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Friday, October 25, 2013

Full choreography notes to "Khamsa W'khmesa"


FINALLY! The entire choreography notes written out. I hope they are helpful. Enjoy!

Choreography to “Khamsa W’khmesa”
From the CD “Sabla Tolo 3” by Hossam Ramzy
Length: 4:08

Time
Movement
Music
Bars
0:01
Improvisation
Intro: Dum-tak-tak
2 x 8
0:09
Chest locks: Down-Up-Up

2 x 8
0:16
Running Choo Choo (JSBD)
Running Choo Choo
with Chest locks Down-Up-Up
Dum-tak-tak
2 x 8

Running Choo Choo
with improvised arms

2 x 8
0:32
Flamenco step combo (JSBD)
Flamenco step
with palms alternating in/out and arms at 5th, 2nd, 1st, and 2nd positions:
- 8 cts going forward
- 8 cts going back

Ayoub rhythm
2 x 8

Flamenco step (JSBD)
with quarter turns left; arms at tribal 2nd position.


2 x 8
0:47
“Hip Drops”
Left arm at 5th, right arm at 2nd position.
Body facing left diagonal; left foot flat, right foot on the ball.
Left hip twist, full time.
Optional: add right leg kick on even counts.
Balady rhythm
8

“Hip Drops with a twist!”
Left arm at 5th, right arm at 2nd position.
Body facing left diagonal; left foot flat, right foot on the ball.
Right hip twist, full time.
Right foot in place for cts 1-2; steps back for ct 3; pickup leg to 90 degress (“Egyptian Horse”) for ct 4. Remaining in this position, right hip twist for cts 5-8.

8
0:55
“Stop and Shimmy Combo”
Ct 1:  Weight on right foot; right hip up.
Ct 2-4: Shoulder shimmy to face right diagonal.
Ct 5: Wait.
Ct 6-8: Left hip slide layered with shimmy.
Ct 1: Wait.
Ct 2-4: Shoulder shimmy to face left diagonal.
Ct 5: Wait.
Ct 6-8: Undulation up-to-down layered with shoulder shimmy.


4 x 8
1:02
Sunanda (ATS) - inspired*
Body facing stage left.
Right arm at 5th, left arm at 2nd; on cts 7 right arm lowers to 2nd, left arm raises to 5th; torso rotates to stage right.
Undulation HT dbUB, walking on releve HT dbR, layered with shimmy.


2 x 8
1:10
“Typewriter combo”
Facing front; arms at 2nd.
- Head slide right, accent on ct 2.
- Chest slide with shoulder shimmy ct 3, accent ct 4.
- Hip slide with hip shimmy ct 5, accent on ct 6.
- Heel taps on ct 7-8 to bring everything back to center.
Repeat left side.

4 x 8
1:17
“Hip drops forward-back-forward” - Right
Body facing left diagonal, right arm at 2nd position and hand pointed at right diagonal, left arm at 5th.
Cts 1-3: Right heel up. Right hip twists forward with a drop, twist back with a drop, and twists forward with a drop. [or you can think of it as left hip twist back with a hip single, twist forward with a hip single, then twist back again with hip single.]
Ct 4: Turn over left shoulder.
Cts 5-7: Left heel up. Left hip twist forward with drop, twist back with drop, twist forward with drop.
Ct 8: Turn over right shoulder.
Repeat.

4 x 8
1:25
¾ Shimmy on the down
with arms pressing down and drawn out and up.
Maksoum rhythm
2 x 8
1:32
“Hip drops forward-back-forward” - Left
(mirrored version of “Hip drops forward-back-forward” - Right)

4 x 8
1:40
¾ Shimmy on the down
with arms pressing down and drawn out and up.
Maksoum rhythm
2 x 8
1:47
Floorwork section
Cts 1-3: Lunge right with right arm wave
Cts 4-5: Lunge left with left arm wave
Cts 6-10:  Level change to knees with first undulation on cts 6-7 and second undulation on cts 8-10.
Cts 1-5: On the knee full turn over right shoulder.
Cts 6-7: Hip twist shimmy
Cts 8-10: Release/drop the hip while bringing arms together in front of body.
Cts 1-5: Ext hip circle dbL
Cts 6-7: Ext ½ hip circle dbL
Ct 8: Side plank
Cts 9-10: hold
Cts 1-5: Undulation u2d
Cts 6-7: Undulation u2d
Ct 8: Quick transition to vertical torso, right knee on floor, and left leg extended.
Cts 9-10: hold

Samaii rhythm (10/8)
4 x 10
2:05
Chest Pyramid combo - Left
Ct 1&2: chest pyramid dbL HT
Ct 3: hold
Ct &4: hip single dbR
Ct 5: chest lock up
Ct 6: hold
Repeat 3 times

4 x 5
2:14
Feet: dbL HT
Hips: singles dbR QT
Arms: Elbows bent and facing backwards, palms facing hips, and at hip level.

