Learn the two most popular Belly Dance Shimmies! The Egyptian Shimmy vs The Hip Shimmy
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- This tutorial is going to give you exactly what you need to execute the two most popular Bellydance shimmies cleanly, correctly and safely.
In this video we are talking about the Egyptian Shimmy and the Hip Shimmy.
Are you ready?
I’m going to show you the technique behind each as well as help you understand how these shimmies should feel in your body.
We will talk about knee safety in the execution as well as finding the most comfortable place to create these shimmies with confidence and grace.
Once you have all the technique under your belt, we will drill both shimmies with music to help you set them into muscle memory!
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Special thanks to Miss Thea for the use of her amazing music in this tutorial. The title of this song is “Short Belly Dance Drum Finale”. You can find her music online at MissThea.Bandcamp.com.
Fantastic breakdown and explanation of the difference in technique. just what I was looking for. thank you!
So happy it helped.
Excellent description of the Egyptian shimmy - what I call a "hip shimmy" is driven from the obliques and the knees just go along for the ride...
It’s amazing how much we use our abs in belly dance 💃🏾
Thank you so, so, so much Sahira!. You've a dance move that has been bothering me for the last 15 years very clear!
Bravo 👏 I’m happy to have helped.
Thank you for the difference break down. I've been working in the hip shimmy for a while and just couldn't get it. Thank you!!!
You’re very welcome 😊
This is great, thank you!
wow after watching so many tutorials, this is the best one among them it explains it so well . I can do it now !!! Thank you so much 🥰😍
You're very welcome!
This was a great explanation!
Can’t wait to practice these more. I definitely feel the hip shimmy in my booty.
Excellent, glad it helped.
Love you 🙏❤️😍😘
Beautiful class❤ thanks
You’re so welcome
I get it now x🎉
Yay!! 😊
Super tuto!! Is it possible to have thé title of the music ? 🙏
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This is the best video i have seen for learning how to shimmy! I seem to freeze when I go fast with the hip shimmy. It is frustrating!
That does sound frustrating especially when you want to move fast. I hope you’re able to unfreeze!!
@@SahiraBellydances I have been practicing, hopefully soon it will work! It seems to happen with the left leg. Thank you for the response!
Beautifull, hypnotizing, charming and nicely girl love.
Super, amazing, absorbing, fascinacing and inspiring movie Love it 💞 💞 💞 💞 💞 😍😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💐💐💐💐💐💐
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Okay, so here's the thing. There's no such thing as an Egyptian shimmy, hip shimmy. Remember, the dance comes from the ordinary people and their social dane, not professionals and certainly not teachers. What approach is used just all depends on the skill of the individual. Not everyone has the coordination to generate that wobble.
Rakia Hassan was the one who came up with this idea of "Egyptian shimmy", which she first called, "new shimmy", because that's what her body could do. Same thing with Mona Said. Now, anatomically, it's not the knees. The knees are joints. Joints don't create movement. muscles do. It's alternating the hamstring muscles. How big it looks depends on the range of motion. Now contrast this with Wifi Abdo. She generates her shimmies from the hips themselves. Same thing if you watch the Banat Main Ghawazi. That shimmy is generated from the hips and that's why they can walk with them.
Thanks for your perspective.