Current Choreographies
Beginner 1
SONG: Procession

-Thrust to enter.....
-Side step with lift . . . left,right x4
-Double drop back, slow x4
-Double chest up forward w/arms x4
-Should shimmy back
-Chest Circle
-Hip Circle x2 slow
-Back figure 8 x6 fast
-4 side accent + shimmy x4 sets
-Side step 2/shimmy & snake x4
-Slow spin
-Shimmy
-Undulate back right x4
-Snake arm forward x4
-Undulate back x4
-Beginning!


Intermediate
SONG: Bambi Said - Latcho Drom Soundtrack

-enter with chitter chatter- run away, come back and get into position: face left
-back/up forward/down with right hip x4
-lg. bouncy circles to get to other side x4
-up and down hip with left hip x4
-bum out shuffle step with back to audience going left x4
- " side x4
- " front , get scarf ready x4
-twirl scarf and walk forward x4
-scarf over shoulders, walk back and shoulder shimmy x4
-scarf up in the air, side walk with hip accent x4 each way
-tunesian step in a circle around self x8
-walk forward twirling scarf x4
-walk back with shoulder shimmies x4
-hip accents to sides x2 each
-poney step, push scarf and foot into ground when ribs come up x4

-hold scarf *flirty* while doing over hill hips in a circle around self x8
-1 1/2 lg. hip circles (r, l)
-Saidi back hop x6 Saidi front hop x6
-Lg. hip circle with bounce end in twist - both sides
-Lg. Twist Shimmy, walk forward x8 and back x8
-hip accent side to side x8 -double accent x4
-walk forward/back and back again x4 and shimmy walk to steve
-3x8 counts for 'solo' (listen to music)
-pivot step on right into large hip cirlces, same on left(face left when finished)
-hands on shoulders, forward back, forward back back x2 both ways
-use 8 count bouncy circle to get to other side, then another to face back.
-face back to audience, hip drops walking forward, looking over shoulder x8
-get scarf ready with drops, face left corner with back still to audience x8
-accent 2 pops
-side to side with tunesian and scarf in the air, to face other way, tunesian around self with scarf circle accents x4
-back twists and forward twists
-back and forward 3/4
-throw scarf over shoulders/...TA DAAA!


SONG: The Cat's Meow (right-click & 'Save Target As . . .' to download)

-walk in with ¾ x7 (face forward on 8)
-face forward ¾ x7 (arms out on 8)
-hands come in front, forward and back stop x2
-forward/back (f/b) x2
-arms come up above head - football shimmy!!!
-hip thrust forward (inward) arm up and one in front x4
-shoulder shimmy to the front
-hip thrust forward (outward) arm up and one in front x4
-shoulder shimmy to the front
-Hip accents (in, out, out, in)
-Accent (out, in, out, forward, in, back, tuck, chest)
-shoulder shimmy
-"African" hips (with hands side to side)
-Flip inward, accent hip up, down, up, down (arms open)
-Flip out, " " " (arms open)
-Big hip circle to face front
-maya on spot (to music) going down
-inward maya going up
-step forward and on spot and accent hip up and down......on both sides
-shoulder shimmy, accent chest, up, down, up down
-vibrational shimmy
-small hip circles on spot
-shimmy
-Side to side hip accents (start inward)
-shoulder accent , hip accent, shoulder accent, hip.....(no wave)
-f/b on tips
-maya's
-up/down hip
-f/b step. Chest accent up and down
-accent hips: pelvic tuck and drop, up and down, pelvic t and d, side to side
-little shimmy TWIST x2
-up and down hips on spot
-hips: in, out, in Chest: up and down x2 (bring last chest up to head
-Zar TWIST x2
-shoulder accents (with me)
-hips accent, pelvic accent (turn slightly to face side) x2
-f/b TWIST x2
-shimmy TWIST x2
Shimmy
-accents 4 slow (in to out), 8 fast: 4 hips, 4 chest
-shoulder shimmy
Drop down from waist

Remember you are beautiful focused statues. All your moves are exact, you are always looking forward and have excellent posture...:0)


SONG: Lissa Fakir (right-click & 'Save Target As . . .' to download)
Beginner II
SONG: Talakik (right-click & 'Save Target As . . .' to download)

-step thrust to enter
-accent up/down to music x4

*step thrust forward x4
*undulate back x4
*cross step x4
*stay in the last cross step and do circles with your right hip

(* repeat chorus)

-forward double hip 'bump', and slow back x2 on each side
-accent right side, left side, Large hip circle

* chorus x1 (with accent)

-hip circles to right
-shoulder shimmy
-hip circles to left
-twist
(hip circle set x2)

-big hip accent side to side
-big chest accent up and down

-shoulder shimmy with back undulation x4
-saidi side step to right x2
-side step to left x2
-FACE BACK and repeat
-look over right shoulder and back thrust x2
-saidi side step to right x2
-side step to left x2
-drop with kick x8 (2:03)

-right hip goes: forward, forward, back, back, forward (slow), back (slow)
-slow hip circle x1
-shimmy while hands come down
(repeat on left)

-repeat hip circle set
-hip accent side to side and hip circle

-chorus!

-shimmy! (2:57) with right hip accent, left, right, left
-rib accent up, down, up, down
-hip circle combo (only one)

-undulations to right x4
-undulations to left x4
-maya x4
-undulate to right x2
-maya x2
-undulate to left x2
-maya x2

-forward forward back back, forward, back - on right (3:33)
-same on left

-hip circle ending in shimmy w/arms coming down

-drop with kick left x8 (3:46)
-right hip goes: forward, forward, back, back, forward (slow), back (slow)

-repeat hip circle set
-double side accent to each side and a big hip circle

-chorus!

-shimmy x8

-thrust x53


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