| Smooth (page 2) by shirasaya{W} On �And if you say� you�re going to turn slightly so that you�re on a left diagonal, with your right hip presented to the audience, but you don�t want to be totally to the side. Your left arm should be up, your right arm should be down, and behind your hip, elbow bent so that your hand frames the working hip nicely. All your weight should be on the left leg, with your right one flexed and the toes grazing the floor. You should be able to lift the right foot without any weight change. On �this life� you�ll do a hip drop kick � one drop, and on the second drop, kick the foot out lightly. On �ain�t good enough� you�ll do 2 chest pops. On �I would give� you�re going to pivot (you have plenty of time) so that you�re facing the right diagonal with your left hip presented to the audience, right arm lifted over head and left hand framing the working hip On �my world� you do a hip drop kick on the left On �to lift you up� you do 2 chest pops. On �I would change my life to better suit your mood� you walk � but it�s a stalking walk forward � chin tilted down and eyes fixed on the audience (you don�t have to look at anyone in particular, it�s still a very sultry head position) instead of just plain walking, you want to pivot and bring the right foot down crossed over the left foot, then pivot again and bring the left foot down over the right foot. The right foot should come down on the word �change�, then the left foot should come down on the word �life�, the right foot again on �better� and the left on �suit� and the right on �moods�. The arms will work opposite the hips � so when you step across with the right, both arms should cross your body to the right, and when you step forward with the left, your arms will sweep across to the left. Your last and fifth step will be on �moods, so you should have your right foot crossed over your left, both arms out to the right. Now you unwind yourself in a turn. Sweep your arms from right to left, and turn to unwind your feet, letting your arms cary you in the natural unwinding motion on the word �moods�. As soon as you�re facing front again on �cause your so� do inward figure 8s as you bend your knees for a levelchange, and then come back up again. On the word �smooth� do 2 snakes. And just like the ocean under the moon Well that's the same emotion that I get from you You got the kind of lovin that can be so smooth on "just like" is a hip circle to the right - your right hip leads, making a semi circle front, right, and back. At the back center, the circle ends and you pull your body back into neutral, so this is not a full circle. Arms should be out to the side with a slight curve to them and a delicately bent wrist. on "the ocean" you do the other side - a left hip circle; same arm position on "under" you do a snake down (this is also known as a half corkscrew).Here the hands come up to the forehead, palms facing out. If your hair is long enough and you're comfortable playing with it as you dance, push your fingers into your hair as if to lift it back up off your face. This is a fairly quick snake, although it should still look smooth and languid, not sharp. Back Go to page 3 |