Shimmies in Belly Dancing

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Summary: Learn the shimmy belly dancing technique in this free video dance lesson.

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Portia Portia is the Founder, Director, and Chief Instructor of Belly Motions, a belly dance academy in Miami/Coral Gables, Florida. In its first year Belly Motions ... read more

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Shimmies in Belly Dancing

Girls, this is Portia at Bellymotions.com. We are going to introduce shimmies. A shimmy is a vibration or a shaking of the body. Feet below hips, knees relaxed. We are going to slowly start by moving our knees back and forth. The pelvis is released and relaxed. Notice that your hips will start to rock as you move your knees. I want you to bring your arms out and I want you to speed it up a little bit. Relax your hips. Relax your breath and let your knees do the work. When you feel comfortable, you speed it all the way up for a shimmy. Good. Bend those knees. It helps if you have a coin belt or a hip wrap to feel and hear the movement. Shimmy. Shimmy. If you are having difficulty with the knees bent, go ahead and slightly straighten the legs for another version of the shimmy. Good. From the side. Relax it, relax. Everything should shake. Good. And, five, six, seven and break.