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Daughters of Rhea © 2007

Choreographed by Rhea and adapted by Piper for Beledy on the Gypsy Fire CD
(the one from Richard Hagopian and Omar Faruk Tekbilek)

Gypsy Tribal Belly Dance Fusion Choreography
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STARTING OUT IN TWO LINES

2 counts of 8 – no cymbals
Walk into position for 1st count of 8, raise arms (Egyptian Sunrise) for 2nd count of 8

1 count of 8 – 3s
Swoop-Step-Step-Swing/Twist Hip

1 count of 8 – 3s
Tin Soldier and Hip

1 count of 4 – 3s, hold 4
Tin Soldier-Step-Step-GypsyKick

1 count of 4 – 3s, hold 4
Step-Step-Step-GypsyKick

1 count of 8 – 3s, hold 4
Scoop-Step-Swivel-Arabesque
On 7, turn 180° to face stage left on 3, and kick towards audience on 8

2 counts of 8 – 3s, hold 4
Turn-Step-Swivel-Arabesque
On second 8, quickly snap right knee up high, head and chest high, arms up above head,
clack cymbals on 8

1 count of 4 – syncopated
1. Dip down low with the right foot in front, head up, chest UP, arms up
2. Step up and back on the left foot bringing arms out and down
3. Step back on the right foot bringing hands behind your rear end
4. Step forward on the ball of your left foot and swivel 90° to your left while bringing the right hand up near your waist and then forward, the left hand in front of the left shoulder

1 count of 8 + 4 – syncopated
Forward-Step-Back-Step with Hip Lift
On the last 4, bring your right knee up and swivel it to the front

1 count of 4 – clack, 3s
1. Dip down low with the right foot in front, head up, chest UP, arms up
2. Step up and back on the left foot, left arm up, right arm out
3. Sit into the left hip
4. Swing/Twist right hip

2 counts of 8 – 3, 3, 7
Cha Cha Step
On second 5, step back on left foot, chest facing stage right, head looking forward, left hand to left temple, right arm down, on 6 step forward right, raising right shoulder, on 7, 8 do two shoulder rotations backwards

1 count of 4 – singles plus 3
1. Bend knees, pelvis tilted back
2. Body Roll Up
3. Step left and sit into the left hip
4. Swing/Twist right hip

1 count of 8 – 3s, &8
Katak: BackStep-HipStep moving to your right - Hawaiian Arms
On 7, step left foot, on 8 swivel on left foot with arabesque right

1 count of 8 – pause for &a, then 3s, &8
Katak: FrontStep-HipStep moving to your left – Waving Frame Hands
On 7, step right foot, on 8 swivel on right foot with arabesque left

1 count of 8 – 3s
Katak: BackStep-HipStep moving to your right - Hawaiian Arms

1 count of 8 – singles
Cabaret Hips
Right heel high, left foot stepping flat, hips move AndDown-AndUp, stepping to your left – YingYang Hands above head

1 count of 8 – 3s
Katak: BackStep-HipStep
Moving to your right - Hawaiian Arms

1 count of 8 – clock
Cabaret Hips with Pushes
Stepping AndDown-AndUp-AndUp-AndUp, moving to your left
Arms move in a circle, quickly down to the left and slow and smooth up to the right

2 counts of 8 – accent
Step-Hip-DoubleSit-Hip
Start stepping right, left hip with Step-Hip-DoubleSit-Hip while stepping into position with your partner

KEEP DOING THE SAME FEET! You are NOT mirroring each other.

2 counts 8 - 3, 5, 5
DropStep-Double Drop-Step-Swing/Twist Hip
Step right while dropping left hip on 1, double drop left hip (up on &, down on 2, up on e, down on &), step left foot forward on 3, right hip on 4 - step right foot back on 5=1 to repeat

1 count 8 – tac a tac, ting clack
SwivelStep-HipGive
For the first one, step back with the right foot, then “give” the left hip to your partner, on 3 swivel around to face the other side stepping left, on 4 “give” the right hip

2 counts 8 - tac a tac, ting clack + 7
Step-Tap-DropStep-DoubleDrop
Step forward towards your partner, tap left toe behind swinging both hands up from the hips and forward to shoulder level, step back left away from your partner, dropping the right hip (left arm up right arm out), double right drop (on &, 4)

2 counts 8 - 3, 5, 3
StepSide-ShoulderShimmy-StepSide-HipLift
On 1, step right to your right, arms out, chest high looking to your right, shoulder shimmy on & a 2 e &, step left to your left (silent cymbals), right hip lift on 4 with left arm up, right arm scooped in front of waist, contracted on right side of rib cage to lean over right hip

2 counts 8 - 3, 3, 7
StepSide-Swing/Twist Hip-HipPush-HipPush
Step right foot to your right, left hip up on 2, on & step left and push right hip on 3 and 4 moving to your left with hands to the left of your left shoulder- after the first count of 4, start to move backwards, away from the audience until you are all in a line at the back of the stage

3 counts 8 – rhythm
Swoop-Hip-DoubleSit-Hip

Start stepping with the right foot towards stage right, swooping the left hand and hip down, moving off the stage




Finger Cymbal Patterns

 

3s - or tac a tac

& a 1

& a 2

& a 3

& a 4

 

tac a tac


tac a tac

tac a tac

tac a tac

3s, & 4

& a 1

& a 2

& a 3

&   4

 

tac a tac


tac a tac

tac a tac

tac    tac

3s, hold 4

& a 1

& a 2

& a 3

    4

 

tac a tac


tac a tac

tac a tac

        tac

syncopated

    1

& a 2

    3

& a 4

 

        tac


tac a tac

        tac

tac a tac

tac a tac, clack

& a 1

    2

& a 3

    4

 

tac a tac


       clack

tac a tac

       clack

clack, 3s

    1

& a 2

& a 3

& a 4

 

       clack


tac a tac

tac a tac

tac a tac

singles plus 3

& a 1

e & a 2

e & a 3

& a 4

 

tac a tac 

a tac a tac


a tac a tac


tac a tac

accent

& a 1

& a 2

&   3

    4

 

tac a tac


tac a tac

tac    tac

        tac

clock

& a 1

    2

    3

    4

 

tac a tac


       clack

       clack

       clack

tac a tac, ting clack

& a 1

&   2

& a 3

&   4

 

tac a tac


ting  clack

tac a tac

ting  clack

tac a tac, ting clack + 7

& a 1

&   2

& a 3

e & a 4

 

tac a tac


ting  clack

tac a tac 

a tac a tac 

3, 5, 5

& a 1

& a 2

e &   3

e & a 4

 

tac a tac

tac a tac 

a  tac    tac

a tac a tac 

3, 5, 3

& a 1

& a 2

e &  

& a 4

 

tac a tac

tac a tac 

              a  tac          

tac a tac

3, 3, 7

& a 1

& a 2

& a 3

e & a 4

 

tac a tac

tac a tac

tac a tac

a tac a tac 

 


ting = the middle finger cymbal of one hand hits the thumb cymbal of the other hand

clack = bring thumb and middle finger cymbals together on both hands at once

 



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