February Syllabus

February Syllabus

Beginning Belly Dance

6:15-7:15 PM

With Jennifer

760-887-2316

Ciarcelt@hotmail.com

www.jenniferbellydance.blogspot.com

Class held February 5, 12, 19, 26

This month’s focus will be on Combinations

All classes begin with a warm up, condition, and close with a cool down

February 5                                                                  February 12

Class cancelled                                                           Hip Lifts:

due to illness                                                                           Walking F

                                                                                    Ami:

                                                                                    Diagonal Ami

February 19                                                                February 26

3 step Turn                                                                  Goddess Night!!!

            w/ Hip Lift accent                                            Indulge your inner Goddess by wearing

            w/lunge                                                            your Belly Dance finery. 

Yummy Ami combo                                                   Review of all previous material

Review of previous material              

Yummy Ami Combo =  Ami CW 2xs, Ami CW DSR, Ami CW DSL  

F = Forward

CW = Clockwise

DSR = Down stage right ~ front right corner

DSL =  Down stage left ~ front left corner

Filii Neidhardi

Music: Corvus Corax

Cd: Viator

Choreography By: Diatribe

Filii Neidhardi*

Revised 2/14

16        arm undulations to enter

8          sidewinder

8          Maya R/L (1-2), ½  Ami-body wave up (3-4), shoulder knock R/L (5-6), body wave down (7-8)

8          R Ami 2xs (1-2), rib slide L/R (3-4), Hip drops to DSL (5-8)

8          Hip bumps forward 2xs (1-2), bicycle (3-4), 2 choo-choo to the front (5-6), scissor turn (7-8)

8          Taxim 2xs (1-4), torso circle to the left (5-6)

8          Maya R/L (1-2), ½  ami-body wave up (3-4), shoulder knock R/L (5-6), body wave down (7-8)

8          R ami 2xs (1-2), rib slide L/R (3-4), Hip drops to DSL (5-8)

8          Hip bumps forward 2xs (1-2), bicycle (3-4), 2 choo-choo to the front (5-6), scissor turn (7-8)

8          Taxim 2xs (1-4), torso circle to the left (5-6)

8          Arabic III w/ ½ turn

16        Arabic IV  forward 2xs (1-8), DSR (1-4) DSL (5-8)

8          Maya down, Hip drop 3xs, pop up

8          R checkmark (1-4), Ghawazee  turn L

8          L checkmark, Ghawazee turn R

8          torso circle (1-4), Body wave down (5-6), Ami 2xs (7-8)

8          Hip circle to the left (1-4), Rib circles 2xs (5-8)

16        2 bumps up, 3 down in a circle 4xs

8          Maya out R/ touch / back to center/maya out L/ touch / back to center

8          chest pop/lock, pelvic lock/pop, hip drop R/L, body wave up,

8          (double time) chest pop/lock, pelvic lock/pop, hip drop R/L, body wave up, - turn    shoulder squares to turn

8          chest pop/lock, pelvic lock/pop, hip drop R/L, body wave up, – shoulder squares      to front

4          big Maya, pull back

8          3 step F DSL/lunge (1-4), spin to face Front

8          sidewinder

8          Maya R/L (1-2), ½  Ami-body wave up (3-4), shoulder knock R/L (5-6), body wave down (7-          8)

8          R Ami 2xs (1-2),  rib slide L/R (3-4), Hip drops to DSL (5-8)

8          Hip bumps forward 2xs (1-2),  bicycle (3-4), 2 choo-choo to the front (5-     6),scissor turn (7-8)

8          Taxim 2xs (1-4), torso circle to the left (5-6)

8          Maya R/L (1-2), ½  ami-body wave up (3-4), shoulder knock R/L (5-6), body wave down (7-8)

8          R ami 2xs (1-2),  rib slide L/R (3-4), Hip drops to DSL (5-8)

8          Hip bumps forward 2xs (1-2),  bicycle (3-4), 2 choo-choo to the front (5-6),scissor turn (7-8)

8          Taxim 2xs (1-4), torso circle to the left (5-6)

POSE!

