Side to Saidi
By
Hamdi El-Khayyat
Choreography by Sandra, 2008
www.raks-sharki.com
Time Movement
0:00 s Pose
Left, Pose Right, head roll, chin up – walk forward
0:09 s HIp
circles FRONT, Facing Left, Facing Back
Facing back – Hips swing R, L
– Roll up (repeat)
Hands in back pockets, left hip
– drop drop, chest pop, drop drop –
Switch sides and repeat on right hip.
Large hip circles swing forward to
right, left, shoulders
Repeat
0:38 s Right hip up, Shimmy on right leg, swing arms to switch
– shimmy on left leg
Right arm swings over
head to hip, (row the boat) on right hip
Roll up on right foot
– shimmy to end
Snake arms out –
shoulder shimmy
Roll down, hands press
down, hip shimmy
0:53 s Hip
drops – start on Right hip down (6 drops, bending knees) chest pop
repeat
4x
Large
hip circles to should shimmy – Rows switch
Last
hip circle – no should shimmy – weight to Left foot – Right
arm Up (SHARP!)
1:10 s Undulations
- Doubles Right, ½
turn left, ¼ turn front, ½ turn back
face
front, arms out – SHARP!
Hip
drops (R. L, R, L) shoulder
shimmies in circle
Repeat
4X
ChristinaÕs booty grind – Scoop
right, twice, pop right hip
Hip bumps right, Sit in heal –
shift weight r, L, booty out
Stir, R, L, slap hands
Walk forward 4 steps – privot 4
times on right foot
1:40 s Running
Shimmies, 4 X 8 Count
Sit
into pose for R hip drop – pattern: D – U – DD – U
– DD –U – DD Switch
Repeat
to Left
Shimmies
– 8 to front, arms down body
- 4 counts front row facing back – Hip drops, end w/ arms up.
Shimmies
– 8 w/ front row facing back – 4 counts turning to left diagonal
– chest pops, end with look.
2:20 s Facing
Left diagonal – shimmy right leg 7 Counts - Switch legs on 8
Repeat on left leg, Arms frame hip. – end with both
arms up.
Shimmies @ counts of 8 – arms up, out and down, then
up with middle
Undulations, Doubles, R, L, then 3 and 1
2:42 s Split
groups – Left down broken hip circle (8 counts) Right down shimmy, roll up.
Repeat
4 X
3
sets of hip circles with shoulder shimmies.
7
Poses – 2 hip drops, change arms!