Bellydance Basics Class 5

Hello!
Here's what we covered this past Thursday....

Figure 8's up to down, also known as "mayas". It is essentially the same as the Figure 8's down to up except the reverse.

Our new combo is:
Figure 8 U2D (maya) combo

• Right hip up to down - 4 counts
• Left hip up to down, Right, Left, Right  while walking half turn - 4 counts
• Left hip up to down - 4 counts
• Right hip up to down, Left, Right, Left while walking half turn - 4 counts

We added this new combo to an earlier section of the song:

0:10 Theme
4 x 8 counts: Arm waves & Cross touch

• Right arm wave and right foot cross - 4 counts
• Left arm wave and left foot extends - 4 counts
• Right arm wave and left foot cross - 4 counts
• Left arm wave and right foot extends - 4 counts
• repeat

0:30 Vocal
4 x 8 counts: Hip Slides & Hip Circle

• Hip slide right - 4 counts
• Hip slide left - 4 counts
• Hip circle downbeat left clockwise - 8 counts
• repeat

4 x 8 counts: Figure 8 U2D (maya) combo

• Right hip up to down - 4 counts
• Left hip up to down, Right, Left, Right  while walking half turn - 4 counts
• Left hip up to down - 4 counts
• Right hip up to down, Left, Right, Left while walking half turn - 4 counts
• repeat

1:09 Theme
4 x 8 counts: Arm waves & Cross touch

1:29 Vocal
8 x 8 counts: Figure 8 D2U ¾ & Chest circle

• Arms next to hips for Figure 8. Hands come together at chest  (elbows lifted) and open for chest circle.
• Figure 8 D2U ¾ Half Time (8 counts: RLR, LRL)
• Chest circle dbF cw Eight Time

2:09 Theme
4 x 8 counts: Undulation & Grapevine

• Grapevine dbR travel L Quarter Time
• Undulation dbF Quarter Time

2:29 Build Up
4 x 8 counts: Shimmy & Hip twist to turn
* Standing in place shimmy - 4 counts
* Grapevine traveling to the left - 4 counts
(Repeat 4 times)