Posture: Upper Back & Shoulders

In this video I have put together some yoga stretches and a couple basic belly dance moves to help you improve your posture, strengthen your shoulders and gain some flexibility in your upper back, and ease tension in your shoulders.

Bellydancing Basics

All of my basic videos in sequence. A bit easier to follow this way :D

























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Core Workout

Exercise #6 - Shimmy

In this video we will begin shimmys! Take your time building up your strength to do the shimmy right.

Practice and have fun!

~Lydia

Exercise #5 - Camels and Snake Hips

In this video we will begin camels and snake hips! We are really getting into some fun stuff now. These movements are a little trickier than the ones we have done in previous videos but they are great fun, and they look really cool.

Practice and have fun!

Exercise #4 - Snake Arms and Head Isolations

In this video we are beginning the snake arms! Snake arms are a great foundation movement of belly dancing. We will do some head isolation's as well.

Practice and have fun!

Exercise #3 - Sharp Hip Movements

In this video we begin working on sharp hip movements. These movements are very important for belly dancing.
We will be doing hip locks, lifts and drops, and twists.

Practice and have fun!

Exercise #2 - Chest Isolations

In this video we begin working on isolating the chest from the rest of the body. People tend to think that belly dancing is about the 'belly' because of the name; the name is misleading because belly dancing is really about the whole body. The core theory of belly dancing is isolation, being able to isolate each part of the body and have control of those movement.

In this video we will begin to move the chest with chest circles, rib slides, and opening and closing the rib cage.

Exercise #1 - Smooth Hip Movements