3 Top Belly Dance Moves for a Tiny Waist!

South Florida Belly Dancer
  1. Shoulder Slide
  2. Shoulder Slant
  3. Side Waist Contraction
  • Tone and tighten your obliques with these great Belly Dance moves!
  • How to do them!
  • Put on your favorite music.
  • Shoulder Slide – Stand with your legs shoulder width apart and your knees. Slide your shoulders and rib cage side to side. Arms reaching out to the sides. Imagine someone is playing tug of war with you and you are the center
  • Shoulder Slant – Begin standing with legs shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent. Side bend to the right with arms overhead in Temple Pose (backs of wrists together and arms framing your face) and then back up to center Repeat 8 times and then do the same thing on the left side
  • Side Waist Contraction (the Hip Drop) – Begin standing with your legs under your hip bones and knees slightly bent. Deepen the bend of your right knee lifting your heel off of the floor. Using your Obliques (the side waist muscles) lift your right hip straight up and drop. Do this in time to the music you have chosen 8 times on each side
  • And there you have it! My three favorite waist cinching Belly Dance moves!!