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Pops Locks and Shimmies

If you want different types of shimmies go with 21 Shimmies and 1001 variations and its sequel. If you want shimmy drills, Turbo Shimmy is good for Egyptian shimmy drills.

21 Shimmies and 1001 Variations – (Leyla Jouvana) teaches many different shimmies.

Belly Dance with Michelle - Pop, Lock and Shimmy – (Michelle Joyce) consists of drills and combinations to increase stamina and aid with drum solo technique. Purchase at Amazon

Every Shimmy in the Book (Bozenka) – includes break down of several different shimmies, but by no means all the shimmies out there. Good for the money, but the 21 Shimmies DVDs cover more variety.

Heartbeat of Belly Dance (Jenna) – explanation of various drum rhythms by Raquy, includes three choreographies, shimmy drills and a warm up sequence. Purchase at Amazon

More Shimmies and 1000s of Variations – (Leyla Jouvana) additional shimmies building on the first DVD (21 Shimmies and 1001 Variations) including layering multiple shimmies.  Purchase at IAMED.

Pops Locks and Shimmies (Sadie and Kaya) – covers technique on how to execute various pops and locks, including which muscles are being used and drills to perfect them. Also covers layers shimmies on top of pops and locks.

Pops Locks and Shimmies 2 (Sadie and Kaya) – continues to build on the technique covered in the first volume and includes combinations using the techniques learned.

Turbo Shimmy – (Celeste) strengthening exercises, instruction on shimmy technique and four different shimmy drills.  Purchase at IAMED.

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