This move is part of the Shambling Shimmies Level 2 vocabulary.
ARABIC SHIMMY (Fast)
Cue: 8 counts of Arabic on ball w/ ¾ shimmy.
Variations:
Turn: cue – look down at R arm on ‘1’ of move. Turn is a full turn to the left which occurs on the ‘5,6,7,8’ of the move.
Kitty Push: cue – bring arms down to ‘kitty push’ position. Arabic-ball footwork w/ ¾ shimmy and pull back and up through hips.
Note: all footwork is on the ball (Arabic 2)
Zills/Timing:
Standard Gallop/Longa Rhythm
8 count move
1 | i | & | a | 2 | i | & | a | 3 | i | & | a | 4 | i | & | a |
R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||
R ball | L ball | R ball | L ball | ||||||||||||
Face Stage Left Angle | Face Audience | ||||||||||||||
Right Arm Swoops | |||||||||||||||
5 | i | & | a | 6 | i | & | a | 7 | i | & | a | 8 | i | & | a |
R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||
R ball | L ball | R ball | L ball | ||||||||||||
Face Stage Right Angle | Face Audience | ||||||||||||||
Left Arm Swoops |