Top 10 moves that every belly dancer should know | The Triplet Shimmy

Welcome to another video in my "Top 10 Moves That Every Belly Dancer Should Know" series.

The Triplet Shimmy is a quintessential belly dance move, but it is often broken down in a way that makes it confusing for dancers to work with them when they speed it up.

In this video I will give you a clear step-by-step breakdown that will help you dance this movement with confidence and grace.

This is such a high-energy move and one of the best shimmies for traveling. So tie on your hip scarf and let's dance!

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This triplet shimmy is just one of 22 shimmies and variations taught inside my "Sensational Shimmy Intensive" course. If you liked this tutorial you are going to love what you can learn inside the full course.

[LavenderApogee]

Thank you for explaining and demonstrating the difference in these two shimmys! Trying to get back into bellydance after years and re-learning everything. This is super helpful.

[ssedarius]

I love this, thank you! A lot of my students have issues with shimmies and this is a great way to break it down! ❤️🙏❤️

[aileenchang]

Very beautiful little piece with the arm styling! it is easy to follow with your explanation. Thank you!

[AziyadeRaqs]

I learned this from Jamila Salimpour as something like a 6-count movement - RLR LRL, repeat forever. (As you teach it here.) But she called it a "three-quarter" shimmy because, as she said, it moves in three-quarter "waltz" timing.

When Suhaila taught it, back in the early 2000s, she taught it as a 4-count movement with a "pause" on the 4. That was the first time I'd seen it taught that way, like a Hagallah but instead of the pause on the first twisted "down, you paused after the last hip movement (down or up.) I never liked this look and couldn't figure out why until you mentioned here there's a "hiccup" at the pause. Thank you for this video!

[ghoulgoil]

The less I think about it, the easier it is to do. Thanks!

[dylnjac]

Is the Hagalla a Triple-It shimmy? I was taught up-down-out, but feel like it doesn't work so well for someone thick in the hips. Gives a whole different "floppy" vibe that i don't feel comfortable with.

[nymeriaevo]

What is the difference between this and 3/4 shimmy?