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This page is for students attending the courses which started 20th of January. This will help you with the course or if you missed a class could help you catch up. However, this probably be of little use to you if you do not attend the course.

Please do not email me questions, rather ask the next time you're in class.

Hope you find this Helpful. Happy Dancing. Galit X

Beginners' full choreography

Rhythms

Drum solo Choreography (so far)

'Walla Wahed' by Hakim Beginners' Chor.

Intro
1/2 circle to R
1/2 circle to L
Shoulders to the beat: RL RL R
Half Circle
Shoulder to the beat LR LR L
Half Circle
4 taqs R hip (R arm on L hip, L arm up)
Change arms
4 taqs L hip (L arm on R hip, R arm up)
Change arms
4 taqs R hip (R arm on L hip, L arm up)
Change arms
4 taqs L hip (L arm on R hip, R arm up)
Bring both arms to the side
Jump to R (1) L (2) R (3) L (4)
Fast big circle to the Right
Both arms up
A
3 x 4 R hip drops with foot flick on the 4th drop (changing hands position with foot flick)
Pause with hip up
3 x 4 L hip drops with foot flick on the 4th drop (changing hands position with foot flick)
Pause with hip up
B
7 x travelling taqs to R (L arm up, R arm shoulder level sideways)
7 x travelling taqs to L (R arm up, L arm shoulder level sideways)
16 x taqs around to the R (both arms up)
C
FB step R foot + step turn turn to R
FB step L foot + step trun turn to L
4x vertical 8s start with Left hip (dead Pharoe arms)
D
Circle to R (hands on head)+camel to the right (R arm up L arm shoulder level sideways)
Circle to L (hands on head)+camel to the left (L arm up R arm shoulder level sideways)
Circle to R (hands on head)+camel to the right (R arm up L arm shoulder level sideways)
Circle to L (hands on head)+camel to the left (L arm up R arm shoulder level sideways)
7 taqs travelling R
7 taqs travelling L
1x horizontal 8 R,L
3x taqs on R (L arm up R arm down)
1x horizontal 8 L,R
3x taqs on L (R arm up L arm down)
E
4x FF BB hip drops on R
4x FF BB hip drops on L
1/2 bouncy circle to R (count 1 2 3 4)
Head down, come up fast bring both arms up
Repeat A
Repeat C
Repeat D
Repeat E
Repeat A
End by bringing both arms down sharply on the beat!

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Rhythms

El Zaffa - the wedding procession rhythm:
Dum taka tak tak dum tak tak – | Dum taka tak tak dum tak tak...

Malfuf (or Malfoof)
Dum - tak tak | Dum - tak tak | Dum - tak tak | Dum - tak tak...

Saiidi
Dum tak - dum dum - tak | Dum tak - dum dum - tak | Dum tak - dum dum - tak....

Maqsoom
Dum tak - tak dum - tak | Dum tak - tak dum - tak | Dum tak - tak dum - tak...

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Drum choreography to date:

El Zaffa x 4
Taqs to the Rhythm start R hip, with arms coming up then down

Malfuf
Facing diagonal left: R hip Up Down Down x3
Right foot across left and pivot turn to face diagonal Right
Left hip Down Up Up x 4
8x travelling taqs diagonally left
8x travelling taqs diagonally right and around

Hybrid (non rhythm)
hop left, hip shimmi
Hop right + hip hit L, shoulder shimmi
hop left + hip hit R. hip shimmi
hop right + hip hit L, sml hip circle R

El Zaffa
Slow step hit x8 going around

Malfuf
4 back step with dbl hip drop
4x chest snaps UDD
6x Hagala (E. walk)
then 'running' backwards

Hybrid (non rhythm)
hop left, hip shimmi
Hop right + hip hit L, shoulder shimmi
hop left + hip hit R. hip shimmi
hop right + hip hit L, hip shimmi

Hip shimmi with H fig 8 + 3 swerves (RLR)
4x shoulder circles
Hip shimmi side to side (count slow 4)
Shoulder shimmi side to side (count fast 6) + chest UDU

4xtilty teqs in a circle R F L B
1x smooth tiltly circle
Roll up undulation ending with chest up
Chest - U R D L x 2
Shoulder shimmi with step tap

Saiidi
4x Saiidi side step to Right
4x Saiidi side step to Left
Right Hip Drops DD & D change side
Left Hip Drops DD & D change side
Right Hip Drops DD & D change side
Left Hip Drops DD & D change side

4x sidways camels left diagonally
4x sideways camels right facing front

dbl taq FB step Left (travel a little to the left to centre yourself)
dbl taq FB step Right

3x Left hip drop Fwd to Bck
2x Right hip F B + foot and bum back turn left to face the back
2x Right hip F B + foot and bum back turn left to face the right

Bring Right leg round in a swish turning to face left, ending with R hip to front
Bring Left leg round in a swish turning to face right, ending with L hip to front
Then 4 x Left hip pushes pivoting around to the right.

4x saiidi steps to the left
4x Saiidi steps to the Right

Hip shimmi circle to the music (count 16)

Zaffa 2
Right foot side, lean to the right, R Arm across.
Feet together R arm comes up from across, and down
Repeat on the left

3 steps back RLR with shoulder hits
Left hip DDD
Left hip UUU
3 steps forward LRL
R hip UUU
R hip DDD

Repeat all Zaffa 2 section

Falahi
8x travelling swerves R
8x travelling swerves L

Taqs on toes around yourself to the R count 8
Taqs on toes around yourself to the L count 8

hip shimmi circle end with undulation up
shoulder shimmi circle end with undulation down

FB step on the Right,
hop with arms up on the change
FB step on the Left,
hop with arms up on the change

4x Right hip drops F to Back
Right foot cross turn (count 5,6,7)
Head down on 8

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