Bellydance Basics Class 8

Thank you for a fantastic final class of our 8 week series! Remember next week starts the new session with new material... at the new Austin Bellydance studio!

We reviewed and drilled our foundation movements and added one more movement (merely a variation on something you've already learned!)

New:  Right foot steps and left hip up, Left foot steps and right hip up... continuing walking forward and backwards this way!

Here is the entire choreography...

Cleopatra in New York (version 2)

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. Arms start over head and gradually fall to hip level - 4 counts
• Step right foot on ball for hip twist on right. Left hand by left ear, right arm extends forward.

• 3-step turn to the right. Arms in 2nd position.
• Standing in place shimmy. Arms start over head and gradually fall to hip level  - 4 counts
• Step left foot on ball for hip twist on left. Right hand at right ear, left arm extends forward.
• 3-step turn to the left. Arms in 2nd position.

2:49 Build Up Part 2
2 x 8 counts: Shoulder Shimmy & Cross Step

• Arms/shoulder: Shoulder shimmy for 3 counts. Lift arms up on count 4.
• Feet: Right foot cross over Left, Left foot steps out, for cross step traveling to the left. Pivot back to right on count 4.
• Hips: Hip twist downbeat right half time. (same hip and feet)

3:00 Build Up (repeat)
2 x 8 counts: Shimmy & Hip twist to turn

• Standing in place shimmy. Arms start over head and gradually fall to hip level - 4 counts
• Step right foot on ball for hip twist on right. Left hand by left ear, right arm extends forward.

• 3-step turn to the right. Arms in 2nd position.
• Standing in place shimmy. Arms start over head and gradually fall to hip level  - 4 counts
• Step left foot on ball for hip twist on left. Right hand at right ear, left arm extends forward.
• 3-step turn to the left. Arms in 2nd position.

3:08 Build Up Part 2 (repeat)
2 x 8 counts: Shoulder Shimmy & Cross Step

• Arms/shoulder: Shoulder shimmy for 3 counts. Lift arms up on count 4.
• Feet: Right foot cross over Left, Left foot steps out, for cross step traveling to the left. Pivot back to right on count 4.
• Hips: Hip twist downbeat right half time. (same hip and feet)

3:19 Finale
2 x 8 counts: Walking forward and back

• Feet: Walking forward full time for 4 cts, walking backwards for 4 counts, and in a ccw pattern for 8 counts.
• Hips: Singles full time downbeat Left.
• Arms: Open from high 1st position to 2nd for 4 cts, then from 2nd to high 1st for 4 cts. Held at 5th position for 8 cts.

3:30 Pose

• First 4 cts: Standing in place,  lower arms
• Exterior hip circle, clockwise, downbeat front, eighth time (one circle in 8 counts); with grande plie while scooping the hands together and then separating to the sides.
• Slow raising the arms up  to pose as the music fades