83350 1064 Performing Arts Dance General Dance true Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:01:15 -0800 /system/videos/1/50/33/08/83350.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, performing, arts, dance How To Belly Dance http://www.howcast.com/videos/83350-How-To-Belly-Dance http://www.howcast.com/videos/83350-How-To-Belly-Dance/edit approved 202 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=83350"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=83350" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 29 Equilibrio http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/5_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 34072 false false false 49837 0 42 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/42.jpg Listen Listen to the music and make sure you can make out the beat.

]]> 49838 1 45 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/45.jpg Position body Start with your feet parallel and one foot apart. Your spine should be straight, your abdominal muscles slightly flexed, your knees unlocked, your shoulders gently pulled back, and your chin raised a bit above its normal level.

]]> 49839 2 65 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/65.jpg Position arms Bend your arms slightly at the elbow, raising them until they are at chest level. Then bend your wrists, which will raise your hands a bit.

]]> 49840 3 71 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/71.jpg Position hands Allow your hands to be loose, and lift the little fingers and forefingers.

]]> 49841 4 77 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/77.jpg Shift feet Slide your left foot about six inches forward, then lift your heel as far as you can so you’re on the ball of your left foot. Over 50 percent of your weight should be on your back leg.

]]> 49842 5 88 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/88.jpg Do some hip drops Now for some hip drops. Lift your left hip slowly by contracting the abdominal muscles on your right side. Keep your head held evenly by allowing your right knee to bed a little and your left knee to straighten a little.

]]> 49843 6 105 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/105.jpg Hold your hip up Hold your lifted hip for two counts.

]]> 49844 7 110 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/110.jpg Drop your hip down For the next two counts, drop your hip sharply by letting your contracted abdominal muscles release and using your pelvic muscles to force your hip down lower than it was when you started.

]]> 49845 8 123 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/123.jpg Repeat on opposite side Now try it on your right side. Place your feet parallel again, about a foot apart, slide your right foot forward, then lift your heel so you’re on the ball of your right foot.

]]> 49846 9 136 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/136.jpg Do a hip drop Now do the hip drop, this time allowing your right hip to raise and drop.

]]> 49847 10 140 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/140.jpg Prepare to shimmy Now you’re going to shimmy. Start with your feet side by side, your arms out at chest level, and your hands in the same position as before.

]]> 49848 11 149 Tip Shimmying works best with music that has a rapid beat.

]]> 49849 12 153 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/153.jpg Bend your left knee Bend your left knee. Your right hip will lift. Straighten your left knee.

]]> 49850 13 159 Tip Be sure not to lock your knees at any point during the dance.

]]> 49851 14 165 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/165.jpg Bend your right knee Now bend your right knee, letting your left hip rise. Then straighten the knee again. The key to this move is to concentrate on it coming from your knees, not your hips.

]]> 49852 15 176 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/83350/176.jpg Shimmy Slowly alternate bending your knees, allowing your opposite hips to rise, then gradually speed up until you are doing this as fast as you can. You now know how to shimmy with the best of them!

]]> 49853 16 189 Fact When I Dream of Jeannie was on the air in the late 1960s, NBC had a “No Navel Edict,” so star Barbara Eden’s outfit, exotic as it was, did not show her belly button.

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