Chouchou sago is also called tiptoe sago. It is a sago that walks on tiptoes. The steps are very fine and the hips move up and down in harmony. The speed of the hip should match the quarter beat of each beat, that is, each sixteenth note corresponds to one movement of the hip. Let’s take a look at Chouchou Shimmy’s teaching method~
Shimmy is the transliteration of English “Shimmy”. In belly dance, the middle finger shakes continuously and rapidly. It is one of the most typical features of belly dance. Action type.
According to body parts, sago can be divided into: crotch sago, buttocks sago, legs and knees sago, shoulders sago, chest sago, and abdominal sago.
According to the movement speed, the hip and hip sago can also be divided into 3/4 sago and 4/4 sago; according to the type of movement, it can also be divided into hip swing sago, upper and lower hip sago, ChouChou sago and so on; according to whether they are walking or not, they can also be divided into walking sago and in-situ sago.
Leg sago can be subdivided into more types according to the curvature of the knee, the tightness of the muscles, and the size of the amplitude.
With the development of belly dance, the classification of sago has also been expanding.
Benefits of practicing sago
The personal experience of countless belly dance enthusiasts has proved that practicing sago has great benefits for the body: it can open up joints, stimulate the cardiovascular system, Also helps eliminate toxins. If you practice Sago continuously for 20 minutes, you will feel sweaty and happy. Moreover, Sago gently exercises muscles and joints in a relaxed state and will not harm the waist, back or knees.
1. The movement trajectory and force of sago
In belly dance, each type of sago has its movement trajectory and force point, just like all dance movements. The movement trajectory determines the effect of sago's movements. Without a trajectory, sago will appear disorganized. Longer movements will suddenly lose control and rhythm, which will greatly compromise the dance.
This problem mostly occurs in the early stages of entry. The teachers who follow me only emphasize the advancement of dance teaching and do not follow the movements. The wrong habits caused by the lack of attention to detailed training form a problem that is difficult to get rid of in the future. bad habits.
Therefore, when performing sago training, you need to first find the movement trajectory, not to be fast, but to seek accurate movement patterns. When the body gradually forms inertia, gradually increase the speed and start to move at a specific rhythm. Training in the form allows the body to get used to the regular movements. However, it should be noted that in the early stages of practice, in addition to forgetting the habits your body has developed, you should also avoid blindly pursuing speed.
2. The relationship between the frequency and rhythm of sago
Many belly dancers think that the faster the sago is, the better it looks. Is this really the case? In fact, it is not necessarily the case. Under the rhythm, if the simi frequency is too fast, it will appear messy; if it is too slow, the force will be uneven and it will appear loose; if the frequency is too fast and then slow, it will appear to have no sense of hierarchy. The key to determining the frequency of Simi's movements lies in the rhythm at that time and the maximum application of body inertia.
The movements of sago often only move a certain part of the body, and the sago in the same part always changes in frequency with different rhythms. A body with higher inertia will move in the rhythm. Seize the subtle changes and change. Sometimes, this reaction is even faster than the brain's reaction.
The correct method is: Dancers should often perform unrhythmic and uniform sago training to find the law of body inertia. Simi's uniform speed training refers to the frequency of your Simi's uniform movement in one beat, which is based on a fixed beat rather than a melody.
Using Knee Shimmy as an example, the frequency of the three most common basic rhythms of slow, medium and fast in Knee Shimmy lies in the number of times your knees alternate in an 8-beat beat. It can be 2 times, 4 times per beat. Times and 8 times, 1 beat for 2 times means that your knees alternate 2 times in 1 beat, and then repeat at a constant speed; 1 beat for 4 times means that your knees alternate 4 times in 1 beat, and 1 beat for 8 times means that your knees alternate 8 times.
This is a progressive rhythm training. One beat is unchanged, and the gradually increasing frequency in one beat is the key to training.
Learn to use uniform speed training to develop body inertia, and pursue a gradually increasing frequency at a uniform speed, so that your sago can be crisper and clearer.
3. How can you make Simi shake better by learning to relax?
We all envy the ever-changing and beautiful Simi shown by the foreign dancers in the video, but we can’t do it ourselves. That's not the case. In teaching, I have encountered many such cases, and many belly dancers have asked this question, but it is not actually a difficult problem to solve. Everyone will have an experience, that is, when you are doing movements, the teacher says to relax your muscles. In fact, it is very simple, just relax. Some students asked, how to dance when your muscles are relaxed?
In fact, it means that you still don’t understand the principle of muscle use. For example, if you go for a run and tighten your muscles all over your body, will you be able to run? The problem lies here. When dancing, many people's bodies will tense up unconsciously. In addition to the muscles that exert force, other muscles The muscle area is also tense and stiff, making it difficult to perform movements, let alone the flexible and delicate sago.
To learn to relax, the premise is that you can freely control the muscle force points between each movement, exert local force, and relax the body. Only in this way can the dance movements look best, and the same is true for Simi. When making sago in a relaxed manner, the shaking of sago can be made easier, clearer, and better-looking! The so-called relaxation means that the body's softness, skills, and strength control have reached a certain level of proficiency, and only then can it be truly meaningful. On relaxation.