1. Warm-up... because it's getting chilly out there!
2. Posture - with a heavy bean bag on your head! Basic hip singles in place and walking. Undulations in place and walking. All with a bean bag on your head. Try this at home.
3. Continuing on with the choreography:
Time - Description
3:01 - Using a back-to-front shoulder roll to move us into diagonal. Start with left shoulder to bring us to right diagonal. Follow the drum accents in the music. There are 4 bars of 8 counts:
- L Shoulder roll (counts 1-6), Shimmy (count 7), Left hip drops 2x (counts 8, +).
- R Shoulder roll (counts 1-3), Right hip drops 2x (counts 4, +), elbows lift (counts 5-8).
- L Shoulder roll (counts 1-4), Shimmy (counts 5-6), hip singles (counts 7, +, 8).
- R Shoulder roll (counts 1-2), Right hip drops 2x (counts 3, 4), elbows lift to shoulder height.
3:22 - Combo 4,2,1: Right arm at second position, left arm at fifth; feet in releve, right hip singles, traveling to the right for 4 counts. Repeat opposite for left. Repeat right for 2 counts. repeat opposite for left. Repeat right for 1 count. Repeat left for 1 count. Chest circle, start right, going counter clockwise.
3:34 - Hip Twists & Grapevine: The hip twists are essentially the basic egyptian but with the arms at shoulder height; drop the arms down to hip height, cross, and lift up to shoulder height again for the grapevine step. Start the first grapevine traveling to the left, then back to starting point, etc.
It's been a busy few weeks, so I haven't had a chance to upload a video of the choreo. But it looks like most of you have it. So thanks for being present to class and giving it your all.
Remember next week, October 15th is our LAST CLASS! See you there.
If you missed the October 3rd Desert Passion show, here is a little clip:
Stay warm and dry,
Lily
www.LilyBellydance.com
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