Technique Tips: Shoulder Shimmies
Shoulder Shimmies The basic foundation for your shoulder shimmy is your shoulder pulse. Let’s see how we build on that to get to shoulder shimmies! Watch till the end to see layering examples! Repeat. Repeat. Repeat! Happy practising!
Technique Tips: Reverse Figure 8
Reverse Figure 8 So we’ve already covered the standard Figure 8 move, which goes from the front, backwards. Now let’s reverse it, and perform the Reverse Figure 8, going from the back going forwards. Happy practicing!
Technique Tips: Hip Drop Accent
The Hip Drop Accent Hey everyone! So in this weeks video, we’re looking at creating an accent in the hips, specifically, a “Hip Drop”. Watch the video, practice, and let us know if you’re getting this one right, or need a little extra help! Leave us a comment! And if you want to become a […]
Technique Tips: Shoulder Accents
Shoulder Accents This week we’re taking a look at Shoulder Accents. Shoulder accents create a lot of nuances in your performance and help make your performance more unique. I really love shoulder and arm work because it really gives your performance a nice dimension. Let’s watch the video and learn the best way to perform […]
Technique Tips: Medium Hip Circle
Medium Hip Circle In this video, we’re taking a look at a medium hip circle. In belly dance, you get three hip circle movements; the small/inner hip circle which we covered first, the medium/pelvic hip circle, and big hip circle. For the medium hip circle, your stance is slightly wider than hip width apart, but […]
Technique Tips: One Side Hip Circle
One Side Hip Circle Today we’re looking at the One-sided Hip rotation, or the inward hip circle. As the name suggests, this is a hip circle focussed on one side, or one hip. To start, you get into second position; one foot flat, and the other slightly forward and on the ball of the foot. […]
Technique Tips: Hip Accents Fix
Hip Accents This week we’re going back down to the hips and focusing on some hip accents. The most important thing to remember when it comes to accents is that you need to create a sharp movement. How do you do this? It depends on the type of accent you want to create. With todays […]
Technique Tips: Shoulder Rolls
The Shoulder Roll So let’s start off with some basic shoulder rolls to warm your shoulders up. Try bring your shoulders up as high as you can, as if you wanted to touch your ears—try not to dip your head down, that’s cheating. The aim is to do the shoulder rolls with as much control […]
Technique Tip: The Figure 8 Movement
Figure 8 Movement Hey everyone! Welcome back to another Belly Dance Technique tip. Today we’re quickly going to run through the Figure 8 movement. The figure 8 is such a versatile technique and with regular drilling brings about terrific conditioning in the hips and torso for a variety of other movements in Oriental Dance. In […]
Technique Tips: Hand Movements
Basic Hand Movements in Belly Dance Hi All Today we’re looking at two types of hand movements: Hand waves and Hand rolls. Hand movements are super important in Belly Dance as they act as the finishing touches to your routine and really round off the whole performance—so pay attention to your technique and execution! When […]
