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Stop the cavalry

BREMF course - Joglaresa choreography

Intermedaite level Course Choreography (Wednesday class)

Stop the Cavalry

EnterE. Walk x 8 (start step on R)
R step hit, L step hit
R cross pivot turn
L hip up down up
Repeat on Left
Facing left - R hip drop x 2
foot bak , hip drop x 2

Hip circle to Right
Both arms forward in 'stop' gesture

Walking with shoulder hits - 4steps fwd, 4x left, 4x facing back - then retrace steps back. continue shoulder hits to music until next verse

chest snaps R L. V chest circle left end on Right repeat on other side

Stop sign R arm fwd with 2 left hip down
'Stop sign' L arm fwd with 2 right hip down
Arms open to sides while hips go dwn LRLRLR (count 6)

Camels to face back x 4
V fig 8 x count 8 - arms goin into self hug
V fig 8 hugging self count 6 to face front

"dabadam..." shoulder shimm shift weight to R, then left
Big hip circle to R end with weight on left and repeat.

"wish I was at home" - arms come down in prayer
'for xmas" open hands to side palms up
Bells - chest slow up dwn...
Turn palms down
hip teks around to rhythm on balls of feet

'Bang' land on flat feet
'..another bomb' - hands in surprise
'..another town' - bend over to look
'.. while the zar".. roll arms come up
"and Jim... Tea" have tea - left foot on right leg, bend right knee a little

Foot comes down - 4x hip ups around in a circle
3 steps fwd point to self
R foot kick up finger up
R foot cross pivot turn
Stop sign with R hand

repeat March with shoulders

Dabadam section

'wish I was at home for xams'

4x waltz steps to face back

V fig 8 x count 8 - arms goin into self hug
V fig 8 hugging self count 6 to face front

'wish I was at home for xams'

fast chest to bells
Slow hip teks going round and down into kneeling in prayer

BREMF course - Joglaresa Choreography

Start Facing the back
Turn over R shoulder, 3 shoulder circles RLR
Turn through the back to the other side with arms, 3 shoulder circles LRL
Turn to face front with R hip circle and arms
Weight on the Right leg, do 2 R hip twist, then R hip circle
Shift weight to the left with L hip circle and arms,
2 Left hip twists, shimmi + L hiP hit.

Right foot starts diagonally Forwad back step change angle to face R
2 Left hip circles with the 2nd being longer with a dip down.
Repeat on the other side.
Dbl Teqs fwd, RR, LL, RR then hip circle to the left
Dble Teqs fwd LL, RR, LL then shimmi hit left

3x Left vertical inward circl + 2 R hip drops
4th one with only one hip drop.

4x traveling swerves (twists) to the Right
4x traveling sweves to the Left
6x Serves around to the Right
2x Swerves on the spot Left Right

3x Left vertical inward circl + 2 R hip drops
4th one with only one hip drop.

Turn to face back and repeat the whole thing

Improv: (ish)
Weight shift to Right, Fig 8 LRLRLR
Weight shift to Left. Fig 8 RLRLRL
8x hip drops on the R, arms come up
8x hip drops on the L, arms come down
Sholder shimmies - going down, up (with knee bends) shift right left
then go around yourself

Shift weight onto right leg with arms, 3 x shoulder circles RLR
Shift weight onto left leg with arms, 3 x shoulder circles LRL
Weight on the Right leg, do 2 R hip twist, then R hip circle
Shift weight to the left with L hip circle and arms,
2 Left hip twists, shimmi + L hiP hit.

Right foot starts diagonally Forwad back step change angle to face R
2 Left hip circles with the 2nd being longer with a dip down.
Repeat on the other side.
Dbl Teqs fwd, RR, LL, RR then hip circle to the left
Dble Teqs fwd LL, RR, LL then shimmi hit left

3x Left vertical inward circl + 2 R hip drops
4th one with only one hip drop.

4x traveling swerves (twists) to the Right
4x traveling sweves to the Left
8x Serves around to the Right
4x traveling swerves (twists) to the Left
4x traveling sweves to the Right
6 x Serves around to the Left
End with arms up spanish style :)

Wednesday class chor.

Start courching down, diagonally face Right
Left foot behind R, heel up
Starting to com up, up with arms then down. come futher up on count 2 then halfway down, count 3, 4 come up all the way, arms come up all the way, head up looking up
Left arm comes down with hand turns count fast 4.
On drum beat (count 4) Left arm up, hand round the face and coming down.

Lean diagonally left, stretch left arm to side
Lean Backwards, left arm stretched fwd
Both arms com up 1,2,3 / 4 arms to the side/ 5 contract / 6 open/ 7,8 arms come up
Repeat leans, after lwean back arms come up

5 Camels backwars to face front.
End with Rfoot in fron on ball of foot "melt" down with head down

Come up with shoulder hit (count 8)
4x le hip drops wih Foot flicks
2x hip fwd up bck up
L step turn turn R hip up
R step turn turn L hip up
Walk fwd 3 steps tummy tuck
walk back 3 steps shoulder hit (1)
L step turn turn R hip up
Step R foot down
Shimmi Left hip (left heel up)

Left foot step turn to face left - 2 undulations
R foot step turn to face right - 2 undulations
Left foot step turn to face left - 2 undulationsdip down, push L hip to side (towards mirror)
Coming up to face front in V fig 8 (LRLR)

Right foot back with 2 L hip drops - L hip up/dwn in fig 8
Left foot back with 2 R hip drops - R hip up/dwn in fig 8
Lean R, Lean Lef, step turn turn Right

both arms up facing diagonal R
L hip drops changing angle to L
R hip drops chi=anging angle to R

4 x diagonal crossing camels to left
On 4th step hop back onto left foo
Step turn turn R, reach with right arm up, sholder circles (snake arm like) RLR, chest up down
REPEAT TO THE LEFT

R step turn turn into big circle to the Right
slow vertical 8 with tummy L, R
then faster, LRL V8 walking backwards

4 x diagonal crossing camels to left
On 4th step hop back onto left foo
Step turn turn R, reach with right arm up, sholder circles (snake arm like) RLR, chest up down
Repeat on Left with NO SNAKE ARMS

Shift weight to the Right, do 4 x twists
Shift weight to the Left (on diagonal), do 3 x twists
Pivot turn to face diagonal Right

Undualtsions - 4 down, 4 coming up
2 on the spot shifting 'with feet' (ask in class if not sure)
4 kenyas RLRL
5 Saiidi steps to the R
4 chonks RLRL to face the front

3x backwards camels
then Left foot to the side leaning left + big left arm circle
bring foot back quickly for a quick pivot turn
3x shoulder circlesw

repeat step foot + 2 undulations etc. starting with R foot stepping first.

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