Andah Alaik Choreography by Saqra - Gems of the Middle East Vol III (Mary Ellen Donald/Mimi Spencer) – Runtime 7:48
Pre-Intro - Nothing
Intro -
-Trailing Veil (2 Serpentine - to front)
-Diag Rocking Shimmy Conceal/Reveal
-Trailing Veil (2 Serpentine - to back)
-Diag Rocking Shimmy Conceal/Reveal
A-
- Behind Hip Drop F B D
- Rpt to other side
- Flip veil up over both arms & walk to YOUR SPOT with a turn, flip veil down;
- Mild Arabic Looking down, here & there arms, Tummy in, single hip drop
- Mild Arabic Looking down, here & there arms other way, Tummy in, single hip drop
- Flip veil over both arms, 2 halves of a level change hip 8
A-
- Repeat
B-
- single wing butterfly with turn
- single wing butterfly
- single wing butterfly (x2)
2m- changeover, turn to back of stage arms coming up & drop veil
A-
- Behind Hip Drop F B D
- Rpt to other side
- Back and back tummy in and in (x2)
- Step step step, Yee-Haw turn, step step step, Tummy in, single hip drop
- Step step step, Yee-Haw turn, step step step, Tummy in, single hip drop
- Shoulder Rolls Raising combo & arms open out
A-
- Repeat
B-
6m- 3x Arabic with a slow counted shimmy in a lawn sprinkler pattern (front foot always in place \|/
2m- Belly Lock in, in, in in and hair toss
C- "Russian" - 4m 4m
- Shoulder Double Push; Side pulls: L&L, R&R, L&L (in triangle)
- Tummy in in/pelvic drop down, step back step back, flat ball ball (one
side of dropping back hip 8), flat ball ball (other side of dropping
back hip 8)
- Shoulder Double Push; Side pulls: L&L, R&R, L&L (in triangle)
- Tummy in in/pelvic drop down, step back step back, flat ball ball (one
side of dropping back hip 8), flat ball ball (other side of dropping
back hip 8)
D- 2/2 - 4 4 4
- Hip drop little/big - arms coming up with open and close hands
- Lower body double undulation/back & back x2; arabesque, arabesque
- Pivot bump (x4) turning; slide side side, hip circle
C- "Russian"
-repeat C
D- 2/2 - 4 4 4
- Repeat D
E- Bridge
- Counted shimmy 1 hip loop over 1+2+3+4+ Three Step Turn
- Counted shimmy 1 hip loop over 1+2+3+4+ Three Step Turn
- walking back in a serpentine (x4) 1 2 3 (backwards Arabesque)
C- "Russian"
-Repeat C
D- 2/2 - 4 4 4
- Repeat D
F - Sec 3 Octave
-Step together Step, Shoulder roll; rpt
-Step together step, Hip over; rpt
G- 6
- Persian Down 2 3 Down 2 3 Turn around Set 2 3
- Persian Down 2 3 Down 2 3 Turn around Set 2 3
- Face R (l arm across) D23 D23, Face L (r arm across) D23 D23
- Face R (l arm across) D23 D23, Face L (r arm across) D23 D23
- Face F D23 Face B D23 Face F D23 Face B D23
- Face F D23 Face B D23; Stop, Shoulder FBFBF
H- 6
- Three step turn, rib circle drop
- Three step turn, hip fbfb
- Three step turn, rib circle drop
- Three step turn, hip drops D U D U
- Sway to one side; Sway to the other side
- Sway start then turning in elbow lead
G- 6
-Repeat G
H- 6
-Repeat H
G Modified - 3 + up run
- Persian Down 2 3 Down 2 3 Turn around Set 2 3
- Persian Down 2 3 Down 2 3 Turn around Set 2 3
- Face R (l arm across) D23 D23, Face L (r arm across) D23 D23
- Big Barrel Turn
C- "Russian" - 4m 4m
- Repeat C
Finale - 4m
- Hip Double twist Fwd, turn around,
- Hip Double Twist, turn around, Turn on Diagonal, both arms up at face
level, slide front arm down, back arm up and frame face with back of
hand