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So, how do we prepare our hips for belly dancing? Hi, I'm Johanna Krynytzky, with Hip Expressions
Belly Dance Studio, in St. Petersburg, Florida. We're going to work on some lunges, to help
stretch out our hips for belly dance. Now, these lunges are going to work the front side,
the front part of our hips. Cause, when we belly dance, we tend to bend our knees, and
this shortens these muscles. So, and, when we stretch, we're going to stretch these out,
so, we get full range of hip movement in our belly dancing. Alright? So, let's stand with
our feet facing straight ahead. You're going to step forward with one foot. You don't have
to come, "str", to step forward, very far. Make sure your hips are parallel, don't let
them angle out. Hips parallel, and then bend that front knee. The back heel stays pressed
into the ground, nice straight leg, as if someone could walk up your back leg, and you
want to press down into the front of this hip, until you feel a nice stretch. You can
lift your chest, you can even bring your arms up over your head, to help lengthen that stretch.
But, as long as you're really focused on that front side of your hip. And then, make sure
you practice the other side. Feet need to be facing straight ahead, together. Lunge
that front foot, straighten the back knee, nice and strong. And then, stretch the front
of that hip. Good. So you want to lengthen and stretch the hips out for belly dancing.
I'm Johanna Krynytzky with Hip Expressions Belly Dance Studio, helping prepare your body
for belly dance.