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Offer again End of Feb 2022

Getting Comfortable #1 March 5-19 2021
Version 1*
  • Start off stage or out of the room, travel in with Snake drag or Sideways
  • slides with Vertical figure 8 s.  Basic hip shimmy for the four 8-counts.
  • Hip pops with crescent twists
  • Scallop with Pearl PDP
  • Travel with Hip &A s
  • Beledi I  (DD in place, D in front)
  • Hip u's - change side with shift of weight not feet.
  • Turkish Hip Twists in place
  • 3- step Spin with Forward hip pop going in each direction​
  • Walk with plain Hip pops forward and/or back
  • ​Grapevine with Pivot around the room
  • Hip ms changing sides as you please and as the music ends, pose, start slow Hip ms  with handwork when music starts back up.
  • Dance with a rectangular veil for the whole slow song. It is a Bolero rhythm and very short.​\
  1. Assume that there are people on both sides and in front of your dance space.
  2. Retain your veil and pose with it behind you. Use the Intro to the next piece of music and drape your veil around someones shoulders (pretend)
Getting Comfortable #1 March 5-19 2021
Version 2*
  • Start in place with Vertical Figure 8 s and Extended Figure 8 s. Shoulder shimmy for the four 8-counts.
  • ​Grapevine with Pivot around the room
  • Hip u's - change side with shift of weight not feet.
  • Walk with plain Hip pops forward and/or back
  • 3- step Spin with Forward hip pop going in each direction ​
  • Hip pops with crescent twists
  • Scallop with Pearl PDP
  • ​Turkish Hip Twists in place
  • Spin in each direction 3 to 7 times (same number each way)
  • Beledi I (DD in place, D in front)​​​
  • Travel with Hip &A s
  • Hip ms as the music ends, pose, start slow Hip ms  with handwork when music starts back up.
  • Dance with a rectangular veil for the whole slow song. It is a Bolero rhythm and very short.​​​
  1. Assume that there are people all around the room.
  2. Drop your veil in the silence and pose.
I'm setting up two versions for you to work through, you will be working with both of them. Other than the intro, both lists have the same steps.  It doesn't matter to me which one you start with, just pick one and once you are finished working with that one go to the second one. Then, using the same steps for the body of the work lay them out the way you like, use a different option for the intro and only dance with your veil for part of the slow music moving onto standing slow or floor to finish it out.  Keep in mind that the veil music is only 2:12 minutes long!
  1. Get the class CD required - Intermediate level II  CD #2   You will be using Tracks  #1 & #2, the first two songs
  2. Once you are comfortable with the assignment I would like you to be prepared to dance the 3rd combined track of music after you have danced the assigned fast and slow dances.  This will have you dancing the whole 12:02 minutes of the routine.
  3. Read through the lay-out plan to make sure you are comfortable with the steps listed.
  4. Have your notebook and writing utensil ready (you may want to add it to your computer later but you need to bring your notes to the Group Wrap!)
  5. Pull together your veil and zills
  6. Dress out - I want you in harem pants and a skirt (if you have one), put on your hip scarf, if you have a dance bra and a belt I recommend wearing them a couple of times in the second week at least.  Obviously I'm not in a position to bust you on this if you don't dress out, but remember you will not be wearing leggings and a tank top when you perform!
  7. Go through your stretch and flex regime!  Don't hurt yourself by being lazy!!! 
  8. I would like you to play both Beledi and 1&2&3-4 with your zills. Some of these steps are easier to dance with the 4's than the Beledi, such as the Turkish Hip Twists. The music is Arabic. ​

Offer again End of Feb 2022
Just Starting Session #2 Dec 2020/Jan 2021
​Intermediate Levels 1 and 2

Version 1*
  • Travel forward and/or backward with Basic Hip Pops
  • Hip m (not n)
  • Scallop with Pearl PDP
  • Pops Around the Room
  • Beledi I  (DD in place, D in front)
  • Shimmy​
  • Spin in each direction 3 to 7 times (same number each way)
  • ​Grapevine with Point
  • Hip bounces 3s several times on each side
  • ​Hip Grapevine with Point
  • Shimmy
  • Hip pop variation 
  • Hip Circle 4s both directions
  • ​Herring bone
  • Spin three times in each direction and Pose as the music ends
  1. ​*Begin by posing in the center of your dance space. 
  2. Assume that there are people on both sides and in front of your dance space.
  3. Once you have played with this several times, then:
  • Dance with your veil for the slow song.
  • Play with the shimmy.
 
