Bellydance Basics Class 4 Notes

Today we covered hands and arms. The key points are (remember these are generalizations):
1. when lifting the hand, lead with the top of the wrist.
2. when lowering the hand, press the palm and extend the fingers.
Imagine a line of energy running through from your wrist to your finger tips.
3. when lifting the arm, keep in mind the 4 main areas that need to be active, in order: shoulders, elbows, wrist, and finger tips.
4. when lowering, the same order: shoulders, elbows, wrist, and finger tips.
5. shoulder are kept gentle.

Our new movements are:

Basic Egyptian: Not to be confused with the American Tribal Style (ATS) Basic Egyptian. This is from the Jamila Salimpour format. The movement is more like the "reverse" of the Pivot-Shift-Step. Meaning, we step first, then pivot.
Starting with the right foot, step right (put weight on the right foot), then touch the left foot on the ball and twist the left hip forward. Now, step on to the left foot flat (put weight on the left foot), then touch the right foot on the ball and twist the right hip forward.


With this movement, travel forward.

Travel backwards.

Basic Egyptian with Full Spin: Turn to the right (counts 1 and 2, using right and left foot), step right (count 3), touch the left foot on the ball and twist the left hip forward (count 4). Turn to the left (counts 5 and 6, using left and right foot), step left (count 7), touch the right foot on the ball and twist the right hip forward (count 8).

Basic Egyptian with Open Spin: Turn over right shoulder but traveling forward (counts 1-4); the feet are right foot flat, left foot releve, right foot flat, left foot releve. Step right foot flat (count 5), touch left foot on the ball and twist left hip forward (count 6). Step left foot flat (count 7), touch right foot on the ball and twist right hip forward (count 8).

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Thanks for braving the cold.
Happy Valentine's weekend.
See you next week!
Lily