Practice List - All scheduled times are after noon. Coming in late for a Class time is okay. :D

Performance List - Please be ready and on site 1 hour to 45 min before the performance time if possible. There will be a private runthrough before the performance. You do NOT have to say in advance you will be performing. If you need costume help the best place to ask is..... at ANY practice. Bring what you DO have so we can figure out what you need.

Music: Ahlam (Dreams) - Dr Samy Farag

Video: http://www.saqra.net/ahlempracticevid.mp4

[WING ENTRANCE]
Let one go and walk in from the sides around the non-wing group
Flick up R, flick up L hold both up and turn with them high (x3)
Four swoops (r,l,r,l)
Longer high turn
Keep them up and walk around the sides to the back

[No wing starts here]
Wait in Down frame with R leg ponied
When rhythm changes....
4 counts into Left arm up long diagonal pose -- follow with your eyes

[TRAVELING INFINITY SET]
Diag Arms: Traveling R Hip Infinity F B F B
Bird Arms & melt: Twist R hip F B Sit
Bird Arms & melt: Twist L hip F B Sit
Diag Arms: Traveling L Hip Infinity F B F; turn around to R
Sweep R, L, R; Hip Horizontal 8: F to B L then F to B R

Turn around to L w/left am sweep ("sniff your arm pit")  [wing people come forward and join during the shimmy & shimmy loop]
Diagonal pose with unweighted shimmy from R knee, then circle it CC (Counter Clockwise)

Repeat TRAVELING INFINITY SET

Turn around to L w/double am sweep up and out
(Rhythm Change)
Diagonal pose with Hip Drop on the count, light kick.... 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 +

Girlie Arms/Low Curve: Step Together Step (with circle and a half), Pullback L hip,  L hip CC "Up and over"
Chest Shimmy in an eye shape
Step Together Step (with circle and a half), Pullback R hip,  R hip C "Up and over"
Chest Shimmy in a C Spiral

Step back R And R, L And L
Maya/vert 8 dropping: R L
Step R point L, Step L point R
Brace your feet and Bodywave up

Step back L And L, R
Maya/vert 8 dropping: R L
Step R point L, Step L point R
Brace your feet and Bodywave to a....

Push out hands to your right, stick out hip to your left
Hands to your heart, hips do back half of circle
Shimmy in a circle while hands open out again

Face on R diagonal
Step back with tummy pull ins: r+r, l+l, r+r
Shoulder sway R L
RL (turn) R-bug flick LR (turn) L-bug flick

Face on L diagonal
Step back with tummy pull ins: r+r, l+l, r+r
Shoulder sway R L
RL (turn) R-bug flick LR (turn) L-bug flick

[SHIMMY CIRCLE]
Walking shimmy with girlie arms in a large CC circle
1st accent set, shoulders R L R
2nd accent set, hip slides R, then a quick L right into walking again
3rd accent set, shimmy bodywave
4th ending shimmy towards the back - 'no wings' stop partway and pose while wings go back and put them on. NO BUTT to the audience.

[GROUP 1 - 21 seconds]

[WINGS SEGMENT]
10 counts to walk forward

 Swoop R, Swoop, L ands turn CC with a flutter
Up to down 8 R, Upt to down 8 L, and turn C with skirt
Snake arm R, Snake arm L, and both arms up (flick up on highest note) and bring them down
Both arms 8 F, BF, B, turn CC with both arms up high

Repeat the segment above, substituting a partial high turn and walk away with wings up to back to drop them

[GROUP 2 - 21 seconds]

[TAQSIM BY DESIGNATED PERSON]
All dancers may move slightly forward and watch taqsim person

[SAIDI SEGMENT]
Step Right, Lift Left, Step L Lift R (x4) coming forward into spread out

R foot Fwd, step back Left, Step across R, Lift Left Leg; L foot Fwd, Back Right, three steps CC to a 1/2 turn (rpt)
"Mountain" step: Both feet down, swing R leg, both down, Swing left leg (Arms down and up, down and up)
Step Left and bring R foot up behind Left leg (rpt to R)  -- Arms wave towards the decorative foot
Repeat Mountain Step
Two CC arm circles overhead while turning around

Repeat the segment above using the Two CC arm circles to move into clockwise facing pinwheels
R foot Fwd, step back Left, Step across R, Lift Left Leg; L foot Fwd, Back Right, Across L, Lift R
Shimmy March in C circle with R arm in (RLRLRLR and Face out of the circle)
(facing out) R foot Fwd, step back Left, Step across R, Lift Left Leg; L foot Fwd, Back Right, Across L, Lift R
Shimmy March in CC circle with L arm in (RLRLRLRL -- the second half of this part use to spread out across the stage)

[ACCENT SERIES - "stops on a forward hip 8"]
R hip: Back Center Front, Pull in tummy
L hip B C F Pull in tummy
R hip: B C F; L hip B C F; Chest: L R U
Body wave shimmy to chest drop

.... then 4 counts into Left arm up long diagonal pose -- follow with your eyes

[TRAVELING INFINITY SET]
Diag Arms: Traveling R Hip Infinity F B F B
Bird Arms & melt: Twist R hip F B Sit
Bird Arms & melt: Twist L hip F B Sit
Diag Arms: Traveling L Hip Infinity F B F; turn around to R
Sweep R, L, R; Hip Horizontal 8: F to B L then F to B R

[FINALE]
Face R Diagonal - 4 hip twists
Face L diagonal - 4 shoulder twists
Shimmy march forward 8 counts  - arms coming up
Choo Choo Shimmy Back 2 counts; turn CC and swing arms low; touch high; Drop R arm into a frame with 1/4 turn to R and SMILE