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Charlottesville Bellydance
belly dance instrument

Choreography for Bedouin Wedding
from Music of the Quaria by Ibrahim Farrah (group dance w/partners)

Intro:
Stage action is to enter, milling around and greeting the other dancers as if you've just arrived at some fabulous party
intro
drum fades in
I I I I
 
Section I:
I I I I     I I I I    'I I'I'I     I I I I     
(Sequence 1): Egyptian Basic
man begins singing
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
(Sequence 2):
1st measure: chest circle L (1,2), double drop (3,4)
2nd measure: chest circle R (1,), double lift (3,4)
3rd measure: ami L (1,2), double drop (3,4)
4th measure: ami R (1,2), double tuck (3,4)
group echos man's song
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
(Sequence 3):
1st measure: both partners turn to their left so their right shoulders are together, lean forward & shoulder tock, then lean back, and hip bump (outside hip) up-down (sharp)
2nd measure: repeat
3rd measure: both partners turn to their right so their left shoulders are together, lean forward & shoulder tock, then lean back, and hip bump (outside hip) up-down (sharp)
4th measure: repeat
instrumental
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     

choo-choo (back to back), finishing with 1 1/2 turn
 
Section II:
man sings
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     

Sequence 1 (Egyptian basic) for two measures,
then first half of Sequence 2 (chest) for 2 measures.
group echos
I I I I     I I+I+I     I I I I     I I I I     

Sequence 3
instrumental
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I*I*I

1st measure: single circle in place,
then choo-choo (back to back), finishing with 1 1/2 turn
 
Section III:
man sings
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     

both partners turn to their left so their right shoulders are together, and do large undulations (2) both partners turn to their right so their left shoulders are together, and do large undulations (2)
group echos
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     

hip twists (measure 1) alternating with sharp bumps (measure 2),
repeat (measures 3 & 4)
instrumental
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I

grapevine left (causing partners to move in opposite directions and probably change their partner as a result)
Section IV: (Repeats Section II)
man sings
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     

Sequence 1 (Egyptian basic) for two measures,
then first half of Sequence 2 (chest) for 2 measures.
group echos
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     

Sequence 3
instrumental
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
I I I I     I I I I     


1st measure: single circle in place,
then pair handoffs for 10 measures -> exit