More control over shimmies

[Yasmine Bint Al Nubia]

Thanks Mouse and Gwinity, I thought that's what you meant! I learned that step from Cassandra Shore and she called it the Samiha. Keti Sharif demonstrates the Egyptian Walk in her videos. Since she's from your neck of the woods, I guess that's the terminology used Down Under!
Yeah you can put a shimmy over it,and I've walked backwards with it too.
Thanks for the info!
Yasmine

 

[Rebecca_]

Just imagine if everyone in the world was a bellydancer: Everyone would be doing their chest isolations while sitting on the bus, people would egyptian walk around the grocery store while pushing shopping carts... Oh what fun!

 

[Mouse]

Thanks Mouse and Gwinity, I thought that's what you meant! I learned that step from Cassandra Shore and she called it the Samiha. Keti Sharif demonstrates the Egyptian Walk in her videos. Since she's from your neck of the woods, I guess that's the terminology used Down Under!
Yeah you can put a shimmy over it,and I've walked backwards with it too.
Thanks for the info!
Yasmine

yeah Keti's version with the hip down movement is the one I know. Samiha sounds much more exotic though

 

[milky]

Just imagine if everyone in the world was a bellydancer: Everyone would be doing their chest isolations while sitting on the bus, people would egyptian walk around the grocery store while pushing shopping carts... Oh what fun!

Haha...What a wonderful world~~~

 

[milky]

I have no problem with bellyroll when just standing still, but not that smoothly
when sitting on a chair

 

[Loubna]

Hi Loubna, Well your English is much better than my Dutch!

Hey guys I keep seeing the term Egyptian Walk, what is it? Can someone describe it? I think I know what it is,but by another name.
Yasmine

hi Yasmine

the egyptian walk is when you walk, you move your hips fast. Like walking and do the hipslift on each hip.

 

[Loubna]

Hi Loubna, what is Moroccan walk?

the Moroccon walk it's like a egyptain walk bud faster.
here you have example of moroccain dance, you see in the beginning the moroccon walk

YouTube - Kamel el Âbdi - Vcd Num. 1 Vetste chaabi raksaa

 

[Moon]

Thanks! I liked that, very nice hip movements and good music

 

[Rebecca_]

the Moroccon walk it's like a egyptain walk bud faster.
here you have example of moroccain dance, you see in the beginning the moroccon walk

YouTube - Kamel el Âbdi - Vcd Num. 1 Vetste chaabi raksaa

What a cool video! It seems like they are walking at around the same speed as an egyptian walk, but the hip work itself is faster. I'll have to learn how to do that!

 

[Yasmine Bint Al Nubia]

Egyptian Walk etc.

Hi Loubna, nice vid. Actually those movements remind me of the Ghawazee hip moves. Obviuosly there are two separate moves that share the same name. I guess in the UK and Australia, the Egyptian walk is a more accented move, whereas in the Netherlands it appears to be a quicker hip move. Interesting!:dance:
Yasmine

 

[miss_shimmy]

hi

Just imagine if everyone in the world was a bellydancer: Everyone would be doing their chest isolations while sitting on the bus, people would egyptian walk around the grocery store while pushing shopping carts... Oh what fun

that would be great!!when i was out on the bus the other day,i could imagine each person in a bellydance out fit doing chest lifts and such...he he he

when i am dancing,so often i wonder how many othrs in the world are dancing too

 

[Rebecca_]

Miss shimmy, that's a really neat idea! With so many dancers all over the world dancing at differet times of day, it's very unlikely that any of us are truly dancing alone.

 

[miss_shimmy]

aw

it's very unlikely that any of us are truly dancing alone.

Rebecca,isn't that a beautiful thought to hold!

i wish you all a beautiful weekend,

:dance:

 

[Kharmine]

I have found that vertical figure-eight hip circles are easy to do when I'm going up stairs! Bit harder when going down, oddly.

Also was having trouble with a good prolonged shimmy until I realized that an old problem was cropping up again. My ballet teacher in college noticed that my knees hyper-extend, which gives what she called the 'banana leg" look. That is, when I am standing very straight, no bend in the knees, they are actually a bit concave and even push out my calves, so that my legs have the curve of a banana.

It looks nice in a ballet extension, but it's hell on the knee joints.

For years, I have to make an effort not to let my knees lock when I'm standing, and I often have to sleep with a pillow under 'em (if on my back) or between 'em (if on my side) to relieve the tension.

It finally dawned on me that the reason I was having trouble keeping a shimmy is that my knees sometimes went "in" a bit too much, giving a kind of broken movement effect. Or like having a slightly stickly piston. If that makes sense. I find if I widen my stance a bit and concentrate on keeping my knees loose, it helps.

 

[Zurah]

Also was having trouble with a good prolonged shimmy until I realized that an old problem was cropping up again. My ballet teacher in college noticed that my knees hyper-extend, which gives what she called the 'banana leg" look. That is, when I am standing very straight, no bend in the knees, they are actually a bit concave and even push out my calves, so that my legs have the curve of a banana (...) It finally dawned on me that the reason I was having trouble keeping a shimmy is that my knees sometimes went "in" a bit too much, giving a kind of broken movement effect. Or like having a slightly stickly piston. If that makes sense. I find if I widen my stance a bit and concentrate on keeping my knees loose, it helps.

I needed to read this - I've never studied ballet, but I have the same problem with this and shimmies... when I'm not in class and the teacher is not there to correct me, I unconsciously revert to this habit - think I should try placing a pillow under my knees at night too, as I really need to correct this... thanks!

 

[Safran]

With so many dancers all over the world dancing at differet times of day, it's very unlikely that any of us are truly dancing alone.

It is a nice thought indeed!

But it isn't really a problem if all people in the world don't behave that way. I will keep a more closer eye on people in trains and bus stops etc. from now on when I travel. You never know when you might spot a dancer shimmying away there Shimmying is like a secret handshake of ours to recognise other "clubmembers"

 

[sstacy123]

Yeah, I thought because I could do a hip shimmy that I was ready to add it to the grapevine but I keep having trouble...(Even bought Ansuya's Lavish Layers) it has now occured to me that perhaps building my shimmy endurance would be a big benefit. It is hard to practice something when you get tired after just a few moments.

 

[Yasmine Bint Al Nubia]

Hi stacy123, that's the whole idea of practicing util you are able to bulid strength and endurance. Even 30secs can grow into 1 minute and so on. When you begin to feel tired stop and take in a deep breath. The oxygen will be a relief for tired muscles and you can blow of the carbon dioxide (which is the culprit for muscle fatigue). There is no reason to display prolonged shimmying anyway if you are into the music.
Yasmine

 

[milky]

Hey ladies and gents,
I just thought I would share this tip with all of you. At a recent bellydance event here, I heard that Amar Gamal and Virginia dedicate at least 5 minutes a day to just shimmying. Not layering or anything, just standing there and shimmying.

I started this daily practice not a long time ago.And I think it does do the trick!

 

[sstacy123]

Hi stacy123, that's the whole idea of practicing util you are able to bulid strength and endurance.

Yeah my teacher had just said when you feel comfortable, so I didn't realize being able to do it wasn't enough but to have the endurance...but when I was tiredly thrashing about trying to do the move it came to me...and then after rereading these posts it further solidified that.