How to Deal with Blocked Shimmies?
IS YOUR SHIMMY BLOCKED?
Here are two tips to work on that :)
Try to talk while shimmying.
Often we don’t even notice how we hold our breath during super intense or focused tasks. It automatically puts our body in an alert mode, and prevents proper oxygenation of muscles. 💁♀️But when you are speaking, you are forced to breath.⠀
Add arm movements.
In order to move two different body parts in different tempos and styles, you have to have your shimmy relaxed. Otherwise any other movement won’t work, or won’t be smooth.⠀
Check the video for different exercises to improve your hips shimmy. They are in order of increased difficulty, so the last one is the most advanced one. 😳 All this clips are from ONE Technique Drills (#38) which is a part of a full 3-week intensive on Hips Shimmy. This is an ultimate step-by-step guide for improving your hips shimmy, and a helpful tool for developing an advanced body coordination.
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Iana Komarnytska is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and passionate content creator helping dancers navigate their dance lives.
She is a graduate from the professional dance program at York University (Canada), host of the Belly Dance Life podcast, creator of the Iana Dance Club, author of numerous articles, and winner of Star Bellydancer Canada 2014 among other international competitions.
Along with belly dance, Iana performs and teaches Persian Classical and Turkish Romani dancing. She is the first choreographer to start using Triple Isis wings, and since 2012 this is one of her style signatures.
Do you know the difference between knees and hips shimmy? 🤔🤔🤔 They look very similar, but there are actually different movements.