Tribal Fusion Bellydance 5-week Series Class 1

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for a great first class of the drum solo series!
Here is a recap of what we covered...
1. Warm up!
2. Internalize the hip movement of:
- Hip singles up/down.
- Hip out (sway).
3. Choo choo shimmy - hip singles to a faster speed, on toes.
4. Three-quarter shimmy - hip singles up-down-up on one side, then on the other.
5. Turkish shimmy (of the American Tribal Style vocabulary) - facing forward, step the right foot in front of the left; at the same time arms swing over to the right side (This is count 1). Left foot steps in place on count 2. Right foot steps back to starting position as arms swing over to the left side (This is count 3). Left foot steps in place on count 4.

To add a quarter turn with the turkish shimmy, we would pivot on the left foot on count 4.

6. Reach and Sit - Facing the left diagonal, step with the right foot and press the right hip up 2x, then release the foot. Right arm is over head and left arm is shoulder height extended but curved forward slightly. This is counts 1,2.
Continue to face the left diagonal, step the right foot behind you and press the right hip up 2x, then release the foot. Right arm lowers and is at shoulder height and left arm raises over head. This is counts 3,4.

7. Horizontal Figure 8, front to back - Right hip presses to the front right diagonal, wraps around to the back right diagonal; then left hip takes over to press towards the front left diagonal, wraps around to the back left diagonal.

The music we are dancing to is "Cybele" from the "Sha'waza" album by Solace. You can find the music on iTunes. The choreography so far is:
- 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).
- Turkish shimmy with quarter turns. 4 of them.
- Reach and sit. 4 of them.

Look forward to seeing you next week!
Lily