TFBD May Series: Class 4

Hello Dancers!

Today we focused more on finishing up the choreography. What's the rush you ask? We have one more class left. But we're going to use that class for polishing and personalizing!

Here are the drills we worked on:

Lateral Body Wave

Camel Walk with undulations

Torso Rotation with shimmy

Undulation U2D with shimmy

Undulation D2U with shimmy

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 (16 counts) with hip singles FT (eighth notes) dbR. Repeat	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 (HT, 2 counts for one square)for 7 counts clockwise, dbF. Repeat 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
1:45	Break 1: Flamenco arms to the right with right hip hook, right leg steps out, and head turns right. Break 2: Head locks front Break 3: Chest down, up Break 4: Gentle R hip drops as arms float down next to hips	Percussion	2 x 8
1:57	Break 1: Torso bends down 45 degree to left diagonal + 2 undulations Break 2: Keeping 45 degree bend, torso pivots to right diagonal + 2 undulations Break 3: Torso lifts to vertical + 2 undulations Break 4: Walk to front right corner (8 counts) Break 5: Shimmy with exterior hip circle dbL ccw (6 counts) + Step L foot out left w/L hip, half turn over L shoulder, step right w/ R hip, back turn over L shoulder, step L foot w/L hip.	Build Up	4 x 8
2:20	Undulations (HT, half notes) with Figure 8 Front to Back (8 counts per side)	Theme	4 x 8
2:42	R Hip up, Chest lock up, L Hip up Lateral Body Wave	Theme w/breaks	2 x 8
2:53	Camel Walk with - Undulation for the first 8 cts - Shimmy for the second 8 cts	Violin	2 x 8
3:05	Undulation Up to Down with shimmy (4 counts) Undulation down to up with shimmy; chest lock up/down on last two counts. (4 counts)	interlude	8
3:10	Camel Walk with Undulation and body pivots	Violin	2 x 8
3:22	FINALE Pivot Turn (ala RB style) Pose 4 cts Free-movement Transition 8 cts Pivot Turn (ala RB style) Pose 4 cts Free-movement Transition 8 cts Free-movement Transition 8 cts Free-movement Transition 8 cts POSE	Finale to Fade	6 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. However, this time, work it out so that no one is doing the same movement AND incorporate level or depth change.


Next week is our last week!

Enjoy!
Lily
www.LilyBellydance.com