Sea Song Belly Dance

Opening pose:  all dancers in circle facing each other, veiled face covering

• 4 hip circle turn to face out
• 4 swoop walk steps forward
• 4 hip circle turn to face in
• slide veil off, arms in 2^nd position, figure eights with level change
• Overhead veil toss with classic arms – 4 steps to middle, 4 level changes
• Overhead veil toss
• 4 camel step carousel with right hand in (right foot leads)
• 4 camel step carousel with left hand in (left foot leads)
• 4 camel step carousel with right hand in
• 4 camel step carousel with left hand in
• Left hand comes up to 5^th,   right hand 1^st, hip drop Ms on right
• Two point circle turn 180º
• hip drop Ms on left
• Two point circle turn 180º
• hip drop Ms on right
• Two point circle turn 180º
• hip drop Ms on left
• Two point circle turn 180º
• 4 shimmy stops in then stop, overhead veil flick
• 4 shimmy stops out then stop, overhead veil flick
• Grapevine to right – 8 count (arms can get fancier, the better we get!)
• Grapevine to left – 8 count
• Left hand comes up to 5^th,   right hand 1^st, hip drop Ms on right
• Two point circle turn 180º
• hip drop Ms on left
• Two point circle turn 180º
• hip drop Ms on right
• Dancers facing audience will stay facing forward and substitute the circle turn with figure 8s; those dancing on the sides or back-to the audience will do either a 90º  turn or 180º  respectively to face audience
• hip drop Ms on left
• Figure 8s

Cue; Music gets quiet (2:31)

• 4 ct snake arms, walk to spread out (Free form to scattered lines)
• Curtsy, left leg behind –scallop in front
• Curtsy, right leg behind–scallop in front
• Curtsy, left leg behind–scallop in front
• Curtsy, right leg behind–scallop in front
• 4 dervishes with head slides between during hesitation, end in front
• Overhead veil flick
• Classic arms - 4 level changes
• Overhead veil flick to back
• Curtsy, left leg behind–scallop in front
• Curtsy, right leg behind–scallop in front
• Curtsy, left leg behind–scallop in front
• Curtsy, right leg behind–scallop in front
• Two chest circles
• Ms with figure 8s
• Triangle shimmy stomp right, forward, back to left, repeat
• Camel carousel with partner 4/4/4/4 – at the end, one dancer faces backward, one forward
• Ms with circle turn 180º
• End with veil across shoulders, temple pose, head slides