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This is not a breakdown of what all the
movements are, just a list of the various basic moves that I teach, by way
of a reminder. If you want to know how to do a move, you'll have to
come to class!
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SHARPS
- Side to Sides
- singles, doubles (threes), "mince"
- flat-footed, on toes, travelling, pivoting
- Forward Backs
- changeovers- tap, hop, pose, 123 step, Arabesque
- flat-footed, on toes, pivoting
- adding circle, double hit, abdominal lock, horsestep, swerve
- Hip Drops
- plain, forward & back (body twist), 4 going back/forward in a row
- hip drop with foot-flick (release), on the spot, pivoting (on the forward, or on the back)
- Hip Pushes
- plain, forward & back, 4 going back/forward in a row
- step push- plain, cross-step push, twisting hip push, 180° turn step push
- Hip Lifts
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FLUIDS
- Rotations
- varying sizes, half rotations (with or without accent), adding stops, pivoting
- tilting hip circles (corkscrew)
- Hip Circles (Single Sided)
- horizontal in either direction, vertical forwards/backwards, vertical to side inwards/outwards
- pivoting
- Figure 8 Horizontal
- plain front-to-back, undulating front-to-back, plain back-to-front, undulating back-to-front
- varying sizes, adding stops
- Figure 8 Vertical
- Up & out, up & in, down & out
- Camel
- flat-footed, on toes, walking
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SHIMMIES
- Hip Shimmies
- on the spot, side to side, body twist, dipping,
- stepping forward, back, to sides, walking
- Shoulder Shimmies
- Stepping forward, back, to sides, tilting the ribcage
- Body Shimmies
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TRAVELLING
- Walk
- Baladi Walk, Sharqi Walk, 123 (slip-step), 123 [accent] walk
- Egyptian Walk
- 123-EE, Shift lift drop
- Grapevines
- Arabesque
- 123-whoo, 1-whoo-34
- Side Step
- Flat-footed, on toes, back heel accent
- Turns
- 3-step turns, half open turns (with various accents), Sufi turn |
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