2 x 8
2:22
Fast Hip Squares combo
Facing left diagonal with left heel up. Arms at high 1st.
cts 1-6: Hip Squares HT cw, level change down
cts 7-8: Body pivots to right diagonal, level up.
cts 1-6: Hip Squares HT ccw, level change down.
cts 7-8: Body pivots to left diagonal, level up.

2 x 8
2:29
Chest Pyramid combo - Right
mirrored version of previous

4 x 5
2:38
Prancing combo
Cts 1-3: Pelvic locks dbB FT. Arms moved to modified 2nd.
Ct 4: Shoulder shimmy with arabesque pivoting towards back.
Cts 5-7: Pelvic locks dbF FT. Arms move together.
Ct 8: Shoulder shimmy with high posse, pivot toward front.
Repeat
Tak-tak-tak-roll
2 x 8
2:46
Double Over & Omi combo
Right side first:
Ct &: Bring shoulder and hip up and over.
Ct 1: Drop Shoulder and hip forward.
Ct 2: Bring shoulder and hip up.
Ct 3: Shoulder and hip drop back.
Ct &: Head slide right.
Ct 5-8: Interior hip circles (omi) dbF FT.
Repeat on Left side.

2 x 8
2:53
Chest Drop & Hip Slide
- Hip slide R with chest drop (quick release), Hip slide L with chest drop, Hip slide R with chest drop *. [counts 1-3]
- Ext hip circle dbL HT (1 ½ circles)  with half turn R. [counts 5-7]
- Hip slide L with chest drop, Hip slide R with chest drop, Hip slide L with chest drop. [counts 1-3]
- Ext hip circle dbR HT with half turn L. [counts 5-7]
*Exception: On the first one, only R and L.

4 x 7
3:06
4-Count (JSBD)
Jamila 4-Count step to 8 sides (front, left front diagonal, left side, left back diagonal, back, etc.).
- Step right foot back on count 1

4 x 8
3:20
Broken arm waves
- shoulder, elbow, wrist; starting right arm. while traveling grapevine dbR, traveling left.

4 x 8
3:34
Bow step (JSBD)
-Bow step
- 3 step turn to right
- Bow step
- 3 step turn to left
Balady rhythm
2 x 8
3:41
7 shimmy accents:
with Left arm at 5th and Right arm at 2nd.
- Step on left foot, extend right leg out in front, pivot torso to face stage right. Shimmy while sliding hips back towards stage left.
- Repeat 2 more times, then facing downstage, then facing stage left 2 times.
- Counts 7-8, cross turn to face front, sweeping the left arm down and up, ending with both arms up.

2 x 8
3:48
Choo Choo Shimmy
- Choo Choo Shimmy (16 cts)
- Choo Choo Shimmy w/ hip slides QT dbR (8 cts)
- Choo Choo Shimmy w/ fig8 f2b QT dbR (4 cts)
- Choo Choo Shimmy w/ right turn (4 cts)
POSE!
Maksoum rhythm
4 x 8

Monday, October 7, 2013

Choreography notes to Khamsa W'Khmesa

It's been a while since I've posted on the blog. Lots of dancing has been going on, I promise. I've just been too preoccupied to sit and write here.

The long awaited class notes for the Thursday 8pm Tribal Fusion class is finally here. Lots of details here. I hope they are useful!


Choreography to “Khamsa W’khmesa” (SeptOct 2013)
From the CD “Sabla Tolo 3i” by Hossam Ramzy
Length: 4:08

Time
Movement
Music
Bars
0:01
Improvisation
Intro: Dum-tak-tak
2 x 8
0:09
Chest locks: Down-Up-Up

2 x 8
0:16
Running Choo Choo (JSBD)
Running Choo Choo
with Chest locks Down-Up-Up
Dum-tak-tak
2 x 8

Running Choo Choo
with improvised arms

2 x 8
0:32
Flamenco step combo (JSBD)
Flamenco step
with palms alternating in/out and arms at 5th, 2nd, 1st, and 2nd positions:
- 8 cts going forward
- 8 cts going back

Fallahi rhythm
2 x 8

Flamenco step (JSBD)
with quarter turns left; arms at tribal 2nd position.


