How to do the hip roll dance
How to Belly & Hip Roll | Live Healthy
By Lisa Mercer Updated April 16, 2018
Undulating torsos along with fluid, sinuous hip movements characterize the dances of the Middle East. Some, like belly dancing, offer significant fitness benefits. As a weight-bearing activity, belly dancing helps you maintain bone density, while enhancing grace and coordination, strengthening your legs and mobilizing your hips, back and shoulders. Movements like the belly roll teach precise abdominal muscle control, and hip rolls relax the tight hip joints that suffer as you sit at your desk.
Belly Rolls
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Stand facing the mirror with your feet hip-width apart, and your knees slightly bent. Place one hand on your lower belly and the other on your upper belly.
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Contract your upper abdominal muscles, then contract your lower abs.
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Relax your upper abs, then your lower abs. When you master the sequence, reverse the order, contracting your lower abs first, then your upper abs.
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Lift your chest and upper ribs forward and upward, as if someone had a puppet string on your breast bone pulling it upward toward the ceiling. Contract your entire abdominal region as you do this.
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Lower your ribs as if you were flexing your upper torso into an abdominal crunch. Relax your abs as you do this.
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Connect the two movements in a fluid motion, contracting your abs and pulling them up like a zipper as your ribs move forward and upward. Relax your abs as your ribs release downward and inward. Follow the cadence of the music.
The Hip Roll
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Face the mirror and stand with your feet hip-width apart and your knees relaxed. Imagine that you're holding a full load of groceries, and you need to use your hip to close the car door. Slide your hips to the right, then do the same to the left. Establish a side-to-to side rhythm in cadence with the music.
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Slide your hip to the right, and lift your right heel from the floor.
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Slide your hips all the way to the left. Place your right heel on the floor and repeat the movement, lifting your left heel.
Tip
Add variety to your belly rolls by varying the size of rib movements. Other forms of ethnic dance and Latin-oriented aerobic workouts also use the hip roll, but in a wider stance. To exaggerate the hip roll, lean your waist away from the hip. If you can't find traditional belly dancing music, even music from someone like the artist Shakira can set the mood.
Warning
Never keep your feet wider than hip-width apart during belly dancing The belly roll initiates by drawing your rib cage forward, not by pulling your shoulders back. Consult your doctor if you have back problems.
References
- Hip Expressions: Belly Dancing : Belly Rolls in Belly Dancing
Tips
- Add variety to your belly rolls by varying the size of rib movements.
- Other forms of ethnic dance and Latin-oriented aerobic workouts also use the hip roll, but in a wider stance.
- To exaggerate the hip roll, lean your waist away from the hip.
- If you can't find traditional belly dancing music, even music from someone like the artist Shakira can set the mood.
Warnings
- Never keep your feet wider than hip-width apart during belly dancing
- The belly roll initiates by drawing your rib cage forward, not by pulling your shoulders back.
- Consult your doctor if you have back problems.
Writer Bio
In 1999, Lisa Mercer’s fitness, travel and skiing expertise inspired a writing career. Her books include "Open Your Heart with Winter Fitness" and "101 Women's Fitness Tips." Her articles have appeared in "Aspen Magazine," "HerSports," "32 Degrees," "Pregnancy Magazine" and "Wired." Mercer has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the City College of New York.
7 TikTok Dance Moves You Can Learn At Home
TikTok is filled with short, fun dance routines that you can watch for endless hours (trust me, I've done it), share with friends, and learn at home with STEEZY.
But, let's face it.
If you don't have a dance background, the short, hard to follow tutorials on TikTok can be a frustrating roadblock to joining in on the fun.
Here are simple, easy ways you can learn the 7 most popular moves on TikTok.
1. The CitiRokk
The CitiRokk is that one SUPER POPULAR TikTok dance move where you rock your body from side to side and cross your arms in front of your chest.
Watch this video with the move’s creator, CitiBoyRio, to see how the move took over TikTok!
*BONUS*
While the CitiRokk was popularized on TikTok by the Renegade dance routine, CitiBoyRio just dropped a new routine of his own!
Learn the CitiRokk Shuffle routine just in time before it goes viral. 😎
Hit this link to learn both the CitiRokk and the CitiRokk shuffle step-by-step on STEEZY Studio.
2. The Woah
Just WATCHING people hit the Woah gets me excited.
It's simple, hype, and easy to apply to any song with a dope bass beat.
If you've been lurking on TikTok for any time at all, you've probably already seen it yourself and understand how it's supposed to look.
How you create the reverb motion, where to position your arms, and when to move your body to hit the beat on time is all you need to learn. 👇
3. The Swagg Bouncee
Do your hips naturally sway from side to side when a good song comes on?
