Hello Dancers!
Here's a quick recap of what we covered in our fifth class of this six-week TFBD series.
Taxeem (aka Down-to-up Figure 8's): You can think of this as the reverse of the Maya movement we did previously. The Taxeem starts with the hip down, slide out, lift up and pulling in. Covering both sides to draw an infinity sign.
Goosh Step: Let's take the Taxeem and add some foot work! If we start with the right foot and right hip, the right foot steps flat and knee bends to get low (count 1), left foot steps on the ball (count 2), right foot steps on the ball (count 3), then the left foot steps on the ball (count 4). With each step that same side hip completes that side of the figure 8.
Back-to-front Figure 8: Now taking the figure 8 on the horizontal place, start with the right hip back, draw a curved line up to the right front corner. Take the left hip and slide the hip back to the back left corner, draw a curved line up to the left front corner. Slide the right hip back to the back right corner... so on, and so forth. Remember to keep the knees soft and your arms and shoulders unaffected by the hip movements.
X-Step: Starting with the left foot and left hip, step on the ball of the left foot (putting your weight on it) and press the left hip out (your torso should be in line with your back foot); this is count 1. Slide the hip diagonally back to the back right corner; now your weight is on your right foot with knee bent; this is count 2. Twist the right hip forward with the right foot coming on to the ball of the foot and slide the left foot back; this is starting over again but now on the right foot. Slide the hips diagonally back to the back left corner; now your weight is on your left foot with knee bent. Continue again on the left side. Keep going and start to speed up the pace.
Turkish Back Walk: Simply put, this is a reverse undulation. Start the contraction in the lower ab, mid ab, upper ab, then upper back (ending in a chest lift). Practice really slowly to get the transition from one muscle group to the next.
Choreography!
| 0:00 | Intro: | Wait (16 cts) |
| 0:10 | Vocal: | Arabic 2 (8 cts), Arabic 3 (8 cts)
Arabic 2 (8 cts), Arabic 3 (8 cts) |
| 0:30 | Beats: | Running Choo Choo 1 (8 cts),
Running Choo Choo 3 (8 cts),
Running Choo Choo 4 (8 cts),
Running Choo Choo 1 (8 cts) |
| 0:50 | Transition: | Pose (8 cts) |
| 0:55 | Intro: | Turkish Walk facing right diagonal (16 cts),
Turkish Walk (8 cts),
Turkish Walk (4 cts),
Turkish Walk (4 cts) |
| 1:15 | Beats: | 8-Count, starting stage right (8 cts),
stage left (8 cts),
stage front (8 cts),
stage back (8 cts) |
| 1:35 | Mizmar Q/A: | Maya (8 cts) + Baraka (8 cts)
Twist Step (8 cts) + Baraka (8 cts)
Samiha (8 cts) + Baraka (8 cts) |
| 2:05 | Drum Transition: | Locks: head slide RL, Chest up down up, Rshoulder FB F, chest up drop |
| 2:10 | Vocal: | V step + V step with turns |
| 2:30 | Vocal and Violins: | X step (8 cts: QT+HT), Goosh Step (8 cts) half turn |
| 2:50 | no drum transition: | Taxeem (8 counts) |
| 2:55 | no drum instruments: | Turkish Back Walk ( 3 x 8 counts) |
The fun is almost over... Next week is our last class for the series. Of course we have the next series, which starts March 10th .... same time... same place... new material:
Thursdays, March 10 - April 28, 2011 (8 weeks)
7:30 - 8:45 PM at Cafe Dance
3307 B Hancock Drive, Austin, Texas 78731 (near the intersection of Balcones Drive and Hancock Drive, next to Russell's Bakery and Coffee Bar)
Cost of 8 classes: $96 / $84 if registered by February 18
Registration and details are available here:
http://www.lilybellydance.com/instruction/index.shtml
Note that this is an 8-week series, and we will be working on a full dance routine!
See you next week!
Lily
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