Instructor's name: Sarah Skinner
Type of Workout: Instruction Fitness Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Equipment Needed: None
Total Running Time: 100 Minutes
Release Date: 2011
Region: 0 (Worldwide)
The Bellydance Shimmy Workout is a beginner level dance fitness and
instruction program created by classic-style bellydance star, Sarah
Skinner. Shimmy, the delicate shaking of the hips or shoulders and
chest, is an essential skill of classic bellydance, with endless
variations in types of shimmy, shimmy techniques, and intricate ways of
using them in dance. Celebrated for her lyrical, romantic,
sparkling dance style, Sarah offers irresistibly sassy moves and
combinations. You will lose yourself in the joy of graceful feminine
movement charged with energy and inspiration. Sarah s
program offers a tutorial section introducing a wide range of shimmies
at beginner level, and a workout of 6 five-minute shimmy practice
sessions with stretches inbetween. The workout is designed so that you
can do it as an hour-long class, or, if you only have a few minutes to
practice your shimmy, you can choose from a array of 5-minute shimmy
drills. Sarah opens her program with a leg and ankle
strengthening drill to make your shimmies bigger and steadier, so you
can easily modulate the speed and the amplitude of your shimmy. This
section lays the foundation for solid technique to maximize your
physical ability and prevent injury. The workout shimmy
sections layer shimmy on weight shifts and hip slides, adding graceful
arm patterns to improve coordination. Sarah goes over ¾ shimmies and
shimmy walks including the Arabic hip walk, twist shimmy, and layering
shimmy on a wide range of travel steps. The program includes drills for
better upper and lower body coordination - performing chest lifts,
circles, and other upper body moves while maintaining a steady and
supple hips shimmy. Flirty and graceful shoulder and chest
shimmies and Sarah s Choo-choo Euphoria, the running shimmy practice
session, add to the full body workout and exhilarating sense of joy and
freedom of movement. The final section of the workout is a review of all
types of shimmies drilled in the program - it s a great technique
refresher and a perfect tool for muscle conditioning.
The program features two versions of the workout: with voice cues and
with music only. Additional sections include warmup and cooldown
designed to lengthen, release, and condition your muscles for best dance
performance with a special focus on the muscle groups responsible for
maintaining and modulating the shimmy.
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