Friday, August 29, 2014

Beautiful Plans 9.1: Level 5 Drills



Plan for Level 5 Technique Practice

Side-to-Side Tilts
Side-to-side tilt with arms moving through a small high circle inside
Double Side-to-side arms moving through a small high circle inside
Unweighted Drop Side, R and L
ADD                          Framing arms and echoing wrist articulation  
Double drop R and L
ADD                          Spiraled body line
ADD           Triplet shimmy preparation 
Step L, unweighted drop side R x2; Step R, unweighted drop side L x2
ADD           Triplet shimmy
Work at a very slow speed, ensuring that the movement is leg-based
Basic Shimmy with fluid arms

8s and Circles
ADD           Circle x3½ with arms moving through a small high circle inside, R and L     
ADD           Basic 8 with arms moving through a small high circle inside, R and L           

Forward Hips
ADD           Weighted push forward
Push forward on the count
Prepare on the count

Undulations
Basic Undulation
Basic Undulation and travel forward and back
ADD            Staggered stance Undulation
ADD            Undulate and travel side
R x4; L x4
R x2; L x2

Twist-and-Shift
Twist-Shift-Center
R x4; Lx4
R x2; L x2
ADD            Twist-Shift-Transfer
Work slowly and carefully

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