KARAKAS

 

ARMS rise UP TO BREAST LEVEL

SNAKE TO RIGHT, CROSS WITH LEFT FOOT, LOOKING RIGHT,

1 HEAD SLIDE RIGHT (look straight ahead for this)

 

TURN OVER LEFT SHOULDER, LIFTING R LEG TO BIG MAYA ON R HIP FACING BACK,

THEN BIG LEFT MAYA,

LIFTING R LEG AGAIN TO FACE FRONT, BIG MAYA ON R HIP, BIG MAYA ON LEFT

– facing 11:00

ARMS DOWN TO BIRDIE POSE AND UNDULATION UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN

(STONG PELVIC TUCK AND CHEST LIFT)

 

BRING ARMS BACK UP TO BREAST LEVEL FOR:

 

THREE QUARTER HALF TIME ON THE up STARTING ON R FOOT AND WALKING FORWARD:

RLR LRL RLR LRL RLR LRL (6 TIMES)

TURN TO BACK FOR RLR AND BACK TO FRONT FOR LRL –

8       total

 

Facing 1:00:  DEMI LAY BACK THEN FULL LAY BACK

 

¾ SHIMMY COMBO:

THREE QUARTER FULL TIME ON THE DOWN

WALKING FORWARD RLR LRL Drop

HEAD TURN TO right

repeat

THREE QUARTER FULL TIME ON THE DOWN

WALKING BACKWARD LRL RLR Drop (DROP LEFT HIP)

HEAD TURN TO L

REPEAT

 

BRING ARMS DOWN TO SIDES WITH WRISTS FLEXED FOR:

 

Torso Bend Combo

1:00

LEAD WITH HEAD FORWARD TORSO BEND,

LEAD WITH HEAD UP (TABLE BACK)

ARMS: ROLL SHOULDERS starting at table back FOR RLR THEN POP LEFT SHOULDER

AND LEAD A TURN TO 11:00 WITH HEAD

FORWARD TORSO BEND TO 11:00 ARMS ROLL R L AND HEAD TURN TO RIGHT

REPEAT

 

Stepping Combo:

 

Cross with R leg in a BIG step to the left, bring feet together and pivot to face 1:00

Reverse undulation (roll up)

R HIP UP/DOWN, UP, then LEFT UP, and both down.

SIDEWINDER (keep chest lifted and focus on a figure 8 with ribs)

Repeat to right.

SIDEWINDER

 

Repeat ¾ Combo

 

Repeat Torso Bend Combo BUT on last bend NO ARMS.

 

HIT HANDS TO RIGHT AND

Chest Circle X4  lowering to ground, legs open

Snake up X4 VERY SLOW

 

1ST GROUP:

4 OMI’S DOWN, 2 OMI’S UP, REVERSE UNDULATION WITH CHEST ACCENT

 

2ND GROUP:

3 PUSHING MAYA’S INTO PENCIL TURN WITH ELVIS ARM

 

3RD GROUP:

TRIBAL ARABIC

 

4TH GROUP:

TORSO ROTATION WITH CHEST DROP ACCENT AT END

 

SIDEWINDER

 

Repeat ¾ Combo

Repeat Torso Bend Combo

 

GET OVER YOURSELF (Hip/Chest/Head) X6:

R/L FACING FRONT  R/L FACING LEFT WALL R/L FACING BACK WALL

 

3 PADDLE TURNS AND FINALE IN ELVIS POSE.