Can you shake your booty like Shakira?

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annaliza
annaliza Posts: 809
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Does anyone know the cal burn when shaking your booty like Shakira?

I've been practicing this as a surprise for my husband (lol, lucky him). I practice it for about 15 minutes at a time but I don't wear my hrm because I do it in my "spare" time. I just can't see "gearing up" for that.

ok...I'm not that great at it, either....but I'm working on it :) (I should watch some youtube videos lol) Is there anyone else doing something like this?

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  • neenaleigh
    neenaleigh Posts: 584 Member
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    no but i like it! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

    booty shaking is my favorite dance style! LMAO
  • annekejohnson
    annekejohnson Posts: 49 Member
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    I would go with dance modern, ballet, etc...

    I like to shake my booty too :D But my booty gets far more swing than shakira's LOL
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
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    look at belly dancing... that is what she does
  • GlamNGlitter
    GlamNGlitter Posts: 77
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    lol i think i loose my balance to easy to do it.. altho i would love to be able to! :tongue:
  • margaretthedevil
    margaretthedevil Posts: 215
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    I believe you mean shimmy the belly dancing move? Doing shimmy by itself shouldn't burn very many calories I'm afraid, since a proper shimmy is really more about moving your skeleton (it's basically a very fast slight knee movement that causes the resulting booty shake, but you're not supposed to literally shake your booty) than working your muscles. And it's supposed to be very natural and not forceful. I know I'm probably explaining this weird, but that's how my belly dancing teacher explained it to us. :smile:
  • annaliza
    annaliza Posts: 809
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    I thought shimmy was your upper body. I'll check out belly dancing...thanks for the info!!

    Either way, it's a lot of fun :smile: and when I'm done, hubby will like it too :devil:

    :smile:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    LOL I read "shave" your booty........:noway:

    :laugh:
  • annaliza
    annaliza Posts: 809
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    LOL I read "shave" your booty........:noway:

    :laugh:

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • slenderwillow
    slenderwillow Posts: 7 Member
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    I've been bellydancing for almost 4 years - it's a great way to lose weight and feel good about yourself. There's two shimmies, one for hips and one for shoulders. Neither by itself will burn many calories, but if you do a full workout (DVD, class, etc.) it can be a moderate-level sort of workout. I find I probably burn more calories dancing around like crazy at home. ;-) But it's definitely tons of fun!!! :-D

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