Shimmy Layers & Musical Pulse · Digital & Printable Handout

Week 2 is where the pulse arrives.

This four-page digital handout and two accompanying videos (10 minutes, 15 minutes) is your home companion for Shimmy Layers & Musical Pulse — the week we learn to build a shimmy that is strong, smooth and lasting, then begin to layer it over live drum and Arabic rhythm.

Inside you’ll find:

•  How to build a shimmy that lasts

•  Where the movement is born and how the rest of the body stays soft

•  A tempo ladder to work with, plus how to grow endurance without forcing

•  Seated and chair practice, evening out both sides of the body, and when you are ready to add layers

•  Simple layering combinations to try once the stationary shimmy feels automatic

•  Top 5 rhythms every feminine Bellydancer should know inside-out;

including

energy notes, origins and styling, time signatures and audio demos in a pause & replay format.

Best used alongside the accompanying Week 2 videos.

Here is Week 2, Part 1 as a sample https://youtu.be/qaP3MxyspXw 

Week 2, part 2 link is shared on purchase.

Print it, keep it by the mirror, save it to your phone for practice.

Your dance and your Bellydance Journey are unique to you. Start slow, keep the movement full, and come back to enjoyment.

Format

Printable A4 PDF · instant digital download · two pages · accompanying ten minute video link

Who it’s for

Students of the Bellydance Journey, and anyone wanting a clear, kind guide to layered shimmies and Middle Eastern rhythm for dancers they can return to between classes.