Lyrical Fantasy: “Scheherezade,” Choreography Excerpt 1
Level 5/6 Intermediate/Advanced
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53m
After a short warmup and long technique flow, this class teaches and practices a lyrical sequence set to music adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherezade,” specially arranged for Oriental Dance. Lyrical Fantasy is designed for students at or above an intermediate level, and runs just an hour.
Bookmarks for Lyrical Fantasy:
0:46 Warmup
4:54 Technique Flow
31:30 Demo with back to camera
32:25 Step-by step
39:27 Practice lead R
43:18 Step-by-Step Lead L
46:18 Practice lead L
49:44 About “Scheherezade”
Music used in this program:
1:09 “Scheherezade’s Love Duet” from the album Oriental Fantasy Vol. 14-Raks Horacio
3:08 “Lessa Faker” from the album Oriental Fantasy Vol. 1– Ala Nar by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
11:20 “Ciftetelli Takasim 2” from the album Bellydance New York by Amir Naoum Chehade and Elias Sarkar
16:30 “Bir Demet Yasemin” from the album Bellydance New York by Amir Naoum Chehade and Elias Sarkar
23:15 “Inta Omri” from the album Oriental Fantasy Vol. 2 – Inta Omri by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
27:46 “Enta Wa Bass Instrumental”from the album Oriental Fantasy 08 – Ahabek Ya Amar by Beata and Horacio Cifuentes
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