How to Do Stationary Hip Circles | Belly Dance

Watch more How to Belly Dance videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/509986-How-to-Do-a-Figure-8-with-a-Twist-Belly-DanceLearn how to do stationary hip circles in this Howcast belly dance video featuring Irina Akulenko.So now let's take our stationary hip circles. They're small. They are notinfluencing the upper body and let's learn how to travel with them.So just to review very quickly the knees need maintain this slight bentposition. The lower abs are engaged. You are always protecting your lowerback. You are always contracting under, chest is lifted, shoulder bladesare pulling down the back, and neck is relaxed.And we're pushing away to the left, forward, right, and back. And if youpay attention to your feet you should feel the weight follow the hips.It's more of the hips following the weight, then the feet. So, when youpush your weight to the left the weight is on the left foot. Your rightfoot should be there mostly for balance. I can actually lift my right footoff the floor, that is how comfortable I am in that position.And keeping my hips horizontal to the floor.When I push forward the weight goes into my toes. And I am contracting intothe upper abs ever so slightly so my upper body doesn't point up, butmaintains the vertical position.Now I push to the right. Again my left foot feels weightless and then back.When I push my weight to the left the weight should be in the left leg, theright foot should be there mostly for balance. And I'm trying to keep theline on my pants horizontal to the floor. So, still no lifts. It slides tothe side.When I push my weight forward the weight is in my toes. And I'm contractingmy upper abs ever so slightly as to not point my upper body up but keep itupright. So, the hips are coming forward and the upper abs are engaged.From here you are pushing to the right and again the weight is entirely onthe right leg. Left leg is there for balance.When you push back the weight is in the heels and this time you'recontracting the lower abs elongating your spine.So, side, forward, right, and back. And connecting those dots you arecreating a circle. And you're upper body stays pretty much in the samespace and the other way.So, now to take this move and travel with it, we need to pay attention toour weight.When we push our hips to the left, like I mentioned, your right foot shouldbe weightless. This is when you're going to sneak it out to the side.So, it's a little bit of opposition.Then you're going to the weight in between both legs. The toes are weightbearing, to the right. And this is where you sneak your foot in.So, from the side, as you pull your lower abs in, push the hips back. Yourleft leg sneaks in.One, two, three, together. Step, forward, side, together. Same thing to theother side. Side.Let's do that with music.Again.[inaudible 4:10]