Think of the Swagg Bouncee as your natural hip-sway's cooler, trendier sibling.
Lil Rich Swagg, who created the Swagg Bouncee, says to “Stay on your tippy toes to get a full range of motion,” in his STEEZY Studio class.
By committing to the move and making it bigger, you'll look more confident!
4. The Kangsta Wok
In the video below, this TikTok dance move's creator, Zaya Sosho, explains how he based the Kangsta Wok on a "dip" move he saw during a cypher.
When you do the Kangsta Wok, make sure not to over- or under-exert your energy.
Attack each level drop with a little intensity to make the move look extra hype, but don't go so hard that your body tenses up!
You want to make it look effortlessly cool. 😎
Still not totally sure how to make that happen?
Don't worry... Zaya Sosho will teach you in the tutorial below!
Use this guide to help to you practice too!
5. The Smeeze
This move first entered the dance scene in 2009, but at the time, it was mainly used during battles and parties.
When TikTok arrived in 2018, the move's creator, Chonkie, knew this was the perfect platform to bring the Smeeze to the next level.
With hashtags like #SMEEZEEVERYWHERE, and dance crews like the Jabbawockeez picking it up, the Smeeze quickly became a TikTok favorite.
You can learn more about it from Chonkie himself in this video!
While millions of people are, in fact, Smeezin' everywhere, the move can be a little tricky due to the alternating movements of the arms and legs.
Use this step-by-step tutorial to get the timing jussssst right!
6. The Bust Down
As far as TikTok dance moves go, the Bust Down is definitely on the sexier end of the spectrum.
Characterized by a scoop/thrust motion of the hips, the move is great for raunchy club jams like "Thotiana" by Blueface – the song that popularized the move!
If adding a lil sexy swagger to your movement feels like climbing Mt. Everest, know that practice and repetition will be your best friend!
STEEZY's tutorial breaks the move down simply and efficiently, so you can learn it in just 9 minutes and repeat sections LITERALLY AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT.
Trust us, you'll have swag down to a science.👨🔬
7. The Cosby Walk
Yes, when executed the right way, the simple act of marching can become a dope dance move!
Watch our video with Rated R, creator of the Cosby Walk, to see exactly what we mean:
As you're learning this move, make sure you're placing your feet firmly on the floor and evenly distributing your weight!
If your bottom half is weak and wobbly, you'll look more bambi than bad@$$.
Related article: Why Staying Light On Your Feet Is Actually Bad Advice
As much as we love watching the mesmerizing 15-second dance tutorials that already live on TikTok...
It's LIFE-CHANGING to have legit dancers break moves down and make them easy to learn.
Now, you have everything you need to master the hottest dance moves and join fun challenges on TikTok.
Start learning now for free!
How to twerk | Sobaka.ru
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The fashion for impulsive hip dancing spread around the world faster than the most dangerous virus, and Miley Cyrus is blamed for this. We learned from teachers who will teach competent twerk all the features of this dance. |
Three basic movements
| Alexandra Pirogova : I can distinguish two main elements in booty dance: these are shaking shake (a huge number of different options) and hip-roll - all kinds of twists-rotations and stops-"points" of the hips, in which all movements come from the stomach and lower back, while the body remains motionless. | |
| Zhanna Ukraintseva: SHAKE. Take your hips in your hands so that your thumbs rest on the muscle (on the soft spot of the thigh) and push your hips forward with your fingers. You will feel like a cowboy. So remember - this is the wrong performance of buti-dance, which, I heard, is punishable by law. Correct would be: with the other four fingers remaining on the front side of the thighs, push them back and up a little, repeat this several times back and up, raise and later gain speed without the help of hands. | |
| Polina Shatokhina: HIP ROLL. The rotation of the hips is one of the elements of hip-roll. It is necessary to always keep the legs fairly bent, as this will give freedom of movement in the hip area. It is very important to ensure that during the rotation of the hips the shoulders remain at the same level, both horizontal and vertical. |
If you can do the above, you can add chest rotation. It is important to note that the chest rotates in opposition to the hips: hips behind, chest in front, hips to the right, chest to the left. Even if it doesn’t work out right away, don’t be upset, sooner or later everyone succeeds.
