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| Lesson Nine |
| Subject: Lesson Nine: Traveling Basics Traveling Basics **Most of these steps may be moved forward, backward, side, or diagonal, if the dancer wishes. Also, hip, belly, or arm movements may be added to any step. Don't forget basic stance. Walk: Just a basic walk with attitude. Arms are usually in Basic position. Fall: Take a step forward, then fall back on the foot that is behind. Then fall on the foot in front, and step with the foot in the rear. Repeat on the other side. This may be done as a floor pattern when done in place. One foot will fall forward and backward, and the other foot will always stay in the center position as it rises and falls. Hip Walk: With each step, drop, contract, or twist the hip. This may be done different counts. One Count: Step, boom, step, boom Two Count: Step, 1, 2, step, 1, 2 Varied Example: Step, boom, step, 1, 2, Spin Walk: A spin may be added to a traveling walk. Pointed Walk: A walk with a slight pause between the steps where the foot is pointed forward before laying down the foot. Make sure toes are pointed. Hop: Hop as you step, lifting the other foot. Be sure that the toes are pointed down. This can be used traveling, or not. (Front & back hop: Hop on one foot in the front, then on the back foot, without traveling.) Slide: This is a step that allows you to travel sideways. Step out with one foot, and then bring the other beside it, and repeat. Grapevine: This is also a step to travel sideways. Place one foot behind the other, then step out. Then place the foot in front of the other, and step out. This may also done by placing the foot always behind, or always in front. Maya: A slide step with the Maya hip action working. Raise the hip into a hip contraction. Then push the hip out (the Maya). As you push the hip out to the side, drag the foot with it. The foot & leg should not go out further than the hip. Place the weight on that foot, and bring the other foot along side it. Repeat. Drag: Step with one foot, and drag the other foot beside it, and repeat. Be sure that you are gentle with your feet: The drag is not rough. Arabic Basic or Arabic I or Basic Egyptian: Step front on the flat of one foot. The other foot is brought up behind the first, on the ball. Repeat using same foot as front/flat, and following/ball. Count: flat, ball, flat, ball Arabic II : Also called the Cha-cha-cha step. With the first foot, the step is flat. The second foot is slightly behind the first, but on the ball of the foot. The next step with the first foot is also on the ball, and so is the next step coming up behind the first foot--on the ball of the foot. Repeat. Count: Flat, ball, ball, ball 3 Pt. Turn: This travel step is also a turn. Place all the weight on the foot that is on the direction you want to turn. Spin 180 degrees, so you are facing the opposite direction. Shift weight to the other foot, and repeat the spin. You should now be facing the direction you started from. The count for this move is: Step, Step, Step Camel: Undulations while stepping. Usually Egyptian step is used, but other steps may be used. If stationary, it is called an undulation, if moving, it is a camel. Peacock step: Step the first foot out in front on the ball. Do a very large and slow snake arms (think of a peacock's tail) Keep this movement going throughout the entire traveling process. Then place the front foot flat, and bring the other foot forward on the ball, pause for the arm movement, then flatten the foot. Repeat. (This step may be used with a veil) Shimmy Walk (or Duck walk): Start a small hip shimmy. Either Egyptian or up & down. Then take very small steps (keeping the feet under you to maintain balance). Later, one may add hip contractions & drops to this move. Arabiques Step: This is a four count step with an arabiques. Take two steps and arabiques: That is leave the foot out and slightly behind, but still up. Then bring it forward on the count of one. The count of three is drawn out, like the step, but there it is a count of four.Count: One, Two, Threee-eeee Arabiques Step with a turn: Same as above, but on the fourth count, turn and face the trailing leg. The leg stays up in the air, while the body is lifted and turned 180 degrees on the count of four.Count: One, Two, Three, FOUR |