Here are the breakdowns of some of the combos that we learned at TribalCon:
Unmata - Hula Hop Fox Drop (I think)
(cued from 3/4 shimmy, arms over head side to side, then middle side to side, then hip height side to side)
-Facing the front left corner, bring shoulders back, forward, then pop chest up
-rib circle to face front
-sink right hip down and mya it back up while floating right arm down and up with the hip
-body undulation top to bottom while rocking back on right foot and bringing right arm in front and scooping toward body and pushing back out
-"turkish arm sweep" around head, step on right foot to face the left wall (profile to audience)
-Undulate top to bottom with drop to floor, pull up with arms, arms come to crossed flat in front of body
-turn to face back, right arm straight out,
-weighted hip lift on right hip, 2 big hip drops to audience, looking over right shoulder
-turn to face front, push left shoulder away, right shoulder away
-funky pelvic drops, first to right corner, middle, left corner
-push right shoulder forward with left shoulder back
-jump to cross feet, pencil turn unwinde around while bringing arms up side of body to "waterpot" over head
Unmata - Lele `Uwehe ( the knee pop thingy)
(cued with Arabic with 3/4 shimmy, bringing right arm down and then left)
-Touch right foot out to side, then front, then bring back into place with a sharp outward pop with the knees (uwehe)
-Repeat on left (arms follow feet on each side)
-Step on right, touch left in front with bent knees (repeat on left ) cross each arm over heart with each foot
-Step on right foot to front left corner, omi on right hip high and low,
-Arabic 3 with 1/2 turn pivot with omis around
-facing forward, two omis on right hip, one slower on left
-Step on right, figure 8 dip with hip, bring right arm up
-repeat on left
Rachel Lazarus "Maiko"
-Step right, with arms in a low W, holding platters, dip right shoulder
-Repeat on left
- sweep arms to flat in front, with right palm facing down and left palm facing up, lifting right knee
-bend to rest on right knee
-sweep arms right then left slowly
-rest left palm on knee, floreo right arm straight up side of body
-pinwheel arms and stand
-end posing with lotus hands (right hand fan on bottom, left hand pinching first, middle fingers and thumb together on top)
Double Spin
-Right foot crosses behind left foot, unwind to front - right arm tucked in near chest with elbow out, left arm straight up; look over right shoulder
-Cross left foot over right and pencil turn around - left arm sweeps behind the head while spinning and pull apart when facing the front
Throwing Star
-Using same hips and body movement as Spanish box step
-(1st corner) fan fingers, shoot arms straight out to sides
-(2nd corner) bring hands back to center with lotus fingers
-(3rd corner) flip lotus hands over head
-(4th corner) back to center with lotus fingers
Indian Cha Cha
-feet step out to right, back in to center, hip locks right-left-right; repeat on left
-fan fingers with left arm up, right arm out; flip hands and arms so that right arm is at belly and left arm is still overhead
repeat on left side
Urban Tribal
-Snake arm-like shoulder pop on right, then left
-*chest pops, undulate down
-mya right then left while turning to face front right corner
-2 quick bottom to top undulations, ending with a chest pop
-undulate top to bottom while bringing arms overhead and sinking to the floor
-turn while squatting to face left front corner
-stand with 3 hip locks, right-left-right
-step back on right foot
-pelvic tuck, roll up and forward
-ricochet back onto right foot, kicking left foot forward
-turn to face back, stepping on left foot
-look over left shoulder and drop shoulder down and back, then a little more forward and down
-lean flat forwrd, pull up
-'run' to left front corner with right, then left, and end lunging to front left corner
-sweep right arm straight out, then rainbow up and over to the right while stepping back to the front
-facing right with both arms out, drop arms to sides
-head looks forward, 2 chest drops
-look right (forward)
Urban Tribal - Camel variation
-pull right elbow in to side
-'push lever' to elevate on left foot while bringing left arm overhead
-slide left leg out while bringing left arm down and right arm up
-turn to face lft leg, tummy tuck
-slide onto right leg to face back
-lunge to right, while snake arms - Right, left, right
-lean body to right - with wide sideways snake arms
-left arm pulls body back upright
-turn to left to face front, elephant walk on right
-lean left shoulder down, then open chest upward
-snap around to right, slumping over (facing right wall, profile to audience)
-roll up slowly
-lean left shoulder back
-snap around to left (same as before)
-roll up slowly
Urban Tribal Partner work
-Right shoulder pushes forward, rib slide to right
-hips circle left, forward , around
- left shoulder pulls back, rib slide left
-hips slide right, back , and around
Unmata - Hula Hop Fox Drop (I think)
(cued from 3/4 shimmy, arms over head side to side, then middle side to side, then hip height side to side)
-Facing the front left corner, bring shoulders back, forward, then pop chest up
-rib circle to face front
-sink right hip down and mya it back up while floating right arm down and up with the hip
-body undulation top to bottom while rocking back on right foot and bringing right arm in front and scooping toward body and pushing back out
