Kashmir
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4 classes!! Don't worry about it. I've seen people take 4 months to get a reasonable shoulder shimmy (and the issues usually isn't flexibility it is co-ordination and control).I'm a really new newbie, only four classes into my belly dance class and I'm getting very frustrated. After reading through this forum to see if others are having the same problem, I think I discovered what the problem is; I'm incredibly inflexible AND unable to isolate my ribcage from my hips.
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And then there is doing more than one thing at a time, like arms and hips and moving. For some reason, my mind is set on the idea that this is going to be impossible.
You need to build neuron paths that you don't have. You need to teach your body how to fire this muscle then this one and not that one and just this much. It takes time. Do it slow. Do it perfect. Repeat - over and over - 10 000 repetitions for a new motor skill. Slowly bring up the speed and add layers. It takes time.
What not to do is to practice it incorrectly trying for speed or not using a mirror.