Thank you Sahira!!! I wish you could be my teacher!! I have years without practicing and I'm coming back again, I forgot how much I love this (but it was easier when I was younger hahaha)
Okay, so here's the thing. There's no such thing as an Egyptian shimmy, hip shimmy. Remember, the dance comes from the ordinary people and their social dane, not professionals and certainly not teachers. What approach is used just all depends on the skill of the individual. Not everyone has the coordination to generate that wobble. Rakia Hassan was the one who came up with this idea of "Egyptian shimmy", which she first called, "new shimmy", because that's what her body could do. Same thing with Mona Said. Now, anatomically, it's not the knees. The knees are joints. Joints don't create movement. muscles do. It's alternating the hamstring muscles. How big it looks depends on the range of motion. Now contrast this with Wifi Abdo. She generates her shimmies from the hips themselves. Same thing if you watch the Banat Main Ghawazi. That shimmy is generated from the hips and that's why they can walk with them.
Excellent description of the Egyptian shimmy - what I call a "hip shimmy" is driven from the obliques and the knees just go along for the ride...
It’s amazing how much we use our abs in belly dance 💃🏾
Thank you so, so, so much Sahira!. You've a dance move that has been bothering me for the last 15 years very clear!
Bravo 👏 I’m happy to have helped.
Fantastic breakdown and explanation of the difference in technique. just what I was looking for. thank you!
So happy it helped.
Thank you for the difference break down. I've been working in the hip shimmy for a while and just couldn't get it. Thank you!!!
You’re very welcome 😊
Thank you Sahira!!! I wish you could be my teacher!! I have years without practicing and I'm coming back again, I forgot how much I love this (but it was easier when I was younger hahaha)
You’re so welcome. I’d love to be your teacher and if not in person then definitely check out my online classes.
sahirabellydances.com/
This was a great explanation!
Can’t wait to practice these more. I definitely feel the hip shimmy in my booty.
Excellent, glad it helped.
wow after watching so many tutorials, this is the best one among them it explains it so well . I can do it now !!! Thank you so much 🥰😍
You're very welcome!
This is the best video i have seen for learning how to shimmy! I seem to freeze when I go fast with the hip shimmy. It is frustrating!
That does sound frustrating especially when you want to move fast. I hope you’re able to unfreeze!!
@@SahiraBellydances I have been practicing, hopefully soon it will work! It seems to happen with the left leg. Thank you for the response!
Super tuto!! Is it possible to have thé title of the music ? 🙏
Beautiful class❤ thanks
You’re so welcome
This is great, thank you!
Love you 🙏❤️😍😘
I get it now x🎉
Yay!! 😊
Beautifull, hypnotizing, charming and nicely girl love.
Super, amazing, absorbing, fascinacing and inspiring movie Love it 💞 💞 💞 💞 💞 😍😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💐💐💐💐💐💐
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Okay, so here's the thing. There's no such thing as an Egyptian shimmy, hip shimmy. Remember, the dance comes from the ordinary people and their social dane, not professionals and certainly not teachers. What approach is used just all depends on the skill of the individual. Not everyone has the coordination to generate that wobble.
Rakia Hassan was the one who came up with this idea of "Egyptian shimmy", which she first called, "new shimmy", because that's what her body could do. Same thing with Mona Said. Now, anatomically, it's not the knees. The knees are joints. Joints don't create movement. muscles do. It's alternating the hamstring muscles. How big it looks depends on the range of motion. Now contrast this with Wifi Abdo. She generates her shimmies from the hips themselves. Same thing if you watch the Banat Main Ghawazi. That shimmy is generated from the hips and that's why they can walk with them.
Thanks for your perspective.
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