TFBD July/August series: Class 4

Class 4 Notes

Finger cymbal pattern:
7's
337
373

Arabic 1
Definition - Right foot flat, left foot on the ball behind right foot. Feet half time. Undulation up to down half time.
Arabic 2
Definition - Right foot flat (ct 1), left foot on the ball (ct 2), right foot on the ball (ct 3), left foot on the ball (ct 4). Feet half time. Undulation up to down half time.
Arabic 3
Definition - Right foot flat (ct 1), left foot on the ball (ct 2), right foot on the ball toes facing right (ct 3), left foot on the ball (ct 4). Feet half time. Keep the feet under body. Undulation up to down half time. Right hip twist back on count 3 and twists forward on count 4.
Arabic 4
Definition - Right foot flat steps forward, left foot steps in place, right foot steps back, left foot steps in place. Feet half time. Hip singles half time.
[NOTE: Not sure if this was clearly stated in class, but there are no undulations in Arabic 4.]


4 Count
Definition - Note that the steps are on counts 1-and-2-e. Step the right foot back behind the left on count '1'. Step left foot in place on count 'and'. Step right foot in front of the left toe, both feet in releve on count '2' while twisting the right hip forward. Step the left foot on the ball in place on count 'e'.


5 Count
Definition - Step right foot behind left, step left in place, then right-left-right in place like a "cha cha cha" move; Step left foot behind right, step right foot in place, then left-right-left in place like a "cha cha cha". 5-Count with half turns. A variation of this movement is to utilize the "cha cha cha" part to take a 3-step half turn. You can do this on every-other or on every "cha cha cha".


8 Count
Definition - Start with body and toes facing left diagonal. Feet flat, step right, left, right, left, right, left; step on the right ball to do a half turn, step left. Repeat this to get back to facing front. Pair this with arms: starting both arms up, gradually lower the arms to shoulder height. Then on count 7 (or when your right foot is on the ball), snap the arms back up.


Finish with combos with finger cymbals!