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| The Rai Dance |
| By Jet Phoenix "L'histoire" by Cheb Tarik on Arabic Groove (# 11) 6 Clap to get audience to clap 4 John Travolta to the right (right hand up, left hand down, both pointing, push with left hip) (Cue tp start is when the singer says "oh") Turn stage left Three steps front (facing stage left, Egyptian arms: Left in front with palm up, right by side, palm flat toward rear). Push the hips forward with each step. 1 Plant the left foot up stage. 1 Move head from facing stage left to facing stage front (down with the record scratch) 4 Fast, exaggerated backward camels. There should be a lot of height change. 1 Fast stage right with a little jump 4 Right hand up by the eyes, pointer and middle fingers extended (peek through fingers) Right Hip drops with level change downward 1 Jump to face stage left4 Left hand up by eyes, peek through same fingers,Left hip drop with level change downward 4 Mayas to the front (while still facing stage left) Right hand is down and slightly behind so movement can be seen. Left hand is still up by face doing a wrist circle. Head is turned toward the audience (SMILE!) 1 Turn to stage front with one clap. The left leg is brought up and bent for a moment before reaching out to stage left. When it steps to stage left, extend the left hand as well. 4 Mayas to stage left with left hand wrist circles 4 Undulations with wrist circles. One revolution, wrists are above the head, the second the are extend at should height, the third they are down and extended about waist height, the last they are down by the hips. 4 Infinity figure 8s (up and down, same motion as the miya, only alternated--start to the left) Wrists flow with � wrist circle with the movement. Left wrist with left hip, right wrist with right hip 6 Backward steps with forward hip drop, with hands used to accent. Twist the hip forward, and drop it (start with right hip), set back and repeat with left hip, moving the hands in a jabbing downward motion beside and with the hips. 1 Side pose facing right: right hand up at a slight angle, left hand behind and stretched out. Weight should be on the right foot. (Start this with the rap section of the song) 2 Drop Kicks with the left. Drop the hip, then drop it again while kicking up the left foot slightly. 4 One full three point turn to stage left. End with the same pose mirrored from the right. 2 Drop kicks with the right 4 One full three point turn to stage right. 1 Arms up and down 1 Arms and left hip to the left and back center 4 Hip contractions with shoulder drops, wrists sway in direction of hips, start with left side. 1 One step and touch to the right, while stepping, � front large hip circle (left hand still up, right hand down) 1 One step and touch to the left, while stepping � front large hip circle (left hand still up, right hand down) 2 Two full steps to the right, doing one and a half large hip circle 1 One step and touch to the left, while stepping � front large hip circle (left hand still up, right hand down) 1 One step and touch to the right, while stepping, � front large hip circle (left hand still up, right hand down) 1 Arms up and down 1 Arms and right hip to the right 4 Hip contractions with shoulder drops, wrists sway in direction of hips, start with left side. 8 Flamenco steps. Step out with the left heel, then step back, step out with the right heel and back, then back with the left, then again with the right. Face stage right, right and up about face level, left hand by side, Right foot slightly in front 2 Undulations with right wrist circles 1 Step back with right foot, and pop the hop out, hands push forward about chest height Pause Come back to the position with right foot slightly in front 2 Undulations with right wrist circles 1 Step back with right foot, and pop the hip out, hands push forward about chest height, head turned toward audience SMILE! Pause |