Hip-Overs... action shots

Ok - we have videos! Not especially glamorous videos, but they'll do the job!
Firstly, here are three hip overs being done while standing still.
In the first one I have slowed it right down so you can see the individual motions: first the dropping of the hip and scooping it to the right; then picking it right up (although you can't see it, I have pushed the leg up onto my toes at that point); then zipping it in (you can see the muscle pulling in ... and all the fat rolls responding *grin*) and lowering it almost straight down again.

In the next two hip overs, I've sped it up a little bit and the movement is smoother.
I should have said during class that when we do these hip overs on the spot they can also be called a one-hip circle... for obvious reasons!




You'll remember that we can also move with a hip-over.
Think about how you walk - to take a new step forward you push off with the foot at the back. Well this will be the same idea - when you push up onto your toes to get to the top of the circle with your hip, you'll push off and take a small step. In the same way that you push off with the back foot to walk, you'll push off with the lagging foot to take the side step. So the hip overs are happening with the lagging hip. Make sure you practice both directions! (Its normal for one side to feel easier/smoother/better than the other)