Zeina Step-by-Step Gift Pack 9: Choreography Notes 2 of 2 (full documentation)

Reference Notes: Zeina

Music: Zeina by Mohamed Abdel Wahab; this arrangement from the album Belly Dance Classics with Fifi Abdo, Cairo Orchestra.  Link.

Choreography and this documentation by Autumn Ward, www.AutumnWard.com, created and published 2014.

This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Music time code	counts	Combo letter	choreography
			Verse 1 beginning
:08	8	A right	[walk, to downstage R]:  R, L, kick arabesque, smooth arabesque, look, look; lean in push off
:14	8	B right	float through; cross-pivot; [facing stage L, move upstage] sideways-traveling undulation L R L R
:19	8	A left	[mirror of A right]
:25	8	B left	[mirror of B right]
			Verse 1 middle
:30	8	C	[on the R foot] step-pivot open [to face upstage]; figure 8:  sloooooow, quick-quick [L, R-L]
:35	8	D right	[on the R foot] step-pivot open [to face stage R]; shoulder rolls; [L hip] twist-twist back and up
:40	8	D left	[on the L foot] step across- pivot open [to face stage L]; shoulder rolls; [R hip] twist-twist back and up
			Verse 1 end
:45	4	E right	Reverse sagittal circle; undulate up to the front; step R across-pivot open, weighted L hip down-up
	4	E left	½ vertical figure 8 down L hip; side undulation up to the R; step L across-pivot open; weighted  R hip down-up
:50	8	F	2 sets Vertical figure 8 up; ½ horizontal 8 R, undulate; ½ horizontal 8 L, undulate
			Verse 2 beginning
:55	8	G right	[clockwise turning floor path, start with a step on the R]:  step, step, ball-change; L hip roll in, roll in
1:00	8	H left	L hip push-push; clockwise circle down and a half; half circles around the front x2
1:05	8	G left	[travel upstage, counter-clockwise path]: L, R, ball-change; R hip roll in, roll in
1:10	8	H right	R hip push-push; counterclockwise circle down and a half; half circles-  1, 2
			Verse 2 Middle
1:16	8	I right	[weighted R hip] front-back-in, roll up, lift [L], step [L]-hold, cross [R]-paddle around [to face upstage]
1:20	8	J right	[facing upstage] shift weight to R foot and sweep to the right; roll up; sway-sway
1:25	8	J left	Shift weight to L foot and sweep to the left; roll up; sway-sway
			Verse 2 end
1:30	8	K	reach up the ceiling [R foot floats up], ball-change [R-L], up side, rotate to the center; reach down, reel-twist-close
1:35	8	L	undulate 4 times [stepping R L R L] clockwise big hip circle and half [around the front, back, front; step in]
1:40	8		vamp, breathe, relax, prepare for the bridge
			Bridge 1 (Bridge A1)
1:45	16	M right	Step R, cross-behind, [counterclockwise] turn, turn, R, L, step back-back-front  cross-behind L, step R, cross-pivot; [walk forward]: R L R
1:53	16	N left	hagallah: [down L] down, shimmy, down, shimmy, down, shimmy; [L] twist-shift-in twist down [R]; twist down [L]; [R hip] push, push, push [end with weight on R foot]
2:01	16	M left	[move upstage]:  step back [L], back [R], [clockwise] turn, turn, L, R, step back-back-front R-L cross-pivot;[walk backwards upstage] L R L
2:10	16	N right	hagallah:  [down R] down, shimmy, down, shimmy, down, shimmy; [R] twist-shift-in twist down [L]; twist down [R]; [L hip] push, push, push [end with weight on L foot]
			Bridge 2 (bridge B1)
2:18	32	O right	[full counterclockwise pivot] pull in on the right; undulate, undulate [half clockwise pivot to face upstage] in on the left; tap; step around R L R; step across [¾ clockwise pivot to face stage R] in on the left; undulate, undulate [fast full clockwise pivot] in on the right; wait, slow step onto to L foot
			Bridge 3 (Bridge A2)
2:33			Bounce off  [prepare by shifting to R foot, then shift weight L-R]
2:34	16	P left	[L] double drop, 2, 3, [L hip] push and push [no weight change] counterclockwise ½ circle around the front [to L foot], ½ circle around the back [to R foot], un-du-late [onto the L foot], roll up, chest drop
2:42	16	Q right	Ribcage: U U U; prepare R shoulder back; shoulder-shoulder; wait, wait; sit, push, close
2:50	16	P right	[R] double drop, 2, 3, [R hip] push and push [no weight change] clockwise ½ circle around the front [to R foot], ½ circle around the back [to L foot], un-du-late [onto the R foot], roll up, chest drop
2:57	16	Q left	Ribcage: U U U; prepare L shoulder back; shoulder-shoulder; wait, wait; sit, push, close
			Bridge 4 (Bridge B2)
3:06	32	O left	[full clockwise pivot] pull in on the left; undulate, undulate [½ counterclockwise pivot to face upstage] in on the right; tap; step around L, R, L; step across [¾ counterclockwise pivot to face stage L] in on the right, undulate, undulate [fast full clockwise pivot] in on the left; wait; slow step onto R foot
			Verse 3 beginning
3:22	8	R left	[Lead L, travel to downstage L]:  walk, walk, roll up; 2 rolls down
3:27	8	S right	[Lead R, move upstage with counterclockwise turning path] step lift 4 times
3:32	8	R right	[Lead R, travel to downstage R]: walk, walk, roll up; 2 rolls down
3:37	8	S left	[Lead L, move upstage with clockwise turning path] step lift x4
			Verse 3 Middle
3:42	8	I left	[weighted L hip] front-back-in, roll up, lift [R], step [R]-hold, cross [L]-paddle around [full turn]
3:47	8	T left	step left, hip and hip, swing forward and back
3:52	8	T right	other side:  step right, hip and hip, swing forward and back
			Verse 3 end
3:57	4	U left	side to side: left and left, right and left (up-down, counterclockwise half-pivot);
	4	U right	right and right, left and right (clockwise pivot upstage)
4:01	8	V	[facing upstage lead left] hagallah 2 3 4; circle [clockwise] around the front, around the back; push; close
			Verse 4
4:07	8	W left	[L foot taps down] pulse, 2, 3, 4
4:13	8	X left	down and down [L and L]; down and down [R and R]; double drop R, R
4:17	8	W right	[other side, R foot taps down] pulse, pulse, pulse, pulse:
4:22	4	X right (short)	down and down [R and R]; down and down [L and L];
		Y	Clockwise circle around the front [to the R foot]; hold; head roll

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