How To Do A Hip Lift In Belly Dancing Video

Belly dancing is known for the circling, lifting hips it exhibits. Learn to belly dance for fitness or art in this belly dancing video.

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One foot forward with heel lifted
Opposite hand over head
Hip framed with other hand
Contract side muscle
Lengthen side muscle

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Nadia Moussa has been belly-dancing for fifteen years. She began dancing ballet and modern dance at a young age, but after discovering belly-dancing Nadia quickly fell in love with this eclectic art form. She currently teaches at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City.

NADIA MOUSSA: Hello, my name is Nadia Moussa and I'm an instructor here at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. In this clip, I'm going to show you how to do a hip lift in belly dance. Let's stand with one foot slightly forward and the heel lifted. The other leg is slightly bent. We're going to frame the hip with this hand and lift the other arm over our head. To begin, we're going to gently contract the side muscle to bring the hip up towards the rib cage and then lengthen it back away. And contract and lengthen. And contract, and lengthen. This is really going to tone your abdominals and your center. And we can add a little bit of a sharp movement by gently contracting the back of the legs to give it a little extra oomph. And up, up, up, up. So we're really using our legs, pressing the feet into the floor, and really using our core muscle. And up, up, up, up. And this how we do a hip lift in belly dance.

How to Do a Hip Lift in Belly Dancing Video

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