Egyptian Belly Dancing Moves & Costumes : The Shimmy : Egyptian Belly Dancing

Cool.

u dont have to bend ur knees to shimmy. real dancers do it the what i call 'bootcamp' way...its all by moving ur hips side to side without moving ur knees. fifi abdo did it this way.

this is easy

I watched several of your lessons and I'd just like to say you are by far the best at explaining and breaking down the movements. Very profesional. (sigh) I wish my area had teachers like you.

OMG i cddo that all along
Just didnt think it was a real dance mover

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so are the feet flat on the floor while you do that ?? and are the knees bent ?

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nice!

OK, I think I got it.

First of all, it takes practice. Lots of practice.

Second of all, what I found was that your posture has a lot to do with this. For me, I was leaning too much in my knees, so mine were slow. One day, I figured out that when I lean forward a bit and take the weight off my legs, I can shimmy faster.

Try experimenting with it.

I love you.

at one point in the explanation looks like she is doing the basic steps for Merengue. lol.

I think I'm finally learning to shimmy, after like, eight months of inconsistent lessons.

But for me, when I do it fast, it goes out of my knees and into my hips. Is that correct?

I know what you mean ;)
try another teacher: Belly dance basic from kimbrgsm1. I just love Sahira but the other teacher is having more time for moves.

it doesn't work for me! :(