Intermediate Choreography
Warda
Music by Warda
(sorry don’t know tape title)
4 ct Baladi drum intro
24 ct Step pivot hip, hip, hip, hip traveling step, begin by stepping out on the right
travel forward, repeat sequence a total of 3 times.
8 ct Move toward back left corner, undulate with shuffle back, begin by stepping back
on left, on 7 & 8 do a step turn to the right.
16 ct Moving to the right, step together step (step RLR) pivot hip step, repeat moving
across to the left, step together step (LRL) pivot hip step, do a ¾ turn to the left
(step RLR) pivot hip step, do a half turn to the right step together step (LRL)
sway right hip, left hip.
8 ct Face audience shuffle back RLR, face right shuffle LRL, face back stage shuffle
RLR, do a half turn to face front step together
X32 ct Move to the right with a vertical hip push, step together twice, the left backward
hip twists in a counterclockwise circle; repeat all moving to the left doing hip
twists in a clockwise circle using right hip repeat same step moving to the right
adding a shimmy, do hip pushes around in a counter clockwise circle, repeat back
to left with hip pushes in a clockwise circle, end sequence facing left front corner,
weight on left foot.
*16 ct Right hip drops alternately pointing toe & kicking, stand in salute pose; bend
forward with shoulder shimmies coming up on 4th count – repeat.
16 ct Right hip push lock to left front corner, step together step RLR; repeat on left hip
to right front corner, step together step LRL; again to left corner w/right hip, step
together step, do the hip push to the right corner with left hip, the sway on 15 &
16.
32 ct Move back left corner vertical hip push on right hip step together, arms at angles
back arm pointing to back corner, pivot on 8, take this to the back right corner,
pivot on 8; add the shimmy move to back left corner step together, hands under eyes pivot on 4, take this to the back right corner end with step together, weight on right foot, walk forward 8 cts. raising arms to audience.
16 ct Undulate straight backstage shuffle LRL, RLR, LRL, RLR, then backward hip
twists on left hip in a counterclockwise circle.
32 ct repeat X section but reverse directions i.e. move to the left first.
24 ct 3 arabesques on the left w/turns to the right.
Repeat from the beginning to * section, then 3 arabesques on the left w/turns to the right;
End in pose.