2 x 8
0:47
“Hip Drops”
Left arm at 5th, right arm at 2nd position.
Body facing left diagonal; left foot flat, right foot on the ball.
Left hip twist, full time.
Optional: add right leg kick on even counts.
Balady rhythm
8

“Hip Drops with a twist!”
Left arm at 5th, right arm at 2nd position.
Body facing left diagonal; left foot flat, right foot on the ball.
Right hip twist, full time.
Right foot in place for cts 1-2; steps back for ct 3; pickup leg to 90 degress (“Egyptian Horse”) for ct 4. Remaining in this position, right hip twist for cts 5-8.

8
0:55
“Stop and Shimmy Combo”
Ct 1:  Weight on right foot; right hip up.
Ct 2-4: Shoulder shimmy to face right diagonal.
Ct 5: Wait.
Ct 6-8: Left hip slide layered with shimmy.
Ct 1: Wait.
Ct 2-4: Shoulder shimmy to face left diagonal.
Ct 5: Wait.
Ct 6-8: Undulation up-to-down layered with shoulder shimmy.


4 x 8
1:02
Sunanda (ATS) - inspired*
Body facing stage left.
Right arm at 5th, left arm at 2nd; on cts 7 right arm lowers to 2nd, left arm raises to 5th; torso rotates to stage right.
Arabic 1 layered with shimmy.


2 x 8
1:10
“Typewriter combo”
Facing front; arms at 2nd.
- Head slide right, accent on ct 2.
- Chest slide with shoulder shimmy ct 3, accent ct 4.
- Hip slide with hip shimmy ct 5, accent on ct 6.
- Heel taps on ct 7-8 to bring everything back to center.
Repeat left side.

4 x 8
1:17
“Hip drops forward-back-forward” - Right
Body facing left diagonal, right arm at 2nd position and hand pointed at right diagonal, left arm at 5th.
Cts 1-3: Right heel up. Right hip twists forward with a drop, twist back with a drop, and twists forward with a drop. [or you can think of it as left hip twist back with a hip single, twist forward with a hip single, then twist back again with hip single.]
Ct 4: Turn over left shoulder.
Cts 5-7: Left heel up. Left hip twist forward with drop, twist back with drop, twist forward with drop.
Ct 8: Turn over right shoulder.
Repeat.

4 x 8
1:25
¾ Shimmy on the down
with arms pressing down and drawn out and up.

2 x 8
1:32
“Hip drops forward-back-forward” - Left
(mirrored version of “Hip drops forward-back-forward” - Right)

4 x 8
1:40
¾ Shimmy on the down
with arms pressing down and drawn out and up.

2 x 8
1:47
Floorwork section
Cts 1-3: Lunge right with right arm wave
Cts 4-5: Lunge left with left arm wave
Cts 6-10:  Level change to knees with first undulation on cts 6-7 and second undulation on cts 8-10.
Cts 1-5: On the knee full turn over right shoulder.
Cts 6-7: Hip twist shimmy
Cts 8-10: Release/drop the hip while bringing arms together in front of body.
Cts 1-5: Ext hip circle dbL
Cts 6-7: Ext ½ hip circle dbL
Ct 8: Side plank
Cts 9-10: hold
Cts 1-5: Undulation u2d
Cts 6-7: Undulation u2d
Ct 8: Quick transition to vertical torso, right knee on floor, and left leg extended.
Cts 9-10: hold

Samaii rhythm (10/8)
4 x 10
2:05
Chest Pyramid combo - Left
Ct 1&2: chest pyramid dbL HT
Ct 3: hold
Ct &4: hip single dbR
Ct 5: chest lock up
Ct 6: hold
Repeat 3 times

4 x 6
2:14
Feet: dbL HT
Hips: singles dbR QT

2 x 8
2:22
Fast Hip Squares combo
Facing left diagonal with left heel up. Arms at high 1st.
cts 1-6: Hip Squares HT cw, level change down
cts 7-8: Body pivots to right diagonal, level up.
cts 1-6: Hip Squares HT ccw, level change down.
cts 7-8: Body pivots to left diagonal, level up.

2 x 8
2:29
Chest Pyramid combo - Right
mirrored version of previous

4 x 6
2:38
Prancing combo
Cts 1-3: Singles on the down HT
Ct 4: Shoulder shimmy with arabesque pivoting towards back.
Cts 5-7: Singles on the down HT
Ct 8: Shoulder shimmy with high posse, pivot toward front.
Repeat

2 x 8
2:46
Double Over & Omi combo
Right side first:
Ct &: Bring shoulder and hip up and over.
Ct 1: Drop Shoulder and hip forward.
Ct 2: Bring shoulder and hip up.
Ct 3: Shoulder and hip drop back.
Ct &: Head slide right.
Ct 5-8: Interior hip circles (omi) dbF FT.
Repeat on Left side.

2 x 8
MORE TO COME!