| Hips: 4/4 hip shimmy |
| Also called: Basic shimmy |
Begin in basic
stance:
Your feet
are positioned directly under your hip bones, parallel to each other, and your
weight is centered and distributed evenly over both soles. Your knees are slightly bent (soft),
and your pelvis is tucked slightly under (pubic bone toward the navel) in the neutral
position. Your ribcage is pulled up out of your waist; your shoulder
blades are pulled together and slightly down the spine. Your neck is long, in
extension of your spine.
Hip
shimmy:
Slightly straighten your right leg without locking your knee. This will lift
your right hip up (imagine trying to push your hip up towards your armpit). Avoid any twisting or forward-and-back movement – this should remain in the
vertical plane. Then slightly straighten your left leg. Repeat and increase the
pace. Your
upper body should remain as still and separated as possible, and
your pelvis should remain tucked under in the neutral
position.