Wicked R
I just want to say Thank You! to everyone who came out to JulyFest! We had a wonderful event and we could not have done it without you! Especially thanks to everyone who volunteered to help – Jodi, you deserve a halo and a long vacation somewhere with frozen drinks and cabana boys!
And to everyone who performed – Wow, ladies! just wow! I realize I was wearing down fast, but you all really brought the energy and made it rock! Thanks!
So looking ahead, I’m going to be putting together something of a class schedule for the Bookman’s class – we’ll be covering certain things every class, but I’ll be trying to add more variety as we go along – if you have something you’d like to see covered (a prop, a style, a certain move) please feel free to let me know – I am also still working on getting a guest instructor(s) for the last Sunday – we’ll see how that goes…
For the Children of Isis – I’m working on a upcoming opportunity for us to perform – we will be choosing a new song to work on, and if this thing I’m thinking of works out, it’s gonna be alot of fun! 
So have a great weekend, ladies! I’ll see you next week!
| Boots – music by Nancy Sinatra | |||
| an original choreograpy by Wicked R | |||
| Cue Lyric | Counts | Steps | |
| 8 beat | Opening Pose – Right foot slightly forward – hands on lower back | ||
| pause for first 2 beats | |||
| Step left – draw right foot up | |||
| Step right – draw left foot up | |||
| Step left – draw right foot up | |||
| Touch Right Foot Front – step back | |||
| Touch Left Foot Front – step back | |||
| Touch Right Foot Front – step back | |||
| Touch Left Foot – Pause – Stomp-Stomp-Stomp | |||
| Sashay diagonal left | |||
| Sashay diagonal right | |||
| Hip figure 8 – back – arms come up to shoulder level | |||
| Tribal pivot – start right hip diagonal front – left hip diagonal back -back to right hip – hand to a body trace upwards | |||
| Pause | |||
| Tribal undulation with wrist circles – right foot- step left | |||
| Tribal undulation with wrist circles – left foot – step right | |||
| Hip circle bounce – right to left – hands fall to front vaudeville pose | |||
| hip bumps on accent beats | |||
| Boot Present – Lift right knee – pass right boot thru both hands while stepping forward | |||
| Step out big with left foot | |||
| Draw left foot in to right foot – accent stomp “These Boots!” | |||
| Swing right foot wide to place | |||
| Hip 1/2 circle front with snap! and swing arms | |||
| Jazz Box Combo -step right across left – step back left- step back right- step on left to shift weight- | |||
| -step right across left – shift weight to left foot – pivot to turn away from audience | |||
| cross arms over chest – 3 single hip bumps on accent | |||
| L-Arms Combo – starting with R-Arm forward – x4 (R-L-R-L) – over the shoulder - | |||
| Kick Combo | |||
| step left -cross right – step left – kick right | |||
| step right – step left – cross right – kick left | |||
| step left -cross right – step left – kick right | |||
| step right – step left – cross right – kick left | |||
| (bringing yourself around to face the audience in the process) | |||
| In-Out Combo | |||
| Right leg – Out-In-Out-In | |||
| Left Leg – Out-In-Out-In | |||
| Chest Drop on “Yet!” | |||
| Monkey Arms | |||
| Diving Arms Shimmy | |||
| Monkey Arms | |||
| Diving Arms Shimmy | |||
| Rocking Step Combo | |||
| Step R-L-R (facing left) Pivot to face right – w/chest lifts | |||
| Step L-R-L (facing right) Pivot to face left | |||
| Step R-L-R (facing left) Pivot to face right | |||
| Step L-R-L (facing right) Pivot to face left | |||
| Right Book Boot – Present – step back | |||
| Left Boot | |||
| Right Boot – Present – step back | |||
| Left Boot Pause – Tap-Tap-Tap | |||
| Pivot Left Leg around to grapevine behind right leg – step right – cross left in front – step right | |||
| Shoulder Rock on accent | |||
| Burlesque Move – two hand trace up and down left leg (which should be stepped out at this point) | |||
| Full Pivot to Front on “Ha!” | |||
| Pony Left on R Foot | |||
| Pony Right on L Foot | |||
| Pony Left on R Foot | |||
| Pony Right on L Foot | |||
| Serena with Body Trace upwards | |||
| R Hip – Drop-Drop-Drop | |||
| L Hip – Drop-Drop-Drop | |||
| R Hip – Drop-Drop-Drop | |||
| Pause | |||
| ??? | |||
| cross right in front of left – step left – with V-eyes | |||
| cross left in front of right – step right | |||
| cross right in front of left – step left | |||
| cross left in front of right – step right | |||
| Pony Out |
Practice yesterday was fabulous! Thanks so much to everyone who came! Keep working on practicing in your boots – I don’t want anyone to sprain an ankle the day we perform (especially me!)
So the plan is that we will practice Boots, Black Sun and Wish after regular class on Sundays – I’m going to need a definite list of who is coming to perform at JulyFest so I can start blocking Black Sun and Boots. Wish I would like for everyone to come and perform at Maui Wowi in June!
Costume ideas: for Boots, either the 60-70′s hippy look, or if you want to be more like the video, a more Mod Squad look. I’ll be happy with either one – I’m going more mod squad with a short skirt and crop top in black velvet.
for Black Sun, I’m thinking something very simple. I’m going with my black dance pants, silk tye-top, black w/gold coin hip belt. I don’t recommend anything in velvet because it will catch on the veil.
I will endeavor to remember to bring the cd’s next week – and check out the side bar, there is a link directly to the JulyFest Workshop page!
See ya’ll on Sunday! Wicked R
I’ve have just finished putting the choreography together for Boots – Holy Cow this is gonna be fun!
This is the list I have of people who wanted to do this with me:
Tammy, Gladys, Rhonda, MaryB. Mary Margeret? Vivian and Tara.
I’ve checked the Bookman’s Calendar and it doesn’t look like anyone is in the room after class until 6pm – so I’m going to start teaching the Boots choreography this Sunday, and start pulling together costume ideas.
… to get the beginning of the “Black Sun” choreography video’ed and up here, but, of course, the moment I have everything else arranged, the battery in my camera dies… *lol* Murphy just loves us, doesn’t he? I will get the video done before class on Sunday, and have it up after that.
but I will get the choreography hard copies back up as soon as possible AND I will try to include a video of the choreographies as well – I’m hoping to get as much feedback from ya’ll on what you would like to see out here. Stay Tuned!
I’m setting up a new website for The Children of Isis. I hope to have videos here and music clips – one of the ambitious projects I’m thinking of for the New Year is belly-dance mini clips of the different moves we’re trying to learn – we’ll see how it goes!
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