This version of Aziza has three taqsim wahada, a.k.a. slow chiftitelli,
pieces. At the third one (flute) enter stage, arms up high, palms out.
a) 4 counts of 8 Body Rolls Down with
Push-Step, right foot in front:
- 1st count of 8 - arms go down
- 2nd count of 8 - arms go up
- 3rd count of 8 - left arm goes down
- 4th count of 8 - right arm goes
down
By the last
count of 8, you should be in your position on stage and facing forward with the
weight on the right foot.
b) Take a whole
count of 8 to do a half circle with hips starting back and to the right, and
ending over to the left - start with right arm down, hand curls near right hip,
then left hand curls, end with arms in Artemis Position, weight on left foot,
right hand to right temple.
c) Take 4
counts to switch to the right (reverse of b), then 3 counts to do a
counter-clockwise hip spiral (starts as a circle and ends as a rotation) - bring arms in and cross hands in front of chest - end on 7 with your weight on left foot, right hip lifted.
d) Take one
count of 8 to do a single Dip Figure 8 starting on the right - hands uncross
and slowly open up and out - palms turn out on 4 and hands are moving through 3
and 6 o’clock by the last
count.
e) Take one
count of 4 to do a single Dip Figure 8 - arms continue to smoothly move down
and back to crossed again by 5 when you . . .
f) Take 3
counts to do another 1.5 Dip Figure 8s (heels come down R, L, R on the beat).
g) Do (d), (e)
and (f) in reverse with Scoop Figure 8s.
h) Two counts
of 8 of 3-D Front-to-Back Horizontal Figure 8s, back line moving forward to the
front of the stage, back line stays
in position.
1. Give and Push
2. Flamenco Hands
i) Two counts of 8, Hip Rotation/Circles to the
side + Body Roll Down, moving to your right, then left. End both arms up.
Music Change
you have 20 counts to choo-choo backwards and move
into a half circle
- 1st count of 8 - arms come slowly
down in front of body to level of waist (palms face you, fingers pointed
up)
- 2nd count of 8 - fingers curl
inwards, hands move around behind waist, out to the sides and forwards,
end fingers pointing front, palms down, right hand on top of left
- Count 4 - body moves to face clockwise in the
1/2 circle, hands move in front of your left hip and just to the inside of
the circle from the right hip of the dancer to your left - on 5 stop, weight on left foot, right
toe behind you, body angled to clockwise - head angled so you could look back at your right hip,
but eyes to the center of the circle - hold
2 counts of 8 Right Hip Ups in Exaggerated Egyptian
Posture
Hips pulled
back, torso angled forward, chest and head up high, NO SHOULDER ACTION
2 counts of 8 Shoulder Shimmy
Swivel to face
front into the center of the circle, weight still on left foot, NO HIP
ACTION
2 counts of 8 Left Hip Ups with Exaggerated Egyptian
Posture
Swivel weight
to right foot, angle body right, left foot back behind you, Betty Boop Hands
down by right hip, head angled so you could
look at left hip, but eyes forward
2 counts of 8 Basic Shimmy
Swivel to face
into the circle, Basic Shimmy Posture with flat feet, arms down by sides in an
upside down V, palms facing down
Count
of 12
- 1st count of 4 - swivel to face
clockwise, 1/4 time body roll down, look into circle while left arm slowly
rises palm out, slide right foot forward to left instep
- 2nd count of 4 - second body roll
down while slowly looking up at left hand as you turn it to face palm
towards you
- 3rd count of 4 - hold body, look
forward at audience, bring right arm out from shoulder - PAUSE (prepare
for that Hip Drop!)
*Music Change*
2 counts of 8 Right
Hip Drops layered over a right hip front-to-back Hip Circle with 1/4 turns, left arm
up, pivot on left foot, right arm swoops on 4 and 8
2 counts of 8 Scoop
Figure 8s with a Double Drop (Ma Ali step)
Move to your
right first, look forward and cross forearms during the Figure 8, then look at
hip that is dropping (one hand to temple, other palm down near hip)
2 counts of 8 Roundy-Rounds
Hold hands
2 counts of 8 Body
Rolls Down with a left Double Hip Drop
Moving forward
from the 1/2 circle to a perfect line by the second count of 8
* On 1, swivel to face stage right, stepping
with the left foot and putting your left hand on
or near the left shoulder of
the dancer in front of you - we should be in a perfect line! *
2 counts of 8 3/4
Shimmy with Swivel moving in a U
Left hand on
the shoulder of the dancer front of you, right arm out to side - make sure you can see the faces of the
people in the first row over your right hand!
