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Hip Rotation

Here the body is moved such that a light ring can be continuously rotated at the same place on the body.

The posture is the same as for the other exercises. Keep the back erect, feet together and relaxed. And also stand square to a reference wall.

The hips need to be rotated either clockwise or counter clockwise just as similar to the "Hula game". Here the body is moved such that a light ring can be continuously rotated at the same place, the hip. The hip remains square to the reference wall.

Advanced Variation
For Clockwise Movement: The transfer of body weight should be instantaneous. When the hip is to the extreme front the weight is moved from the left ball of the foot to the right ball. Similarly the transfer when the hip is at the extreme back, should be from the right heel to the left heel.

Also when the hip is moved from the extreme back position to the front from the left, one should consciously feel the body weight moving from the heel to the ball of the left foot. When doing so one should consciously feel the roll of the foot, as if the foot ware were semicircular with the curved surface rolling on the floor. And similarly when moving from the extreme front position to the back one should fell the roll of the foot from the toes to the heel.

When the weight is taken on the ball of the foot the knees would be required to bend by pushing them forward to maintain the height steady.

Remember to maintain the weight only on one foot through out the exercise.

For the counter clockwise movement the procedure is just the opposite of above.

If the foot-ware, were to be semicircular, then when walking the foot would roll on the floor.

In Pairs
In this case all the procedure mentioned above holds. In addition the dancing partners stand facing each other and square to one another. Keep the hands relaxed to the sides. Each would stand very slightly to ones left such that the right knee is between the partner's legs. Place a notebook between the partners where the body contact is to occur, i.e. from the hip to the lower part of the ribcage. Both the partners exert a push force from the body, just enough to balance the book between them.

Now when practising in this position the one moving forward should exert a push force and the one moving back should give resistance. The push will assist the partner, and the resistance will keep the book in place.

This exercise will help in understanding the resistance offered by a partner when moving back, roll of the foot, keeping the knees in relaxed manner, keeping contact with steady pressure, and it assists one later when turning in pairs or spinning.