BASIC "SHIMMY". LESSON 10. Belly Dance 2 by Samira Zopunyan

Hi everyone! My name is Samira Zopunyan, you are on my YouTube channel. Right now I am going to teach you how to do a basic “shimmy” move. This shaking and swaying move will help you do typical oriental dance moves. Let’s go! Put your feet shoulder-width apart. This is your starting position. Keep your knees soft. What you should do is relax your hips completely. How can you tell if your hips are relaxed? Stand on toes with one foot, relax, hug your hip with your hands and shake it, move your meat around the bone. Your hip bone is here and this is where you must relax your muscles. Otherwise you won’t be able to do the shimmy right (and you will look like you were electrocuted!). Here’s what we do. Start moving your knees this way: bend and extend, bend and extend. One–two–very easy–three–four–five–six–seven–eight Then speed it up, increase the amplitude, relax the hips One–two–three–four–five–six–seven–eight Then do it as fast as you can, but remember that your muscles must be relaxed here! If you do it like this, you will get tired very soon. Also it looks like you are shaking because you are sick or something, like something is not okay. If you relax the muscles, you will not get tired and it will look beautiful. You can tell the difference! One–two–three–four–five–six–seven–eight By the way, I have my personal life hack to share. How to relax your hip muscles. Sit down on the floor. Legs in front of you, keep your back straight, place your arms behind you....