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Hips, Hops, and a Shimmy

Dance Level: Beginner

Fitness Category: Calorie-Burner

Target Zones: Hips and Thighs

The Shimmy Dancers lead you through a series of fundamental belly dance moves like the ‘Shoulder Shimmy' and ‘Hip Rotations' making this a perfect episode for beginners, or those wanting to go back to basics. Moves taught in this episode: Shoulder Shimmy, Hip Rotation, 1, 2, 3 Hop, Hip Pop, Head Slide

The spine is the stem of the tree of life – it supports and controls body and mind. We begin this episodes with a relaxing warm-up beside the ocean focussing on stretching and strengthening the spine. The Shimmy Dancers – beautiful women of all shapes, colours and sizes -- then lead you through a series of fundamental belly dance moves like the shoulder shimmy and hip rotations. The hops and pops give the final choreography a Turkish-style zest, along with being a great cardio workout. Beginning dancers may find the speed of the dance in the performance section very quick, but don't worry! Go through the instructional section a few more times and you'll able to dance along with our sassy Dominique in no time!

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