Monday 2/23/09

Ao’s 8 ct choreo:

Found in Translation Workshop

COMBO#1 - Strumming

Cab:
facing front:
c1-8 - 3/4 shimmy/hipslide layer travel to R (1-6), 2 L hip drops (7,8)
c1-8  -3/4 shimmy/hipslide layer travel to L (1-6), 2 R hip drops(7,8)

facing diagonal (starting SL):
c1-8 und down with back travel, 2 R hip drops (2x’s)
facing diag (SR)
c1-8  1 lower reverse body wave(2), 1 full reverse body wave(4), shoulder shimmy (2)

Fusion:
c1-8 -3/4 shimmy/hipslide layer travel to R (1-4), Locking hip twist (5 pause on 6),  lock drop/ lift  with L hip(7,8)
c1-8 -3/4 shimmy/hipslide layer travel to L (1-4), Locking hip twist (5 pause on 6),  lock drop/lift with R hip(7,8)
facing diagonal (starting SL):
c1-8 und down withback travel,  R hip lift/drop (2x’s)
facing diag (SR)
c1-8 reverse body wave, Chest drop / lift (2c)

COMBO#2 -  Bass slides

Traditional:
Facing front:
c1-8 - hip slide R(1,2) rib slide R, (3,4), Hip bump L (5), Hip Bump R (arms overhead), (6), maya (7,8)
c1-8 - hip slide L(1,2) rib slide L, (3,4), Hip bump R (5), Hip Bump L (arms overhead), (6), maya (7,8)

on the diagonal:
c1-4 - Layered und with shimmy shoulders, to hips
c5-8 - shimmy hip circle, big loose 3/4 shimmy hagallah (78) (hip bump back L and R)
c1-8 - repeat opposite direction/diagonal

Fusion:
Facing front:
c1-8 - reverse sidewinder (1-4), finish maya (5,6) fast maya (7,8)
c1-8 - repeat in opposite direction

on the diagonal:
c1-4 - und up, drop down level change
c5-8 - rise up with 4c rib circle
c1-8 - repeat with  shoulder shimmy on the rise in place of rib circle

COMBO# 3 -  Snowflake

Cabaret -
c1-4 -  hip slide R  /  Body Wave/ Float R arm
c5-8 -  hip slide L / Body wave/ float L arm
repeat 8c
Leylet Hob: Ramzi’s Choreo

description of blocking:

imagine you are at 6 on the face of a clock, the first 3 “walk, 2, 3, ah!s take you to 12 oclock and you do the arms gesture there. The second set returns you to 6  and the second set of arm gestures are there. Then there’s one more walk 2, 3, ah! to the right, and one back to the left. 4 step touches forward, 360 spin and the shoulder roll down and up, head toss and clap faces front, repeat step touch thing again leading left. Water in the ear shake faces front, as does the hip accents and shimmies. The double hips x 6 move backwards RLRLR Rbig hip circle, L hip drops also face forward. Step touch thing repeats facing front.

timing:

count 12 from the beginning of the piece

0:09 walk, 2, 3, ah! x 3

0:17 arms gesture

0:19 walk 2, 3, ah!

0:27 arms gesture

0:30 walk 2, 3, ah! R,

0:33 walk 2, 3, ah! L

0:35 step touch R,L,R,L spin 0:40, roll shoulders down and up counts 1 and 2, look down, look up and hair toss, clap exactly on 0:42 count 3, arms out count 4

0:43 repeat above, clapping exactly on 0:50

0:51 repeat step touch x 4

0:55 water in the ear shake one side 1,2 , the other 3,4,  bend forward 5,6 stand up straight, one arm up 7, the other 8

1:00 big hip accent R

1:02 big hip accent L

1:03 - 1:12 twisting shimmy with breast caressing hand gestures  (?!) etc.

1:12 big hip R, L, dive forward, stand up w arms overhead (wiggle)

1:18 double hip accent back RLRLRL

1:25 R hip drop front and circle around back to standing w L hip free

1:27 L beledi hip drops 1:31 freeze  1:33 outside figure 8

then I have shoulder roll down, 4 step touches to a spin, clap  hair toss and arms up overhead.

he left the rest to us!

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Hey Gals - a music list - imagine that!

Here is some music I play in class (and love to listen to). I also encourage you to go to the international/middle Eastern section of Borders (or other places that allow you to listen before you buy) and scan a whole load of cd bar codes and stand there hogging a headset listening. If more than 3 tracks on a cd makes your hips twitch - buy it!

Fairly Traditional: Ozel Turkbas, Hossam Ramzy

Modern Electro Bellydance: Desert Roses, Harem, Bellydance Superstars collections, Oojami

Contemporary Arabic Artists: Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha

Local: Okbari, Karim Nagi Mohammed (Turbo Tabla), 35th Parallel

Great Collections: Putumayo Labels (Arabic groove, North African groove, Sahara Lounge…) Belly Bar