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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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