Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 2 of 8
Level 1: Absolute Beginner
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1h 17m
Covered in Lesson 2
balancing on one foot
concepts: weighted and unweighted movement
how to tie a hip scarf
ball change
unweighted lift side
tuck and release vocabulary:
drop,
release and change weight,
samba shimmy
placement for 2 new arm positions:
forward,
open
New vocabulary for transitions between arm positions
Introduction to course choreography
Lesson 2 Video Bookmarks
0:30 Concepts: Weighted and Unweighted
3:05 Warmup
14:14 Concept: Weighted Hip Rotation
17:08 How to Tie a Hip Scarf
17:54 Side-to-Side Review
22:55 Unweighted Lift Side Breakdown
24:23 Lift/Push Combos
25:24 Step-Lift Sequences
25:54 Time-Marking Step Review
27:08 Travel with Time Marking Step
28:27 Ball Change Breakdown
29:36 Time-Marking/Ball Change Combo
30:07 Step-Touch Breakdown
30:35 Step-Touch Practice
30:52 Footwork Combo
31:34 Horizontal Slide Review
32:28 Tilt/Slide Combo Review
33:47 Arm Review
35:18 Forward Position (Arms) Placement
36:58 Shoulder Girdle Placement
38:29 Open Position (Arms) Placement
41:46 Transitioning to/from Forward/Open
44:07 Asymmetrical Arm Transitions
44:49 Arm Technique Flow
48:37 Tuck and Release Breakdown
51:28 Release and Change Weight
53:25 Samba Shimmy Breakdown
54:59 New Vocabulary Technique Flow
1:03:22 Choreography Demo
1:04:18 Choreography Step-by-Step
1:06:21 Choreography Walk-Through
1:07:36 Choreography Full Practice
1:12:31 Recap
Music Used in Lesson 2
3:06 “Los Bilbilicos” from the album Oasis by Al Asdeka
7:06 “Pharaonic Passion” from the album Oriental Fantasy Vol. 7, Dances of Pharaonic Passion by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
12:47 “Ciftetelli Takasim 2” by Amir Naoum Chehade and Elias Sarkar from the album Bellydance New York
18:04 “Alf Leyla Wa Leyla” from the album Opium by Sherefe
20:43 “Ala Nar” by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes, from the album Oriental Fantasy (Vol.1) – Ala Nar
26:36 “Ganil Hawa” by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes, from the album Oriental Fantasy Vol. 2 – Inta Omri by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
44:50 “Ra Returns” from the album Beautiful Earth by Bella Gaia
55:02 “Ganil Hawa” by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes, from the album Oriental Fantasy Vol. 2 – Inta Omri by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
1:03:23 “Alf Leyla Wa Leyla” from the album Opium by Sherefe
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Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 3 of 8
Covered in Lesson 3
Hip Rotation
Hipwork Review
Tilting Hip Circle
Half Circles
Hip Lift Front
Footwork Review
Back-back-front Step-ball-change
Introduction to Arm PathwaysLesson 3 Video Bookmarks
0:00 Orientations of the Leg/Hip
9:14 Warmup
23:05 Review Techn... -
Absolute Beginner Course: Lesson 4 of 8
Lesson 4 Video Bookmarks
:16 Warmup
:19 Music: “Karuna,” Stellamara
9:21 Music: “Ciftetelli Takasim 2,” Bellydance NY
15:40 Music: “Inta Omri,”B. and H. Cifuentes
15:41 Footwork Technique Flow
23:28 Concept: Weight Distribution
26:19 Concept: Heavy/Light
26:53 Timing for Hip Circles
28:20 Hipwor... -
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