1 count of 8 3/4
Shimmy with Posture Tilts
Look over right
hand out at audience
*Music Change*
Head is
looking forward while the body is facing stage left,
the left hand is still on the shoulder of the
dancer in front of you
1 count of 8 Choo-Choo sideways (moving backwards)
but face looking front, right arm is still pointing towards audience, left hand
comes down in front of you (stage left) and up to the side of you (back stage)
- front line moves back fast, back line moves back really fast to get
back into double line formation (if you were on the right before, you will be
on the left now, but in the same line)
You have 6 more
counts of choo-choos to turn to face forward and make sure you are in a
straight line with the other dancers (you are not alone out there - do not
ignore them!), on 7 stop, feet shoulder
width apart, right arm down to side, left arm out in front of you, palm down at
belly button level
FRRRAP
– FRRRAP – FRRRAP FRRRAP FRRRAP - pause
Neutral
Posture, body facing audience, feet shoulder width apart, looking front
Shift weight to
left foot, right foot pointed to side, look at left hip - double left hip, hold
Reverse to
stand on right foot with left toes pointing side, look at right hip - double
right hip, hold
Repeat left and
right and left - hold, look front
FRRRAP - FRRRAP - FRRRAP FRRRAP FRRRAP - pause
Step forward on
right foot - double right hip, hold
Step forward on
left foot - double left hip, hold
Repeat right
and left and right - hold
Quickly step
backwards onto your left foot, pushing against the floor with your right foot
so that you end facing at a 45° angle towards stage left with a very tight
pelvic tilt forward, left hand in a serving position exactly at breast level,
right arm in Back C
TAC, TAC
TAC, TACTAC
Pelvic tilt,
back, front back, front back
BO
BO BO - pause
Look at right
hip for up down up - then look up, right arm out at a 45° angle towards stage
right
TAC TAC TAC
TAC
Right shoulder
front back front back
BUM
BUM BUM BUM BUM (really fast)
Swivel on left
foot to face front bringing arms down (elbows first, fingers last) into a down
V, feet hips width apart, knees slightly bent, look down at left hand
9
TACs (fast) tone steady - pause
Basic Shimmy
starting right while raising arms to a V looking at left hand, end right hip
out - hold
9
TACs (fast) tone goes up - pause
Basic Shimmy
starting left while lowering arms still looking at left hand, end left hip out
- hold
FRAP,
FRAP, FRAP - pause
2.5 clockwise
hip circles (accent forward on beat) ending hips right - then look forward
FRAP,
FRAP, FRAP - pause
2.5 counterclockwise hip circles (accent forward on beat), end hips left - arms
still down, still looking forward
DRUM
ROLL count = 1and2and3and4and5 -
pause
1.25 counterclockwise chest circles ending chest left, as you raise left hand W arm,
and shifting weight to the left foot as you pull the right foot in
DRUM
ROLL count = 1and2and3and4and5 -
pause
1.25 clockwise
chest circle ending chest lifted, while swiveling to face stage left, curl left
hand in to temple, right hand palm down behind you
DRUM
ROLL (softer) count =
1and2and3and4and5 - pause
2.5 Right Hip
Rotations (BUFD) in place, ending right hip up - hold
DRUM
ROLL (softer) count =
1and2and3and4and5 - pause
2 Body Rolls
down in place - in the pause step weight onto right foot facing at a 45° angle
towards stage right, left foot behind on the ball, right hand to right temple,
left hand down behind you
8
SHORT DRUM ROLLS
8 Left Hip Rotations
- front line moves back to make a single line
DUMTAC
Right hip out,
then Left Hip Lift Up-and-In in quick succession, right hand still at temple,
left hand still down, still looking at audience
DUMTAC
Left hip out,
then Right Hip Lift Up-and-In in quick succession, both hands down just behind
hips, look at right hip
BEAT
count = 1 and a 2 and a – up to 10
3/4 Swing Shimmies,
body straight up, arms down in a V
Pose on 10 with
left let pointed straight out at a 45° angle forward, right arm up, left arm
out
9
TACs (fast) - pause
Twist Hip, look
out over left hand – then, step back, body at a 45° angle towards stage left in
Egyptian Posture, feet together, left foot flat, right foot on the ball, hands in
Back C, look forward
9
TACs (fast) – pause
Right Hip Drops
with Clenches starting up on the beat, sharp
8
BRRs
8 Right Hip Rotations,
same posture, still looking forward, hands still in Back C
DRUM
ROLL count = 5
Look stage left, Float Arms and Shoulder Shimmy (your
shoulders should be at 45° so you should
still see your left shoulder if you look in the mirror), on 5 look over right shoulder at audience
dundadundadundaTACdundaTAC
Step onto right
foot, right arm up, right hip out and open right fingers on the first TAC, then drop left arm and hip, swooping forward
(avoid hitting the dancer to your left!) while you swivel to point left toes at
a 45° angle forward on second TAC
- count 8 twist shimmys
LONG
DRUM ROLL
Finale
a) 1st
8 - Right Hip Pushes pivoting on the left foot to face stage left - on 8 put
your left hand on the shoulder of the dancer in front of you
b) 2nd
8 - Hip Pulls Front-Front-Back-Back, on 8
left arm goes up
c) 3rd
8 - Front line continues forward as in b, back line moves back with Right Hip
Pushes
Count of 3
- Turn with Right Hip Pushes in a
clockwise 1/2 circle to face stage right, on 4 do a little kick with your right foot to stage right, right toe pointed
Cha-Cha step
One count of 8 Choo-Choos
forward, arms going up
Quick Rose Blossom Arms ending
up in a V while crossing right foot over left foot for a 1/2 point turn, ending
back to audience, hold
Swivel on right foot to face stage right, right
hand on right hip, left arm pointing straight in front of your shoulders to stage right, look over left shoulder at audience,
double Left Hip Drop
Reverse
3/4 Shimmy
layered with Side Slides stepping right and left and right to the beat
Cross left toe
behind right foot to spin half a turn counterclockwise to face audience, arms
down
3 turns, finish
weight on right foot, left foot on toe, left arm out, right arm up, Turkish
Posture
Piper Reid Hunt, PhD © 2000 & 2007
www.PiperMethod.com
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