Tribal Fusion Bellydance Class 5 Notes

Hi ladies,
Here are the notes for class 5 ...

1. Review!

2. (ATS) Camel Walk - Step with the right foot onto the balls of the feet as you press down with the right hand and raise the left hand overhead. Keeping all your weight on the right foot, bend your right knee and extend the left foot to the side. Right arm goes up and left hand reaches toward extended left foot. Straighten your right leg as you draw the left foot in, and layer an arm undulation over a small torso rotation to bring you back to center. For long lengths of time, manage your arm movement so that the hands flow gradually to their full extension.

3. Torso turn - Using the torso rotation starting right, with the initial momentum of the rotation, turn (we will use quarter turns in class) to the right by putting all your weight on the right foot and let the left foot drag behind then placed next to the right foot.

4. Level chages - Many steps can be combined with a level change, which simply means you bend your knees to lower yourself and then come back up. The slower and smoother you go, the better! For the choreography, we are pairing snake arms with a level change.


Here is the updated choreography to Heretic:
1. Enter with snake arms
2. Basic Egyptian - 16 counts
3. Egyptian half turns (turning over left shoulder) - 16 counts
4. Torso rotations (4) - 32 counts
5. Arabic - 8 counts
6. Reverse figure 8 - 8 counts
7. Arabic (turning over right shoulder) - 8 counts
8. Reverse figure 8 - 8 counts
9. Forward stance - 8 counts
10. Chest locks combo: chest down-up-down, right shoulder forward, then back. Repeat. - 8 counts
11. Torso turn to the right - 8 counts
12. Body wave (one foot in front of the other)- 12 counts
13. Torso turn to the left (to face front) - 4 counts
14. Snake arms with level change - 24 counts
15. Camel Walk - 24 counts
16. Arabic - 8 counts
17. Arabic twist - 8 counts
18. Arabic - 8 counts
19. Arabic twist - 8 counts

We have 3 more class left together to finish the choreography!
Have a super duper Valentine's weekend!
Lily