HOW TO AVOID A SHIMMY LOCKβ£β£ π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯β£β£
Do you often feel that your knee shimmy is so tense that you can barely smile, not to mention adding another movement on top of it?ππππHere are a couple of tips for you.πππβ£
β Forget about trying to be fast with your movements! βββ πInstead, focus of being relaxed, and having a nice range of motion in your legs. Thatβs much more important for achieving spectacular shimmies. πβ£β£
β Aim to do a simple knee shimmy for a long time NONSTOP. If you've never done this exercise before, you'll be surprised how long 3-5 minutes are! πThe goal is to do it nonstop and make sure that you are not locking (tensing) muscles at any point of this exercise.πͺπͺπͺβ£β£
β Keep track of your breathing, and try to talk while practicing your shimmy. It will force you to relax.π€π€π€β£β£
β Then add arm movements. In slow tempo, and in different directions. First it can be symmetrical arm patterns, but then try to move each arm differentlyπβ£β£
β Only then move on to more complicated movements, like undulation or maya layered on top of a shimmy.β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ£
Did you like these tips? Let me know if you are going to try any of them! πβ€οΈπππβ£β£
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Clip from the recent Technique Drill inside the Iana Dance Club.
A few days ago I went to Yassoβs costume shop to find a new costumeβ¦ But it wasnβt a costume for me. It was for our Hafla participants!