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Question:My husband and I are learning it this week, and love the dance, but I can't seem to move my hips right.
Thanks for any help!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: My husband and I are learning it this week, and love the dance, but I can't seem to move my hips right.
Thanks for any help!

Be patient. It isn't easy. Also, concentrate less on the hips and more on proper leg action. The hip action is mostly in response to what your legs are doing. Then work on isolating the ribcage. If your knees and ribcage are doing what they're supposed to, the hips have little choice but to go along.

Just keep in mind isolation. Sometimes I try to think of moving my hips in a figure 8 motion