Belly Dance Workout Drill: Hip Shimmy Kneeling and Standing with Jacinda Aliya Dalal

Jacinda "Aliya Dalal" Award-Winning Belly Dance and Middle Eastern Cultural Dances Performer and Instructor based in Washington D.C., USA. Available for Performances and Instructions Nationally and Internationally. aliyadalaldance@gmail.com https://www.aliyadalal.com ------------------------------------------- Practice with me! As requested by a subscriber, here is a fun, follow-along drill for making your hip shimmies bigger, and more consistent! We first practice this drill while kneeling on our knees so that we can prevent our knees from powering the shimmy (that’s a different kind of shimmy that we’ll go over in a future video) and make sure that the hips are really moving. Next, we repeat the drill while standing. Hopefully you can feel the difference after practicing the first part! At first your hip movements may be small or jerky. It’s OK! Keep trying and you will get better and better at it! DISCLAIMER: Not all exercises presented here are suitable for everyone and are in no way a substitute for medical counseling. Consult a physician before starting any exercise program. Discontinue exercise immediately if you experience pain or discomfort. The user of this program assumes the risk of possible injury and the creators, producers and distributors of this program disclaim any liabilities in connection with the exercise program and advice herein. --------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE ARTIST: Aliya Dalal (known within the USA as Jacinda) is an award-winning international belly dance performer and instructor based in Washington DC, USA. She performs regularly at restaurants, nightclubs, and special events throughout the United States as well as internationally. Aliya specializes in classical and modern Egyptian Raqs Sharqi (belly dance) and Folklore, Turkish, Lebanese, and Vintage Orientale (“American Cabaret”) styles of belly dance. She is a certified Pilates and group fitness instructor, and regularly teaches dance and fitness classes and workshops for a variety of venues and events, such as fitness and wellness centers, healing events, conferences, and festivals. She is currently offering online classes and workshops in belly dancing and Pilates. Aliya also holds a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies and specializes in the long-term impact of traumatic stress and promoting health and well-being for trauma survivors across the lifespan. Currently, her primary means of achieving this goal is through teaching Middle Eastern Dance for survivors of early-life trauma in order to promote healing and empowerment. Find out more at www.aliyadalal.com!