TFBD May Series: Class 5

Hello Dancers!

In our last class of the 5-week series, we drilled and then got creative!

Here are the drills we worked on:

Pelvic Locks with Hip Slides

Pelvic Locks with Front to Back Figure 8

Pelvic Locks with Back to Front Figure 8

Pelvic Locks with Hip Circle
... and with walking!

Pelvic Locks with Goosh Step

Pelvic Locks with Torso Rotation

Choreography to The Lantern

From the CD “Tribal Derivations” by Beats Antique

Length: 3:59

Time	Movement	Music	Bars
0:00	Wait on stage	Intro
0:10	Improvised Movement	Slow	3 x 8
0:27	Hip slides and hip singles Feet: Walk forward QT dbR Hips: Hip slides QT (whole notes/4 counts) dbR with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR.		2 x 8
0:38	Accent 1 - Hip Slide R + Chest Slide L Accent 2 - Hip Slide L + Chest Slide R Accent 3 - Upper ab + Low ab locks Accent 4 -  Back turn R	Accents	8
0:43	ATS Torso Rotation (16 counts) with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR. Repeat	Theme	4 x 8
1:05	Hip singles with: accents: * head slide right, left (cts 1+) * shoulder press right, left (cts 2+) * chest lock up, down (cts 3+) ab roll down (cts 4-8) body wave (8 cts)	Theme with breaks	2 x 8
1:16	Hip Squares (HT, 2 counts for one square)for 7 counts clockwise, dbF. Repeat ccw, dbF.	interlude	8
1:25	Pelvic Locks dbB (eighth notes, FT) with chest circles (whole notes, QT). Feet cross touch (whole notes, QT).	Theme 2	4 x 8
1:45	Break 1: Flamenco arms to the right with right hip hook, right leg steps out, and head turns right. Break 2: Head locks front Break 3: Chest down, up Break 4: Gentle R hip drops as arms float down next to hips	Percussion	2 x 8
1:57	Break 1: Torso bends down 45 degree to left diagonal + 2 undulations Break 2: Keeping 45 degree bend, torso pivots to right diagonal + 2 undulations Break 3: Torso lifts to vertical + 2 undulations Break 4: Walk to front right corner (8 counts) Break 5: Shimmy with exterior hip circle dbL ccw (6 counts) + Step L foot out left w/L hip, half turn over L shoulder, step right w/ R hip, back turn over L shoulder, step L foot w/L hip.	Build Up	4 x 8
2:20	Undulations (HT, half notes) with Figure 8 Front to Back (8 counts per side)	Theme	4 x 8
2:42	R Hip up, Chest lock up, L Hip up Lateral Body Wave	Theme w/breaks	2 x 8
2:53	Camel Walk with - Undulation for the first 8 cts - Shimmy for the second 8 cts	Violin	2 x 8
3:05	Undulation Up to Down with shimmy (4 counts) Undulation down to up with shimmy; chest lock up/down on last two counts. (4 counts)	interlude	8
3:10	Camel Walk with Undulation and body pivots	Violin	2 x 8
3:22	FINALE Pivot Turn (ala RB style) - right over left. 4 counts for arms, 4 counts for turn Pose 8 cts Pivot Turn (ala RB style) - left over right Pose 8 cts Free-movement Transition 8 cts Free-movement Transition 8 cts POSE	Finale to Fade	6 x 8

Creative exercise:
In your group or with your partner, change up the section at 1:57 using your own accents. Think about the flow. What was the section before it? What is the section after it. Do you dance synchronously, mirror, alternate, etc??? Lots of choices and options.

Of course, we also have the improvised intro and ending. Remember to try something different.


Hope you enjoyed this series as much as I have! It's been a real joy watching all of you develop your own creative dance.

I will miss you for the next several months! Remember to keep dancing. Look forward to seeing you in the Fall!


LOVE!
Lily
www.LilyBellydance.com

Austin Belly Dance Convention 2011

It's not too late! You can purchase tickets at the door. Here is the press release:


Annual Austin Bellydance Convention, June 3-5, 2011


The annual Austin Bellydance Convention (ABDC) is open to the public and takes place the first weekend of June 3-5, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Midtown near Highland Mall.
Free to the public on Saturday afternoon, 2-5pm: Stage belly dance performances and shopping with select vendors for imported Egyptian and Turkish belly dance costumes, music, jewelry, and instructional/performance DVDs.



Workshops and lectures are available for advanced purchase on the ABDC website www.theabdc.com. Lecture topics include "Travel through the History of American Bellydance" and "Choosing Bellydance as a Career." Workshops cover dance technique, costuming, musicality, drumming and more.



