11123]

Ugh, I can't move only my hips without moving my legs. Nice guide though

[pugxfruit]

me neither, its soo hard and annoying :(:(

[PrincessMultiracial]

i know my legs and hips move together

[kakina93]

for those who dont know. she's mirroring the person watching the video. that or shr doesn't know her right from her left, lols

[cutiegirl101pies]

join bellydanceing like 4 real

[babitinki]

she dont really teach you just contract your booty?? LOL

[candiekane3]

lol

[oleander89]

why are you saying -" good! there you go!" and so on, all the time???!! you can't even see the person who might be practising :S

it gives a very fake image.

[Inesko1]

of course that you cant move your ass and its normal that your moves look terrible.that's why you should go to some course so a professional belly dancer can correct you.this is the only way you can learn. it's not even important if you are fat or skinny

[xEmoXGypsyx]

Ok, So my mum told me to start belly dancing, and ive watched so many movies and videos, but i jst cant get it, everything ive watched is to complex i cant move my hips with out my whole legs moving and it looks terrible and i cant move my ass either =(, I really need help so please anyone who is willing to help me or share ideas please let me know, =) thanks

[thirdbaseman94]

get some fat on ur stomach not to much but a little more my sister does it that wat her teacher told her at first i thought u had to fat to belly dance

[xEmoXGypsyx]

thanks but im already fat, Ha, i dnt need anymore i just need a mum that understands i dont want to do this

LOl

thanks for the tip

[MeetYourMetalMaker]

Don't worry about moving your ass. Bend your knees a little itty bitty bit for tiny hip movements. Check out Neena and Veenas guide to belly dancing. I learned from them.

[Inesko1]

why don't you jion some bellydance course and learn how to dance. this way you can only hurt yourself.

[xEmoXGypsyx]

i can only hurt myself, ?? Lol wtf i dnt even want to do this

[raulrocks]

I agree that you should take a class to learn proper technique. A video is good for reinforcement, but if you don't know what the moves are to begin with, you will never figure it out. However, if you don't want to do it, I don't think telling your mum "it's hard", is the answer. You should be honest and say you're not interested. If there is something else you're interested in you could tell her.

[xEmoXGypsyx]

Already tried everything, I jst dont get it, and she wont listen to me, =( i dnt know what to do, think ill tell her to STFU

[whitechain011]

you people just suk!!! its way too easy!

[dubbledafun]

worked for me! and I've got a jigglybutt, too! lol I really don't see the relation ship to the butt... But I've kind of always known how to snap my hips. i mean... the fact that she could even explain it is amazing, b/c i can't. i've tried. lol

[Karrma21]

cool thnx..=] and whats the dvd called?

[medinaserpa]

Oh yes.  I can tell you that this is not as easy as she makes it look. The only thing that happens is my butt jiggles, by hips do not snap at all.

[Karrma21]

how do i get my butt to move though? all i seem to be doing is moving my legs...i try and concentrate on not moving my legs but it looks awful. is there any kind of excersise i can do to improve this?

[Retrocrzy]

I cant do this.I cant move my hips without bending my knees.Plus i cant do it without moving my soldiers and They tell you to tuck in your stomach and keep your upper body relaxed but your lower body moving?? How do you do that?? Its kinda hard for me without moving my ass & soldiers.

[Karrma21]

I know what you mean...its really hard for me too...i cant seem to get it but ill keep trying

[LadyHvnly]

really nice video... learning how to isolate body movements is fascinating and trying on my old body.. but i am doing very well.. been dancing for one year now.. and one live performance.. so far.. glutes are where its at.. not to mention the abs!!!

Many Blessings!!!

[abyssaltzhr]

how can i do this without bending my knees while im moving my hips from side to side , im not suppose to move my knees right? someone help , any advice?

[spicedjellybeans]

I've read somewhere that moving the hip by contracting the glute will cause the knee to straighten. As long as you're contracting the glute and the knee is merely following along it's correct.

[sexydracula]

this woman has no shape, look she hasn't even got hips

[MamaNixon]

why isn't there any sound??

[meghansarasan]

Maybe if you tried peeling your booty off the chair and actually attempted what the tutorial is trying to show you, you'd figure out what 'squeezing the booty' does.

This looks more like tribal style. She's just showing you how to use more muscle control in hip lifts. As she says, there is more than one way to do this.

I think this was a good, short video on isolation/movement of the hips (via booty).

[Jazzwoman1985]

i have tried it

if you squeeze the behind as if holding something in between butt checks no movement as demonstrated above is possible

it would make more sense that it is your booty that is doing the pushing of the hips and not that it is tensed up

[meghansarasan]

Instead of trying to squeeze your glutes together, you're flexing one at a time with a little pop towards your hip. Up and out, to the side, not towards the other cheek, glute, whatever.

Try that. I think you'll have better results.

[Jazzwoman1985]

Question: How does exactly squeezing the booty helps the movement of raising the hip?

Thanks

[ahmedfrance]

perfect, parfait un grand merci Mlle, de la part d un arabe

[ethnikation]

you have no hips lol

[richmantck]

yessss now thats what im talking about :P Perfect

your Hired for my massage business :)

[Saskiaa28]

I try, but it won't look the same as you :(

[BiremBaraem]

HI!!

[mrrion]

thats really gd and helpful tnx, i can already do it though tee heee haha, i love ure hip belt/shawl xx

[pinkloverforlive]

omg i dance better then her lmao

[Kgurl1416]

thats very beginner dancing

[africarocks1234]

this is easy.I've done it all the time..

[miabria09]

I can belly dance now!

[amcfemale]

omfg!! i tried and did it!! i love this video now.. i was never able to do it before, seriously.. 5/5

[butterflyleyla]

I tried...really,i did,but...

[AusBos]

i TRIED it, view my hip roll video and tell me what you think!

[edavemishie]

coool

[123pitufa]

That wuz tight!!!!!!!LOL

[TheWildCard44]

well isnt that cute

[Setsunna]

only thing missing in this hip tutorial are her HIPS

: /

[ennamola]

must our knees be locked?

[kimbrgsm1]

never lock your knees