Before you start on this shimmy drill make sure you can perform a hip twist shimmy without moving your knees. One way to work on that is to work on your hip twist shimmy while kneeling on the ground. Remember the hip twist shimmy is driven by the internal oblique muscles not the legs. Once you can do the hip twist shimmy while kneeling, try it while standing with your thighs and knees together and your feet as close as you can comfortably stand. If you can still do the shimmy without moving your legs you can try the shimmy in the wider stance of normal dance posture (feet hips width apart).
From here, this exercise is the same as the hip lift shimmy drill from two weeks ago and the Egyptian shimmy drill from last week. While standing in dance posture, start your hip twist shimmy. Next shift all your weight to one foot, extending the other foot into a shallow lunge position. Keep the shimmy even on both sides even though the weight is all on one side. Stay in the lunge for 8 or 16 counts. Shift back to center for 8 (or 16) counts, then lunge the other way and keep the shimmy even for an additional 8 (or 16) counts. Keep practicing throughout the song. I recommend trying this to Istanboogie
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