Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Dancing With The Stars: Episode 10/3/11

Last night, I watched Dancing With The Stars with several of my dance students at Riviera Restaurant and Lounge in Calabasas, CA. The ipad was in hand as I tweeted live during the show my thoughts, opinions, and tips. The evening was a lot of fun. Please join my twitter party every Monday 8:00pm PST by following me @ilysebaker and using my hashtag #DWTSPartywithIlyse

Here is what I had to say about last night's episode:

1) Cheryl Burke and Rob Kardashian had a strong performance as dancing to, “Fly Me To The Moon” - it was smooth and classy. Rob had a huge smile on his face throughout the entire number. Rob followed one of my favorite dance tips - A smile is an expression of pleasure, happiness, or amusement. If you smile while you are dancing, people will get the feeling that you love what you are doing. Even if you are dancing alone, smile at yourself. You love to dance, so let it show!

Follow in Rob’s footsteps and try smiling the next time you step onto the dance floor. I promise your performance will be a true success!

2) Mark Ballas and Kristen Cavallari danced the Samba to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love.” Kristen was challenged to release her inner Beyonce. Let’s face it, Carrie Ann Inaba was right when she said Beyonce’s shoes are hard to fill. Kristen needed to let loose to booty shake her way through the Samba which is not easy even for professional dancers.

To get a booty like Beyonce’s and unleash your inner rock star try my Bump up the Butt routine. Start with your feet hip width apart and place your hands on your hips. Then, bend your knees, and in a scooping action, shift your hips to the right as you straighten and squeeze your butt cheeks together. Then repeat to the left side. This move will leave you with one tight derrière and hot moves for Saturday night! Follow along here: http://bit.ly/o0Skm4

3) Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya kicked butt in their tango tonight and it was brilliant! Carson nailed his high kicks which was my favorite part. To get high kicks like Carson, you need a strong core to lift your legs.

For killer abs, try my Rockin Roll Abs move. Place your legs hip width apart, soften your knees, tuck your pelvis forward and engage your core. Pump your arms, and thrust your pelvis forward to your favorite tunes. Try doing this exercise for 5 minutes to your favorite song and you will be smiling all the way to your 6-pack abs. This move works your entire midsection, and the best part is that you do not do a single crunch on the floor.

4) Kym Johnson showed off her fierce legs while doing the dance of love tonight with David Arquette.

To get Kym’s tight and toned sexy legs, try my Funky Plies. A Plie means bending of the knees. Start in Ballet first position with your heels kissed together and your toes pointed out to about a 45-degree angle. Once you grasp this position, keep your feet turned out then walk your legs out to second position, which leaves your feet right underneath your shoulders. Keeping your arms by your sides, your chest lifted, bend straight down and then straighten your legs as you squeeze your butt cheeks together. Do this a couple of times to get use to what a basic Plie feels like then it is time to put the Funk in. Pop in your favorite music and start this move by bending down in your legs, keeping them wide then as you come up bring one leg in then repeat to the other side. You will feel this in your quads, glutes, hamstrings, and a little in your adductors as well. As you get use to this movement, put some more bounce and attitude in those Funky Plies. Check the move out here: http://bit.ly/oqJFGp

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