May Syllabus

May Syllabus

Back to Basics

Beginning Belly Dance

6:15-7:15 PM

With Jennifer

760-887-2316

Ciarcelt@hotmail.com

Classes held May 9, 16, 23,30 

This month’s focus will be on the basic movement vocabulary that every belly dancer needs to know.  Consider this Belly Dance 101. Remember drilling these moves on a daily basis will help create muscle memory, and will aid you in achieving the strong, fluid control you are after.

May 9                                                                          May 16

Zills: 31313                                                                  Body wave up

Push F/B                                                                     Plie Shimmy

                                                                                    Pelvic Contraction Step

                                                                                    Kitty Push

                                                                                    1 & 6:  

                                                                                                w/Twist                       

                                                                                    Review all previous material  

May 23                                                                        May 30 Goddess Night!!!

Taxim                                                                          It’s back by popular demand!!

Bicycle Hips                                                                Wear your Bellydance finery!

Hip circles med/lg                                                       Bicycle Hips Turn

Traveling Hip Circle                                                    General Writhe

Figure 8 Fwd/Bk                                                         Diagonal Figure 8

Review all previous material                                       Review all previous material

March Syllabus

March Syllabus

With Jennifer

ciarcelt@hotmail.com

760-887-2316

Jenniferbellydance.blogspot.com

6:15-7:15

More up-tempo movement vocabulary and combinations coming your way 

March 7                                                                                  March 14

Hip Bumps                                                                              Moroccan Campfire               

Double  Bumps                                                                                   1/2 turn

FF/BB/F/B/F/B                                                                       Rib Circles                             

Sit Kicks                                                                                 Traveling Rib circles

X-Step w/ Bump                                                                     Review of all previous material         

March 21                                                                                March 28

Cabaret Step                                                                           Spring Fling Hafla!!!!

Shimmy                                                                                   Sit back and be memorized!!!!

Review of all previous material

Zills pattern

Beledi

R         R         RLR    R         RLR    RL

1          1          123      1          123      12

Imagine Choreography

Music: A Perfect Circle

CD: eMotive

Choreography: Jennifer Gutierrez

Imagine

16        Rib Drop walk in

8          Descending Rib Circle

8          Sidewinder

8          Body wave Down (1-4) Ami R 2xs (5-8)

8          Lunge DSR (1-4), Scissor turn L (5-8)

16        Taxim (1-12), Kick Forward Body Wave Up (13-16)

16        Tribal Camel w/ Torso circle (1-8), Tribal Camel w/ Snake Arms( 1-8)

16        Traveling Rib circles Flat foot (1-4), Relevé (5-8), self-circle (1-8)

16        Sprinkler

8          Big Hip Circle CW w/bounces

8          Face DSL Undulation Down (1-4), Triple Undulation D (5-8)

8          Traveling Hip Circles R (1-4), L (5-8)

8          Maya ~Arms trace body up, overhead, head back

16        Egyptian w/ 1/2 turn (1-8), Egyptian face R(1-4), face L (5-8)

16          Facing PL~ Choo-Choo (1-2) banana turn R (3-4) face PR, Choo-Choo (5-6), banana turn L (7-8). Repeat (1-8)

8          Big Hip Circle CW w/bounces

8          Face DSL Undulation Down (1-4), Triple Undulation D (5-8)

8          Traveling Hip Circles R (1-4), L (5-8)

8          Maya ~Arms trace body up, overhead, head back

16        Tribal Camel w/ Torso circle (1-8), Tribal Camel w/ Snake Arms( 1-8)

16        Traveling Rib circles Flat (1-4), Relevé(5-8), Circle around self (1-8)

16        Sprinkler

8          Big Hip Circle CW w/bounces

8          Face DSL Undulation Down (1-4), Triple Undulation D (5-8)

8          Traveling Hip Circles R (1-4), L (5-8)

8          Maya ~Arms trace body up, overhead, head back

8          Descending Rib Circle

8          Sidewinder

8          Body wave Down (1-4) Ami R 2xs (5-8)

8          Lunge DSR (1-4), Scissor turn L (5-8)

POSE! ~ Look up arms overhead

El Wala Wala choreography

Music By: Hakim

CD: Desert Roses vol. III

Choreography: Jennifer Gutierrez

El Wala Wala

8          Enter F with Prayer Hands, step R (1-2),L(3-4). R/L/R Indian Pose! (5-8)

8          Step FL w/ Prayer Hands (1-2), Head slide L/R (3-4), L/R/L Indian Pose! (5-8)

16        R traveling Undulation D in relevé 4xs (1-8), L traveling Undulation D 4xs (1-8)

16        Egyptian w/ Tribal Arms (1-4), Egyptian w/arm pull back (5-8) ½ turn. Repeat face B (1-8) ½ turn face F

8          Double Bumps (1-6), Scissor turn L face DSL(7-8)

8          Hip Push F/B/F (1-4), Bicycle F (5-8)

8          Shoulder roll R/L (1-2), Body Wave D (3-4), Ami 2xs (5-6), scissor turn L Face DSR (7- 8)

8          Shoulder roll L/R (1-2), Body Wave D (3-4), Ami 2xs (5-6), Body Wave up (7-8)

32        Arabic IV w/ 1/8 turn

16        Moroccan Campfire

16        Check mark (1-4), Ghawayzee face B (5-8). Check Mark (1-4), Ghawayzee face F (5-8)

8          Grapevine R (1-4), 3 step turn (5-6), Rib L/D (7-8)

8          Grapevine L (1-4), 3 step turn (5-6), Shoulder Knocks R/L (7-8)

8          Grapevine R (1-4), 3 step turn (5-6), L Hip drops

8          Grapevine L (1-4), 3 step turn (5-6), R Hip Drops

8          Bedouin Shimmy FT

8          Plie Shimmy w/Hip Slides R/L/R/L (2 ct. slides)

16        Moroccan Campfire

16        Check mark (1-4), Ghawazee face B (5-8). Check Mark (1-4), Ghawazee face F (5-8)

16        Moroccan Campfire

16        Check mark (1-4), Ghawazee face B (5-8). Check Mark (1-4), Ghawazee face F (5-8)

16        Push F/B to formation

8          Snake Arms w/ Torso sway

8          Descending Snake Arms

8          Snake Arms alt. w/group

8          push F/B to new formation

8          Shoulder Shimmy

8          Sit Kicks

8          Ciggi turn (1-4), head sway (5-8)

8          Sideways Snake Arms

8          Hair sway

16        R Check Mark (1-8), Shimmy Step R F/B (1-4), Hagallah R (7-8)   

16        L Check Mark (1-8), Shimmy Step L F/B (1-4), Hagallah L (7-8)

16        Moroccan Campfire

16        Check mark (1-4), Ghawazee face B (5-8). Check Mark (1-4), Ghawazee face F (5-8)

8          Bedouin Shimmy FT

8          Plié Shimmy w/Hip Slides R/L/R/L (2 ct. slides)

8          Enter F with Prayer Hands, step R (1-2),L(3-4). R/L/R Indian Pose! (5-8)

8          Step FL w/ Prayer Hands (1-2), Head slide L/R (3-4), L/R/L Indian Pose! (5-8)