How To: Isolate the belly muscles when belly dancing

I have a quick question. I have been belly dancing for just under 2 years and there's only one move that I simply cannot get. The lower abs isolation. I've watched many videos on how to do it and have practice to move countless times. I'm wondering and hoping that it isn't because I've had c-section, I do lower ab specific exercises to try to strengthen it but Its still not connecting I can feel the muscles contracting like there suppose to but I can't seem to contract my lower ones without completely contracting my upper abs, oddly enough I can do undulations and reverse undulations just fine even though that requires a lower ab isolation but I can't just isolate the lower Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you so much for your time

1. If you rotate your pelvis (interior tilt upwards) and engage your core (by bearing down slightly on the abs)

2. then pulling those lower abs UP (for 2)

3. Hold for 2...

4. Release & repeat - multiple times

You may not feel like you are working them much in the beginning - but you ARE! And won't e very long before you are seeing and amazing difference not only in your muscle control - but in body shape and more.

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