TFBD May Series: Class 2 Notes

Hello Dancers!
Sorry for the late post. Here are the drills we worked on in this second class of the five week series:

Pelvic Locks dbB in place with ballet tendu legs

Pelvic Locks dbB with chest circles

Pelvic Locks dbB with cross touch

Hip singles with body wave

Hip singles with head, shoulder, chest accents

Choreography to The Lantern

From the CD “Tribal Derivations” by Beats Antique

Length: 3:59

Time	Movement	Music	Bars
0:00	Wait on stage	Intro
0:10	Improvised Movement	Slow	3 x 8
0:27	Hip slides and hip singles Feet: Walk forward QT dbR Hips: Hip slides QT (whole notes/4 counts) dbR with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR.		2 x 8
0:38	Accent 1 - Hip Slide R + Chest Slide L Accent 2 - Hip Slide L + Chest Slide R Accent 3 - Upper ab + Low ab locks Accent 4 -  Back turn R	Accents	8
0:43	ATS Torso Rotation (8 counts) with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR.	Theme	4 x 8
1:05	Hip singles with: accents: * head slide right, left (cts 1+) * shoulder press right, left (cts 2+) * chest lock up, down (cts 3+) ab roll down (cts 4-8) body wave (8 cts)	Theme with breaks	2 x 8
1:16	Hip Squares for 6 counts clockwise, dbF. Hip Squares for 6 counts ccw, dbF.	interlude	8
1:25	Pelvic Locks dbB (eighth notes, FT) with chest circles (whole notes, QT). Feet cross touch (whole notes, QT).	Theme 2	4 x 8

Partner Improv exercise:
In your group or with your partner, select 3 poses and figure out how to start facing back and transition to the front in 24 counts.


Hope you're enjoying these fun partner improv exercises and this lovely choreography. I know it's challenging at times, but what better way to hone your dance skills than to dance it with pretty song.

Cheers,
Lily
www.LilyBellydance.com