Intermediate/Advanced
Class Syllabus
The class works on building from the foundations obtained from the beginner
level. It focuses on adding more
movements to your repertoire and strengthening your understanding of the
importance of drilling to gain confidence
in your dance.
Arm/Hand Movements/Positions
- Ripples/Snake Arms
- Cobra Arms
- Basic Egyptian I
- Basic Egyptian II
- Classic Arms
- Flame Hands
- Hand Circles (Spanish)
- Face framing
- Parallel (sway)
- Archer
- Sun Moon Cross
- Isis Cross (open and close transition arms)
- Hand figure 8
- Double Arm figure 8 (from behind w/hair toss)
- Wrist twists
Upper Body Movements
- Head Slides/Circles
- Ribcage Slides
- Ribcage Circles- Horizontal and Vertical
- Chest Lifts and Drops
- Shoulder Shimmy
- Ribcage Figure 8 - Horizontal and Vertical
- Hair Lift
- Hair Tosses (over shoulder/side to side)
Lower Body Movements
- Horizontal Figure Eight (front to back)
- Maya
- Sway (taqsim)
- Hip Rolls (back to front)
- One Hip Circle (bicycle)
- Tahitian (Ummy)- fast and slow
- Crescent step
- Twist Snaps
- Raqia's Jewel step
- Big/Small Hip Circle
- Hip Drops (Drop Kicks/pony kicks)
- Hip Bumps
- Mona (or full body circle)
- Pelvic Drop
- Dip (forward/backward; with body roll)
Shimmies
- Traditional Shimmy
- Contemporary Egyptian shimmy
- Vibration
- Earthquake or Waterfall (full body) shimmy
- 3/4 shimmy
- 2-4 shimmy
- Rolling shimmy
- walking with shimmy (on toes, flat footed)
Full Body Movements
- Camel Walk (Undulation)
- Reverse Undulation
- Corkscrew
- Diagonal Camel
- Back bend w/ classic arms
- Body Locks
Turns
- Corkscrew Turn
- Paddle Turn
- Simple Turn
- Spotting
- Jewel Box Turn
- Offering Turn
- Stepback Turn
- Dipping Turn (waterfall arms)
Step Combinations
- Basic Arabic
- Basic Egyptian I
- Basic Egyptian II
- Float w/ arm variations
- Hip Drop Circle (uses paddle turn)
- Ummy Circle
- Skirt Kick (gypsy)
- Pop and Go
- Sideways Camel ( figure eight walk)
- Sway walk
- Tunisian Hip Drop walk
Abdominal