The Friday and Saturday professional belly dance shows are not to be missed! Friday evening's performance showcases a live band playing classical Middle Eastern tunes with belly dance instructors from around the nation. Saturday night's Gala performance features Suhaila Salimpour and Bal Anat, a dance troupe and show with 30 dancers strong fusing tribal and folkloric belly dance into a showcase of dances from North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. The Bal Anat show, first performed in 1968 in San Francisco, inspired a generation of American belly dancers. Many consider this historical show to have led to the rise in popularity of the tribal belly dance genre. Advanced show tickets are $15 for Friday and $25 for Saturday if purchased online. Tickets increase by $5 at the door. Doors at 6:30pm and show at 8pm.



What: Bellydance dance and drumming workshops, lectures, shopping and shows at the Austin Belly Dance Convention, www.theabdc.com

When: Friday, June 3 - Sunday, June 5, 2011

Where: Holiday Inn Midtown, 6000 Middle Fiskville Road



Full schedule & registration available at www.theabdc.com

Bellydance Basics May Series: Class 5

Hello Dancers!

Our focus today was on hip twists, specifically the American Tribal Style movement "Basic Egyptian". We explored the different variations (quarter turns, half turns, and full turns) but focused mainly on the Basic Egyptian and Basic Egyptian Half Turn. Essentially, the Basic Egyptian movement is hip twist with the foot on the ball. It's a "stepping" movement which allows for us to travel in just about any direction. Remember that in the ATS format, you start with the foot on the ball as count one, then flat foot on count two.

CHOREOGRAPHY to NAGA

0:13
Wait 8 counts
Camel Walk (16 counts)
Torso Rotation starting right (8 counts)

0:39
Taxeem with tribal arm undulation (2 counts each side, 16 counts total)
add traveling/walking, same foot and hip.

0:53
Bodywave (16 counts total)
facing left diagonal. 8 counts each.
first 8 counts with arms at shoulder height.
last 4 counts with arms travel down the sides of the body.


1:05
Maya
add traveling/walking, same foot and hip.
arms travel slowly up the sides of the body.


1:19
Propeller Turn (1 turn, 16 counts total)
both arms up, lower right arm (cts 1,2), then raise (cts 3,4), lower left arm (cts 5,6), then raise (cts 7,8); lower right arm (cts 1,2), raise just the wrist (cts 3.4), then plunge the right hand down as you step the right foot over the left to do a full turn (ct 5). Stop facing left diagonal with a pose (cts 6,7,8), right arm straight up and left arm curve in front of your body; weight in the back leg (left).


1:33
Hip Bumps (8 counts)
Pivot Bump Doubles (8 counts)

1:43
Choo Choo ArcTurn (8 counts)
repeat

1:53
Hip Slide right with Flamenco arms facing right (4 counts) + Maya left (4 counts)
Hip Slide left with Flamenco arms facing left (4 counts) + Maya right (4 counts)


2:04
Choo Choo right, traveling clockwise (8 counts)
Choo Choo left, traveling ccw (8 counts)

New this week:

2:15
Hip Slide right with Flamenco arms facing right (4 counts) + Hip Circle ccw (4 counts)
Hip Slide left with Flamenco arms facing left (4 counts) + Hip Circle cw (4 counts)


2:25
Hip Singles 2 right, 2 left - while walking(8 counts)
repeat

2:36
Arabic (4 counts)
Arabic Hip Twist (4 counts)
repeat

2:47
Camel Walk with body pivots (16 counts)
- pivot the body to face stage right on count 5
- during the torso rotation, make a quarter turn with your feet to face front again.

2:58
Basic Egyptian (16 counts)
- if not traveling during the Basic Egyptian, do quarter turns during the last 8 counts.

3:08
Basic Egyptian Half Turn

3:19
Basic Egyptian in place while the hands float down

Finale (a-rhythmic, no beats)
Corkscrew Turn
- This movement is essentially like the Propeller Turn except that both arms plunge down. In class, we modified just a bit to just have both arms lift, drop, lift, then plunge down to turn. Remember the right foot crosses over the left.


Hope you enjoyed the choreography, the dancing, and group choreography exercises. It's so good to know you CAN remember choreography and that it's even more fun dancing it with your classmates!

Thank you so much for coming to class, having an open mind, and embracing this dance form. I'm going to miss you for the next several months!

Love,
Lily
www.LilyBellydance.com




Enjoy!
See you next week... our last class of the series!
Lily