What if there is nothing to shake?
| Alexandra Pirogova: Anyone can learn anything, another question is how it will look like. Naturally, on girls with magnificent forms, such a dance looks more spectacular, but if a little thin girl experiences positive emotions while dancing bootydance, then why shouldn't she do it? Moreover, as a result of hard work, the figure will noticeably change: the butt and legs will pump up, the stomach will tighten. | |
| Zhanna Ukraintseva: Everyone can learn to twerk. | |
| Polina Shatokhina: I have a strong opinion about fragile girls, based on experience - the main thing is the technique of movements. If a thin girl believes in herself and puts her energy into achieving the right technique, everything will work out " |
With any physique. The main thing is the desire and listen to the advice of the teacher. Text: Ksenia Bunina
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Basic elements in Hip-Hop (practice)
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Basic elements in Hip-Hop style
Base study. 16 initial movements
Each dance is based on the basic elements on which it is built.
The same applies to Hip-Hop
After the student has caught the approximate nature of the movements and understood what he is moving and how, we begin to acquaint him with the base.
Important. The second and third stages take place simultaneously.
We take 2-3 new movements at each lesson. We disassemble. Adding hands.
At the end - freestyle, to fix all the material.
In this way, we repeat and consolidate the old material and impose new material on it, which allows the student to accumulate knowledge, and not learn new things every time and forget. Every student must know the basics.
Here are 16 basic moves and their variations on the basis of which you can make a combination:
1.Steve Martin 2.Running man 3.Kick 4.Roger Rabbit 5.Alf (March Step) 6.Kriss Kross 7.ShamRock 8.PartyDuke 9. Monestery 10.Bart Simpson 11.Bobby Brown
12.Happy Feet 13.Sponge Bob 14.PartyMachine 15.Atl Stomp 16.Reebok
Basic hip hop elements
Old school (1979 - 1990) Basic hip hop elements of the old school
- Basic Bounce Combo
- Two step The simplest movement found in many hip-hop dances.
"One" - a step towards the launch vehicle. "Two" - the second leg is substituted for the PH. The movement is repeated on the other leg. Step stand to the side, forward, diagonally, loop back. - Step slide, slide step , Glide , Circle Glide / Turn Glide
- March step with movement. Combination with kick - kick - raise the knee - stand with a body turn. Mandatory accented pumping. We raise the knee and rebound back, without swinging, lifting the leg from the calf muscle.
- Criss cross step on the rise with a jump, cross - initial, add lower back on the sides, knees bent. Add diaphragm and uncomplicated hands. Do not strain your neck and back!
- Criss Cross Variations
- Humpty Dance Humpty Dance. In this dance, the “Kach” of the pelvic girdle becomes the main one.
The dance is performed in the second wide position and the knees must always be bent. Starting position II free position of the legs. "And Raz" - Chris Cross. "I" - the pelvic part of the legs is retracted slightly back. "Two" - So with an accent moves forward. "And Three", "And Four" - "And Two" is repeated. You can add hands, as in the video below, or come up with something of your own. - Kick it drink it. Kick [Kik] is one of the most common movements in modern dance. A simple kick in the air. When performing, you must remember about the Groove (Kach). Starting position: I parallel position of the legs. "And" - kick [kick] or kick with the right foot forward. The movement is similar to kicking a soccer ball. The body makes a “pitch” forward. "One" - the right leg returns to its original position. The left leg swings back. The body leans back slightly. "And" - the left foot makes a kick [kick] forward. "Kach" forward. "Two" - similar to the movement to "One", only from the opposite leg.
On the next beat, the movement is repeated. Kick, Kick + Back jump - Kick and slide kick and slide. A kick is made with one foot, and then a slide is made with the other.
- Kick & Step - Kick Cross Step
- Kick ball change On I swing, for once swing up, on I swing, 2 steps back and kip up. Hands work in opposition. Back and to the side, back with a twist in the hips, forward, back with a turn and to the side, forward and forward crosswise . Kick out - leg bent to the side, kick, change of leg to the side.
- Party Duke + variations - leg abduction to the side.
- Cabbage patch The name comes from the Cabbage Patch Kids, a toy popular in the 80s and 90s. Usually performed comically. Often accompanied by funny "grimaces". The starting position is free. Hands move in a plane parallel to the floor.
Starting from the chest describe a circle. During performance, the shoulders rise. Any steps can be used in the legs. - Smurf [Smurf] is a movement named after cartoon characters. The knees do a swing with an emphasis down, the body and head with an emphasis forward. Hands in turn move forward, as in swimming. Starting position - free. "One" - one hand begins to "float" forward in a small arc. In the legs, body and head, "kach" begins.
- Prep (Pretty Boys)
- The wop
- Reebok jumping. : Reverse, With touch. Raise the knees, when descending, the weight of the body between the legs, hands “pump”
- Reject Step
- Shamrock - step sideways out, back, bouncing legs together, landing. Option back. Option 2
- Steve Martin - forward - backward swing, extension of the bent leg back, knee forward, change, remove the error when turning with the knee to the body back.