  1. Retain your veil and pose with it behind you. Drop it unobtrusively as the shimmy starts.
Version 2*
  • Pops Around the Room
  • Hip m (not n)
  • Grapevine with Point
  • Travel forward and/or backward with Basic Hip Pops
  • Scallop with Pearl PDP
  • Shimmy
  • Grapevine with Point
  • Spin in each direction 3 to 7 times (same number each way)
  • Beledi I (DD in place, D in front)​​
  • Shimmy
  • Hip Bounces 3s, several times on each side
  • Hip Circle 4s
  • Hip pops back
  • Herringbone
  • Spin three times in each direction and Pose as the music ends
  1. ​*Begin by standing off to the side of your dance space or out of the room completely.
  2. Assume that there are people all around the room.
  3. Once you have played with this several times, then:
  • ​Dance with your veil for the slow song, Quietly dropping it behind you about half way through and finish with either standing slow or floor.
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  1. Retrieve your veil and pose with it behind you.
I'm setting up two versions for you to work through, you will be working with both of them.  It doesn't matter to me which one you start with, just pick one and once you are finished working with that one go to the second one.
  1. Get the class CD required - ​Beginner CD # 2   You will be using Track #1, the first fast song, spinning and posing as the music transition into the first slow song.  
  2. Once you are comfortable with the assignment I would like you to be prepared to dance the veil and shimmy after you have danced the assigned fast dance.
  3. Read through the lay-out plan to make sure you are comfortable with the steps listed.
  4. Have your notebook and writing utensil ready (you may want to add it to your computer later but you need to bring your notes to the Group Wrap!)
  5. Pull together your veil and zills
  6. Dress out - I want you in harem pants and a skirt (if you have one), put on your hip scarf, if you have a dance bra and a belt I recommend wearing them a couple of times in the second week at least.  Obviously I'm not in a position to bust you on this if you don't dress out, but remember you will not be wearing leggings and a tank top when you perform!
  7. Go through your stretch and flex regime!  Don't hurt yourself by being lazy!!!   
  8. After practicing the assigned layout a few times put on a veil using a veil-up you've learned, you will be on your own this time around with your veil so do what comes to mind, let it flow.  Work with the veil carefully as you will have zills on.
Just Starting Session #1 Nov/Dec 2020 - Beginner CD#1
Version 1*
  • Travel forward and/or backward with Basic Hip Pops
  • Hip m (not n)
  • Scallop with Pearl PDP
  • Pops Around the Room
  • Beledi I  (DD in place, D in front)
  • Spin in each direction 3 to 7 times (same number each way)
  • ​Grapevine with Point
  • Spin three times in each direction and Pose as the music becomes slow.
  • Dance with your veil for the slow song.
  • Play with the shimmy.
  1. ​*Begin by posing in the center of your dance space. 
  2. Assume that there are people on both sides and in front of your dance space.
  3. Retain your veil and pose with it behind you. Drop it unobtrusively as the shimmy starts.
Version 2*
  • Pops Around the Room
  • Hip m (not n)
  • Grapevine with Point
  • Travel forward and/or backward with Basic Hip Pops
  • Scallop with Pearl PDP
  • Spin in each direction 3 to 7 times (same number each way)
  • Beledi I (DD in place, D in front)​​
  • Spin three times in each direction and Pose as the music becomes slow.
  • ​Dance with your veil for the slow song.
  1. ​*Begin by standing off to the side of your dance space or out of the room completely.
  2. Assume that there are people all around the room.
  3. Retain your veil and pose with it behind you.