Why Shimmy?
TweetIt’s probably not every day business men and women, technology people, and journalists stand up in a room and shimmy together, but I am here to say: IT happened.
At BizTech Day Seattle, Shauna Causey asked me to give a quick pitch about Hips For Hire to BTD visitors, and with about ten minutes to think about what I’d say or do in two minutes or less, we both thought it would be a good idea to teach people to shimmy. Tweets went out that BTD’s own in-house “Ellen” was going on the stage.
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Granted, you can’t teach a full-on shimmy in under 30 seconds and expect a polished movement, but for what it was worth, I saw a few “baby” shimmies popping up on peoples’ hips, and it got me thinking: I should share with everyone 30 reasons to shimmy. Here goes:
Thirty Reasons to Shimmy
1. It feels good (when you do it right)
2. It makes good use of your creamy middle
3. it gives women a proper excuse to expose their midriff
4. It gives men a proper excuse to expose their midriff
5. It makes for really cute photo moments when children expose their bellies
6. You can burn off a pound by shimmying in place a little bit every day
7. You can burn off a whole lot more than a pound by shimmying 15-20 minutes a day
8. It can promote stronger back muscles by strengthening your core
9. It can attract your future mate
10. It makes you laugh when you see your belly flapping from side to side
11. Because it’s sexy
12. You give yourself permission to not hold in your tummy
13. It forces you to breathe deeply and relax to sustain it
14. You have more fun than the skinny people when you do it
15. People will start calling you “Little Miss Rumpshaker” or “Mr. Rumpshaker”
16. You don’t need any expensive equipment, batteries, or a studio to it in
17. You don’t need a partner to dance. You can do it all by yourself
18. You can shimmy to your favorite music, including metal, industrial, world, or rock
19. Because almost everybody on this planet thinks a shimmy is cool
20. Because you can get paid for doing it, and it’s perfectly legal
21. Because Imei says so
22. It is a nifty surprise in the throes of sex
23. It keeps you warm while you wait for the bus
24. You can do it in a small, confined space, such as your work cubicle (aka veal fattening pen)
25. It helps you take yourself less seriously when you need a “moment”
26. It’s an eye-catching way to move from one end of the room to the other
27. It’s something you can multi-task while doing
28. Because your spouse really wants you to do this, and s/he will owe you one big time
29. Because you can do this while you’re brain dead from work exhaustion
30. Because it’s a great way to prepare a woman’s body for childbirth
Do you have other reasons to shimmy? Could a shimmy a day keep the blues at bay? Send in your answers, and you might just see your answer featured here on the blog.
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