Sharing Some Text and Combo Ideas
I went through my archives and wanted to share some of the combinations that I have put together for students and dance enthusiasts through out the years. I have so much that I decided that I must share it and hopefully give some of you ideas for new moves and combos that you otherwise wouldn’t have thought of.
If any of you have any questions regarding this text feel free to write me. I am always more then happy to be able to talk about dance, combos and ideas for a variety of songs etc. So enjoy the text and happy dancing!
Blessings,
Leyla
PS: If you like these combinations you at the bottom is a PDF document for you to download and print.
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Down/up/out-Twist back/twist back
Right Hip
(Arms are to the side or one arm behind head and the other out to the front)
Weight is on left leg and right leg is posed.
Right hip drops/lifts/drops with the right leg extend out in front
(Think of pistons for the first two drop/lifts and for the second drop remember you still need to piston down but it feels different because your leg is out)
Put your weight on your right foot and twist back with the right hip.
Put your weight on your left foot and twist back wit the right hip.
(Think of a prize fighter moving forward and back with his weight from one foot to the other)
#1
Turn to the left keeping your weight on your left leg. (Think of a paddle turn keeping the weight on one leg while the other pushes off)
Right hip down/up/out-twist back/twist back
#2
Turn to left keeping your weight on your left leg.
Right down/up/out-twist back/twist back
#3
Turn to left keeping your weight on your left leg.
Right down/up/out-twist back/twist back
#4
Turn to left keeping your weight on your left leg.
Right down/up/out-twist back/twist back
You will end up facing the audience again. Alternate left side
Zoheir Pistons/Forward-Back Thrusts/Opposition Hips
Right Hip
(Arms are to the side with the Zoheir positioning)
Right hip piston up/down
Left hip piston down/up
Right hip forward thrust
Left hip forward thrust
Right hip back thrust
Left hip back thrust
Zoheir down piston right/left
Flat piston right/left
Left Hip
Left hip piston up/down
Right hip piston down/up
Left hip forward thrust
Right hip forward thrust
Left hip back thrust
Right hip back thrust
Zoheir down piston left/right
Flat piston left/right
Corners Folkloric Hip Thrust/Chest Lift Walk
(Arm positioning is one arm behind head and the other out in front)
Weight is on left leg and you thrust your right leg forward/forward corner/ side and than you change your weight on the 4th count.
Left arm is behind head and the right arm is out in front as you thrust your hip but remember not to move your arm with the thrust.
Lift your left heel to get you to go around to the right side. Turn your head to the right side slightly bending it and looking over your right shoulder.
(You want to do half turns to each side with your thrusting but remember again to change weight on 4th count)
After you do the 4 corner folkloric thrust you turn to the side and do the folkloric 4 corner thrusts in place only having your right hip go different directions (forward/forward corner/side/back corner).
After you do the thrusts to the side start with your chest lift walk.
Weight is on your right foot
Right foot is flat and left foot is up on ball and for every side step you lift/drop. You side step 3 counts and change weight on 4th count.
Weight is on your left foot
Left foot is flat and right foot is up on ball and for every side step you lift/drop. You side step 3 counts and change weight on 4th count.
Alternate Sides
Madam Boozy Leg Sweep
Draw a circle with the right leg and place it in place. Remember to add in a side sway or side winder (figure 8 horizontal) to add interest into the move.
Draw a circle with the left leg and place it in place.
Draw a circle with the right leg and spin back around to your right back and face audience.
Added Move in Place
Weight is on left leg and left foot is flat. Right foot up on ball as right hip goes back and around.
Change weight as you come around and lift left foot so that the left hip can go back and around and weight is on the right leg with the right foot flat. This move is part figure 8 and side sway so if you don’t include both it will look like a full figure 8.
Pistons/Thrusts with Layering
Right piston up
Left piston up
Right hip thrust to the side
Left hip thrust to the side
Left piston down
Right piston down
Chest lift/drop
Pelvic drop/lift
Left piston up
Right piston up
Left hip thrust to the side
Right hip thrust to the side
Right piston down
Left piston down
Chest lift/drop
Pelvic drop/lift
Ommis/Mayas/Full Hip Circles
Ommi right hip
Ommi left hip
Right leg extended to side and ommie right hip to right side 4xs
Weight is on right leg and left leg is extended out
Maya right hip with weight on right/maya left hip with leg extended out
Maya right hip as you come move back to center/maya left hip and come down flat foot
Full hip circle back and around bringing in your right leg to center
Ommi left hip
Ommi right hip
Left leg extended to side and ommie leftt hip to left side 4xs
Weight is on left leg and right leg is extended out
Maya left hip with weight on left/maya right hip with leg extended out
Maya left hip as you come move back to center/maya right hip and come down flat foot
Full hip circle back and around bringing in your left leg to center
Sphere: Related ContentOnline Classes; a Work in Progress
by Leyla Najma · 2 Comments
Next week will be the end of our first 4 week “live” online classes and I have to say it has been a wonderful experience to be able to share dance with all of you. For the first time we were able to give class instruction to dancers all over the world many of whom informed us that there were no teachers in their vicinity. For me this was huge because I remember my first couple of years having no one in my area to teach me. It’s hard to keep up the discipline especially when you feel alone in your learning process. I am dedicated to reaching out to as many students and dancers as possible through the online classes so this problem can be alleviated.
I must admit to you all that in the beginning I was really nervous and I felt a huge responsibility to everyone taking my classes. I still feel the same way today except now I feel comfortable with all of you. It also occurred to me that I am in a way at the mercy of Murphy’s Law because anything can happen live. Daniel says it’s a lot like how TV was in the 50’s. This is definitely true because the behind the scenes antics are hysterically funny. I wish I had a camera behind me so you could all see Daniel crawling on the floor under the camera. He crawls towards the door at the start of class and he crawls back in towards the camera at the end of class. I have no clue how I hold a straight face……I think it’s just I’m so tired from all the dancing in class!
I will be starting up new classes that will be 4 weeks long with a short interval in between every month of classes so that I can set up a new curriculum for each of the following month of classes. So you will get an early bird notice of the classes especially those of you who took the 4 week classes prior. The classes will be on-going and the subject matter for each of the month long classes will be spread into many areas of belly dance. We are looking into different days for the next 4 weeks because we are catering to dancers from different time zones and I am thinking of including a belly dance aerobics class into the schedule. So as you can see we have a lot of changes coming up and we are ready to forge ahead with our plans.
A big “Thank You” to the dancers who joined me for class and thanks for supporting not only our business but our family!
Blessings,
Leyla
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