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The Secret Role of Shimmies in Egyptian Dance

Shimmies have always been one of the most popular parts of the Egyptian Dance Technique.

Insiders want to master them; outsiders wonder how insiders do it. Shimmies are beloved, mocked, misunderstood, and desired by dancers and nondancers alike.

 

 

I, like most dancers, was taught how to execute Shimmies from a technical, purely physical point of view. It took me years of research, performing, teaching, choreographing, and observation - of myself and other dancers - to understand...

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