-"turkish arm sweep" around head, step on right foot to face the left wall (profile to audience)
-Undulate top to bottom with drop to floor, pull up with arms, arms come to crossed flat in front of body
-turn to face back, right arm straight out,
-weighted hip lift on right hip, 2 big hip drops to audience, looking over right shoulder
-turn to face front, push left shoulder away, right shoulder away
-funky pelvic drops, first to right corner, middle, left corner
-push right shoulder forward with left shoulder back
-jump to cross feet, pencil turn unwinde around while bringing arms up side of body to "waterpot" over head
Unmata - Lele `Uwehe ( the knee pop thingy)
(cued with Arabic with 3/4 shimmy, bringing right arm down and then left)
-Touch right foot out to side, then front, then bring back into place with a sharp outward pop with the knees (uwehe)
-Repeat on left (arms follow feet on each side)
-Step on right, touch left in front with bent knees (repeat on left ) cross each arm over heart with each foot
-Step on right foot to front left corner, omi on right hip high and low,
-Arabic 3 with 1/2 turn pivot with omis around
-facing forward, two omis on right hip, one slower on left
-Step on right, figure 8 dip with hip, bring right arm up
-repeat on left
Rachel Lazarus "Maiko"
-Step right, with arms in a low W, holding platters, dip right shoulder
-Repeat on left
- sweep arms to flat in front, with right palm facing down and left palm facing up, lifting right knee
-bend to rest on right knee
-sweep arms right then left slowly
-rest left palm on knee, floreo right arm straight up side of body
-pinwheel arms and stand
-end posing with lotus hands (right hand fan on bottom, left hand pinching first, middle fingers and thumb together on top)
Double Spin
-Right foot crosses behind left foot, unwind to front - right arm tucked in near chest with elbow out, left arm straight up; look over right shoulder
-Cross left foot over right and pencil turn around - left arm sweeps behind the head while spinning and pull apart when facing the front
Throwing Star
-Using same hips and body movement as Spanish box step
-(1st corner) fan fingers, shoot arms straight out to sides
-(2nd corner) bring hands back to center with lotus fingers
-(3rd corner) flip lotus hands over head
-(4th corner) back to center with lotus fingers
Indian Cha Cha
-feet step out to right, back in to center, hip locks right-left-right; repeat on left
-fan fingers with left arm up, right arm out; flip hands and arms so that right arm is at belly and left arm is still overhead
repeat on left side
Urban Tribal
-Snake arm-like shoulder pop on right, then left
-*chest pops, undulate down
-mya right then left while turning to face front right corner
-2 quick bottom to top undulations, ending with a chest pop
-undulate top to bottom while bringing arms overhead and sinking to the floor
-turn while squatting to face left front corner
-stand with 3 hip locks, right-left-right
-step back on right foot
-pelvic tuck, roll up and forward
-ricochet back onto right foot, kicking left foot forward
-turn to face back, stepping on left foot
-look over left shoulder and drop shoulder down and back, then a little more forward and down
-lean flat forwrd, pull up
-'run' to left front corner with right, then left, and end lunging to front left corner
-sweep right arm straight out, then rainbow up and over to the right while stepping back to the front
-facing right with both arms out, drop arms to sides
-head looks forward, 2 chest drops
-look right (forward)
Urban Tribal - Camel variation
-pull right elbow in to side
-'push lever' to elevate on left foot while bringing left arm overhead
-slide left leg out while bringing left arm down and right arm up
-turn to face lft leg, tummy tuck
-slide onto right leg to face back
-lunge to right, while snake arms - Right, left, right
-lean body to right - with wide sideways snake arms
-left arm pulls body back upright
-turn to left to face front, elephant walk on right
-lean left shoulder down, then open chest upward
-snap around to right, slumping over (facing right wall, profile to audience)
-roll up slowly
-lean left shoulder back
-snap around to left (same as before)
-roll up slowly
Urban Tribal Partner work
-Right shoulder pushes forward, rib slide to right
-hips circle left, forward , around
- left shoulder pulls back, rib slide left
-hips slide right, back , and around
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Re: TribalCon moves
Wed, February 14, 2007 - 10:26 AMHere is a link to a YouTube video with Unmata dancing - in it they do the Hula Hop Fox Drop dealy bobber combo:
www.youtube.com/watch
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Re: TribalCon moves
Wed, February 14, 2007 - 10:41 AMUnmata doing that Drumline piece: www.youtube.com/watch
The music is a little off from the video though
Unmata Improving: www.youtube.com/watch
A couple from Urban Tribal:
www.youtube.com/watch
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www.youtube.com/watch
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Re: TribalCon moves
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 9:21 AMI'm tired already just reading it! -
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Re: TribalCon moves
Thu, February 15, 2007 - 9:34 AMYeah I didn't realize how much we learned in those few short workshops!
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