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Bellydance Moves

This page is dedicated to Bellydance moves and breakdowns of them.  These video are great to use for clarifying movements and reference for home drill practice.   Remember there are plenty of straight from class videos on our Facebook Group:

Bellydance Classes at Tha Realm

 

Refer to the"Combinations & Choreography" page for some combo drills.  

 

 

Bellydance Posture

Basic Arms 1 - 6 

Shoulder Shimmy 

Wrist Wripples (Cobra/Nile) & Floreo Hands

Chest Circle - Horizontal & Vertical

Chest Figure 8

Grapevines

Walking Chest Circle

Basic Eygptian (Step Touch)

"Sadie Drill" 
Pelvic Tilt/Drop Chest Lift/Drop

Snake Arms

Blended Move Combo:
Shoulder Shimmy, Shoulder Lift/Drop Hip Lift Drop

Chest Circle/Bellyroll Blended Move

3 Point  Turn 

Bellyroll  - Up to Down

Small Hip Circles

 

Hip Lift & Hip Drop

Maya

Hip Crescent

Bodywave & Camel

Horizontal Figure  8 ( F2B & B2F)

Hip Lift FCB aka Hip W

Hip Lift FB w Leg Swing aka Hip Swing

Large Hip Circle 

Blended Move:
Hip Drops o Single Sided Hip Circle

Blended Move:
Hip Lifts o Single Sided Hip Circle

Blended Move:

Figure 8 w HipTilt Continuous Shimmy

Blended Move:
1/2 Figure 8 w 1.5 Figure 8 with step

3 Hip Drop Moves:
Hip Drop/Release; Hip Drop/Drop/Release

Hip Drop Release Travel in Circle

4 Point Hip Lock & Umi 

Undulations:

Upper Body, Lower Body, Reverse

Basic Hip Twist

 

3/4 Double Back Rock Step  aka The Margie

Basic Hip Tilt Continous Shimmy (4/4)

3/4 Shimmy *Basic aka Foundation*

3/4 Shimmy w Slide
Slide Up Down & Up Down Slide

 

Travelling 3/4 Shimmy w Slide
Slide Up Down & Up Down Slide

 

Travelling Reverse Undulation

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