belly dance basic - shimmies

basic shimmy.. oh there is so much to learn about shimmies. this lesson touches only on the basic shimmy. bend knees, abs pulled to spine for support. alternate straightening knees (dont lock knees). start slow, the faster you go the less your knees bend.

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[pufnicabre]

that song in the background is...??

great shimmies..:)

[kimbrgsm1]

@pufnicabre the title page :) from BDSS

[TheRoyalMakeUp]

i only can do the walking shimmies.. but not the standing one .... it doesnt last

[kimbrgsm1]

@TheRoyalMakeUp glad you are practicing. keep it up and your shimmies will go on forever.

[finsterthecat]

My dance teacher was very against knee shimmies & considered them a modren way of doing them. She danced with Mona Said back in the day. She taught us to use our thighs and glutes to shimmy. And the most important thing is to have a lengthen back.

The goal is to get the flesh to giggle.

I have tried to do the kness shimmys, but I have bad knees and even if I don't lock them up they will hurt the next day.

Greetings from Delaware

[kimbrgsm1]

@finsterthecat both shimmies are considered "old school" - i just depends on which school you went to. Suhaila encourages shimmies from the gluts. i practice both - so that i can pull either one out when the mood strikes.

i like the quote "the goal is to get the fesh to giggle". thank you for sharing.

[dave0kat]

I think she is an awesome teacher, I have been doing belly dancing for 3years and she is teaching the shimmy the way I was taught!...:)

[Viol3tSauc3]

you're awesome,KIMBGRSM~ ^_^

[VedrenYuar]

Thanks!

[mikai106]

@finsterthecat

i don't have much flesh to jiggle... and this hurts my back and thigh... : (

[Pagyptsian]

This is a very good way to break it down!!! x

[TheRoyalMakeUp]

@kimbrgsm1 actually i can do the snake move with my chest since i was 6 and i watched a yogi do that :) and ive always been flexible and loved the belly dancing.... I just would like to learn a coregraphy... :)

[kimbrgsm1]

@fountainofparadise then try just shifting your weight slowly... right foot 4 cts left foot 4 cts. - after you feel comfortable with that, try putting one foot in demi point (only the ball of your foot on the floor). then advance to standing on one foot, everything is done very slowly, trust me. build good skills now and the fast shimmies will be easier to achieve.