My Dance Drill Routine

[shanmonster]

Here's what I've been doing for "daily" dance practice lately. It's based a bit on a Rachel Brice practice routine, with my own trouble areas added in for extra work.

First of all, I load up I'd Hit It on Pandora, and then I do this:

100 hip ups
100 hip downs
30 chest lifts
30 horizontal chest circles in either direction
30 vertical chest circles in either direction
50 rolls down
50 rolls up
30 umis each direction
30 Rachel locks (roll down, roll up, umi, roll up)
30 Mayas
15 one-legged Mayas (per leg)
30 Taxims
15 one-legged Taxims (per leg)
30 hip slides
about 3 minutes of Egyptian shimmies
about 3 minutes of Egyptian shimmies layered over hip slides
about 3 minutes of Egyptian shimmies over hip ups
about 3 minutes of 3/4 shimmies

When I'm through work, I'll add in a floorwork practice routine, too.

I don't have a specific line-up for it yet, but it will certainly include dragons (side to side, and front to back). I want to work my way back up to doing pistols (one-legged squats from floor to upright, with other leg extended straight in front) again, too.

I both look forward to and fear this routine.

Comments

[ysathora.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for linking to Pandora in bellydancing! I'm loving all the cool new music.

[(Anonymous)]

No Goun Gee Kuen anymore?

[shes-unreal.livejournal.com]

What is the move you are referring to as "taxims?" And when you refer to "umi" vs "maya" you mean horizontal figure 8 with the hips vs vertical figure 8 with the hips, right?