Monday, October 25, 2010

Southern Pirate Festival

Columbus, GA
October 23, 2010

Sulukule of Athens performed at the Southern Pirate Festival throughout the entire day. Troupe Leader Christy Fricks taught belly dance classes during the kiddie show in the day time and performed in the evening during the 21-and-up show.

Photos can be found here.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

by the Eurythmetics



Please note this was a practice session  and not an actual performance. The reason this video is posted so you are able to see the actual choreography.


You can download the music here.
You can download the .doc here.



Time Movement Counts
0
Hip Circle in place 2x
Camel in place 2x

*all hip circles in the choreography start from Left hip and go to the Right hip unless otherwise mentioned
4cts
4cts
0.4
Hip Circle moving to LEFT, 2x
Camel to the LEFT, 2x
4 cts

4 cts




Hip Circle moving to RIGHT, 2x
Camel to the RIGHT, 2x

4 cts

4 cts
0.12
Step-and-turn to the Left
Flip hair
6 cts
2 cts




Hip Undulate Stepping Back:
Left
Right
Left
Right Hip Undulate in place



2 ct
2 cts

2 cts


2 cts


Side to side 8 cts


Shoulder Shimmy Rib Circle 8 cts
0.27 Rock Step back, R hip forward






Salsa step (a vertical figure 8 on R hip):
“scoop” R hip to the front, “scoop” R hip to the back






0.31 Pivot Step on R foot 4x





Prep: Profile body to the right.
Left undulate hip (hip towards the audience) 4x








Turn R hip towards audience:
R hip bump sequence: out in out in out out in out


8 cts (1ct/hip bump)
0.42
Mer creature down:
Snake arms to the sky while bending knees down

8 cts
0.46
Popstar Rise:
While straightening knees, bring arms straight out to sides and then above head


8 cts
0.5 Twist hips R, L, R, L
8 cts
(2ct/twist)
0.54 Shoulder Shimmy to the L, R, L, R
8 cts
(2ct/shmy)
0.58
Torso Rotation, end with back to audience

*Torso Rotations move from left shoulder to right shoulder
8 cts


Snake arms in place 8 cts


Undulate in place 2x while floreting arms up above the head




1.1
L hand drops down to shoulder length,
Right foot cross-turn to audience
4 count

4 count




R foot cross,
L foot touch out
L foot cross,
R foot touch out
1,
2,
3,
4




Angle body to the left.
“U” with a chest 2x


*Each count in a “U” is hit at the top.
For example: chest hits top of L “U,” 1 count. Chest hits top of R “U,” 1 count. This equals one whole movement.

4 cts



Rock Step Back, L foot forward







Salsa Step (vertical figure 8 on L hip)








Pivot Step on L 4x




Prep: Profile body to the left.
Right undulate hip (hip towards the audience) 4x








Turn L hip towards audience:
L hip bump sequence: out in out in out out in out








Maya in place
Arms move up above head while mayaing








Shimmy in place





Choo Choo in circle.
Arms go up above the head
To the side (shoulder length)
Down against body
4 of 8:

32 ct tot




Line Up, all facing profile L






While still in profile:
Hip undulate forward
Hip undulate back
Hip circle on one hip (R)

4 cts
4 cts
4 cts




Turn profile to the R






While still in profile:
Hip undulate forward
Hip undulate back
Hip circle on one hip (L)

4 cts
4 cts
4 cts




Snake body forward








Snake body to the back








Jewel:
Hip circle 3x stepping R, twist, Hip circle 3x stepping L, twist








Little hip circles around to face the front








Shoulder shimmy L, R, L, R 8 cts tot




Step-turn to the forward, towards audience.
End in Superstar Pose, weight on L foot.








R hand waterfalls/florets down in front








Transfer weight to R foot,
Left shoulder roll towards audience.








Lean forward, shoulder shimmy 4 cts




Lean back, shoulder shimmy 4 cts




Umi (a pelvic hip circle) 4 cts




Quick-turn forward 2x 8 cts




Side-to-side while stepping back:
R hip, L hip, R hip, L hip (2x)


16 ct tot




Quick turn, back to audience








Sultry Walk (or) ¾ Shimmy 8 cts




Pivot turn 2 cts




Sultry Walk (or) ¾ Shimmy walk towards the group 8 cts




Pivot turn 2 cts




Torso rotation (to each other)
Torso rotation (to audience)
8 cts

8 cts




Black Widow 4x:
 A                                B
                 U
                
 C                               D
First Part: Weight is on right.
R arm is up, L arm is out; hip bump to corner B on L hip.
Second Part: Weight is on left
L arm goes up, R arm goes out; hip bump to corner C on R hip.
Third Part: Weight is on right
R arm goes up, L arm is out; hip bump towards corner A on L hip.
Fourth Part: Weight is on left
L arm goes up, R arm goes out; hip bump to corner D on R hip.








2 cts




2 cts



2 cts



2 cts






Mer creature 8 cts




Popstar Rise 8 cts




Profile L: r hip undulate forward, backward, complete circle 12 cts




Turn Profile R: l hip undulate forward, backward, complete circle 12 cts




Move into line, all facing towards audience 8 cts




Alternate in line:
6 chest lifts
Pelvic Circle in place 2x



8 cts




Maya 4x 2cts each




Snake arms in front of body,
Floret out to “L” position








Leg cross








Head Toss: L R L R
(NOTE: Last one is a twice as slow)








Step cross 2x







Snake arm reach R
Snake arm reach L