Jingle Bells

Choreography By: Jennifer Gutierrez

Music By: Naser Musa

CD: Christmas and Beyond

Jingle Bells

8              Ghawazee Entrance

8              Moroccan Campfire Combo

8              Shimmy F/B Step

16           Egyptian (1/4 L, ½ R, ¼, face front)

16           Tribal Camel (1-8), Torso Circle (1-8)

8              Sidewinder w/syncopation~(Rib Slide R/R, finish Sidewinder (1-4), repeat L (5-8)

8              Sidewinder

16           Traveling Hip Circles face F (1-7) ~ turn to face B on 8, face B (1-8)

16           R Checkmark /Ghawazee to face B (1-8). L Checkmark/Ghawazee to face F (1-8)

32           Head Slides L/R/LL (1-4), Undulation D/U (5-8), Shoulder Knocks R/L (1H3H), Shoulder Shimmy hinging at waist D/U (5-8)

16           Arabic III 4xs

16           Arabic IV w/ ¼ turn

32           Moroccan Campfire Combo (1-8), Shimmy Step (1-8). Repeat

16           Ghawazee to exit

Sail

Choreography by: Jennifer Gutierrez

Music: AWOLNation

CD: Megalithic Symphony

Sail

Facing Back Right foot on ball, left Hip extended out

8          Hold

24         Snake Arms (4cts. Per side)

8          Arms up overhead (1),Look over Left shoulder/dip down/Left hand to face R arm up(2-8)

8          Look over R shoulder/dip down/right hand to face, left arm up

8          Arms up overhead, slide across back of head and out to 2^nd

8          Scissor turn Left to face DSL* (1-2), rib lock (3-4), half hip circle to DSR ** (5-6), rib lock (7-8)

8          Camel walk right

8          Camel walk left

8          Ami 2xs CW*** (4 counts each Ami)    

8          Forward Figure 8

8          Hip Locks L/R/L/R to face DSR (1-4), Hip Bump F 2xs (5-6), bicycle (7-8)

8          Maya L/R (4 cts. per side)

8          Lunge DSL (1-4), Arms overhead head slides L/R/L/R (5-8)

8          Hip LocksR/L/R/L to face DSL, Hip Bump F 2xs (5-6), bicycle (7-8)l

8          Tribal Camel up (1-4), extend down and out (5-8)

8          Torso circle CCW

8          Laundry

8          Taxim (4 cts. per side)

32         Egyptian Step with ¼ turn

8          Face DSR Hip Locks up 8xs with L foot on ball

8          Maya (4 cts. per side)

8          Lunge DSL (1-4), Arms overhead head slides L/R/L/R (5-8)

8          Face DSL Hip Locks up 8xs R foot on ball

8          Tribal Camel up (1-4), extend down and out (5-8)

8          Torso circle CCW

8          Laundry

8          Taxim (4 cts. per side)

32         Egyptian Step with ¼ turn

8          Hip drops in relevé R

8          traveling hip circle R (1-4), Traveling L (5-8)

8          Hip drops in relevé L

8          Traveling hip circles R (1-4), traveling L (5-8)

8          Facing DSL hip bounces Forward/Center/Back/Center/Forward/Center

Shift to DSR

8          Facing DSR hip bounces Forward/Center/Back/Center/Forward/Center shift to DSL

8          Facing DSL hip bounces Forward/Center/Back/Center/Forward/Center

Shift to DSR

8          Facing DSR hip bounces Forward/Center/Back/Center/Forward/Center shift to DSL

32         Egyptian with ¼ turn

8          Face DSR R/ Rib Lock (1-2), half hip circle to DSL (3-4), rib lock (5-6), scissor turn to face B (7-8)

8          Arms up overhead, slide across back of head and out to 2^nd

8          Look over R shoulder/dip down/right hand to face, left arm up

8          Look over Left shoulder/dip down/Left hand to face R arm up

8          Snake arms with Torso sways (4cts. Each side)

24         Snake Arms (4 cts. Each side)

L= left

R= right

*DSL = down stage left or facing front left corner

**DSR = down stage right or facing right corner

***CW=clock wise

Numbers in parenthesis are counts