Single-hipped figure 8 - Start with body at a 45 degree diagonal, arms in flamenco position. The hip facing the audience will dip back/down, scoop up, back to center, dip front/down, and scoop up back to center.
Propeller turn (modified) - Start with both arms overhead. 1.) Drop the right arm to hip height and slide your hip to the right, then raise it again. 2.) Then do the same with the left arm and slide your hip to the left. 3.) Drop the right arm again. 4.) Cross your right foot over your left and pivot in place, dropping the left arm down to hip level as you turn to the back. As you come around to the front again, sweep the left arm up, end with both arms up.
Egyptian Basic - Step on the ball of the right foot, twisting the right hip up/forward, then drop it back (1-2), and repeat on the left (3-4). Try to accentuate the natural swivel in your hips as you change weight from side to side: this will give the step more shape. Arms are overhead with elbows back. The arm on the same side as the hip that's working will be pulled back slightly; the effect will look like your hands are making an X overhead. Shoulders and torso face front.
Egyptian Half Turn - Start with the Egyptian Basic: Step on the ball of the right foot, twisting the right hip up/forward (1), then drop it back (2), and then step the left foot on 3 and twist the left hip up; as you release the left foot, turn by stepping back with the left foot on 4 and pivoting over the left shoulder, ending with the right foot ready for 1. Turn back to the front on 4 again.
Correction!
So, I've been calling the movement we did "Reach and Sit", which is actually incorrect. That movement is actually called Pivot Bump Doubles.
Here is the description again:
Pivot Bump Doubles - The right hip goes up twice to the front, then up twice to the back. Right arm up, left arm forward when right hip is front, right arm forward and left arm up when hip goes back.
Continuation of Choreography to "Cybele".
- Horizontal Figure 8, front to back. 8 of them (right and left side counts as 1). On the 2nd, 4th, and 6th ones, add a sharp right hip accent up-down-up.
- Turkish shimmy. 4 of them (front and back counts as 1). (start time = 00:48)
- Turkish shimmy with quarter turns. 4 of them.
- Pivot Bump Doubles. (2xfront, 2xback, 2xfront, 2xback). (start time = 1:01)
- Turkish shimmy half turns. 4 of them, leaving you facing the back. (start time = 1:08)
- Hip singles, down beat left. 4x right hip down to face front. (start time = 1:15)
- Hip singles, down beat left. 2x right hip down, level change down. 2x right hip down, level change up.
- Hip singles, down beat left. grapevine feet pattern, traveling right. 8x right hip down.
- Choo Choo traveling left with left hip leading for 8 counts.
- continue with Choo Choo, traveling in small circle in your dance space for 8 counts.
- Single-hipped Figure 8 in place right hip. 4 counts. (start time = 1:35)
- Choo Choo leading with right hip, circle around over right shoulder. 8 hip bumps total.
- Single-hipped Figure 8 in place left hip. 4 counts.
- Choo Choo leading with left hip, circle around over left shoulder. 8 hip bumps total.
[PAUSE both arms up] Time = 1:50
- Propeller Turn. Turn on count 4, decorate drum accent with chest lift up-down-up. (start time = 1:54)
- Propeller Turn. repeat.
The music for "Cybele" can be found in iTunes, under the artist "Solace", in the "Sha Waza" album: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=257814522&s=143441
[Note: You need to have iTunes installed and have an iTunes account to purchase the music.]
Hope to see some of you this weekend at The Gathering show!!
Lily
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