Homework Saturday 27 February

This week we worked more deeply in taqsim interpretation and sekkat and Q& A interpretation.
We worked extensively on shimmies and accents.
We did some core strength work and some hip stabilization work.

Beginners
• Circles and semicircles
• Arm paths
• Belly rolls
• Figure 8 – horizontal, vertical and maya
• Upper body
• Chest and ribcage movements Shoulder rolls
• Hip slides
• Hip circles
• Shoulder shimmy
• Shimmy
• Hip lift, hip drop
• Side hip locks
• Up and down hip locks
• Abdominal pops and locks
• Hip with kick
• Chest locks
• Shoulder accents
• Floor accents

Stretches
• Calf stretch sequence
• Quadriceps stretch
• Pirifomis stretch
• IT band stretch

Advanced dancers:
• Hip up and in oblique lock
• The three different abdominal locks and pops - lower, navel and upper.
• Modern egyptian hip shimmy with chest accents up and down.