Belly Fringe Choreography

Ancient Ruins

Choreography by Martina Crowe-Hewett

Total length: 3:00

For Urban Dance Co

Entrance
Deep upstage
4 girls enter, 2 from each opposite side of stage
veils
8 counts to walk in with holding veils overhead
4 arm dips with veil for 4 counts each, starting on outside arm
spinning clockwise 1 set of 8, 3 rotations with veils extension
on 8 bring arms above head and drop veil

.17
Girls onstage
Begin right lead 3/4 shimmy R,l,R,L,R,L(1,2,3,4,5,6)
Ball change right foot back 7,8
Arms at low second,framing hips
Repeat 2X, 16 counts

Still.17
Other dancers at same time as above
Entering form opposite sides of stage
Enter traveling hip lefts.
Girls on right use Left hip to lead
Girls on left use right hip to lead
Travel hip lifts 1,2,3,4,5,6 with lead foot
Ball change back 7,8

Entrance step is to move into Diamond formation

.26
Alternating hip bumps
2 sets of 8 counts
Arms, lead with hip for hip bumps, back arm in fifth
Sharp!
1,2 R side
3,4 L side
5,6, R side
7,8 L side
2X




.35
Mayas
Starting R hip(up to down maya, down beat on the up)
Arms, Right arm will slide down body for 8 then out then up to second for 8
8 mayas down
8 mayas up

.45
ball change combo
Arms in second
With undulation on the top ball change on the bottom
Bring R foot back, ball change 1,2, step R hip out 3,4 hip hip

With undulation on the top ball change on the bottom
Bring R foot back, ball change 1,2, step R hip out 3,4 hip hip

With undulation on the top ball change on the bottom
Bring R foot back, ball change 1,2, TURNING R, L 3,4 (turn)

With undulation on the top ball change on the bottom
Bring R foot back, ball change 1,2, step R hip out 3,4 hip hip

.52
Walking Undulations
Alternating feet R to left, 2 counts or undulations per side 8X
Formation will change into one horizontal straight line,(upstage)
On 7, then 8, line will stagger into 2 lines

1.10
Slow Music-SLOW-
Right arm snake 4 counts
Left snake arms 4 counts
Circling back bend counter clockwise, 8 counts, end upright
Back bend, 8 counts
Up to down undulation 2 slow undulations, bringing arms to low second

1.28
everyone
Turn to face back(quick)
Standing still-Shimmy 1,2
Walking hip piston R,L 3,4
Repeat 4 times
Traveling upstage in 2 staggered lines



1.36
facing back
ball change combo
arms in second
With undulation on the top ball change on the bottom
Bring R foot back, ball change 1,2, step R out 3,4 twist R hip twist left hip
4X
staging
1-back
2-stage r
3-down stage
4-stage left

1.44
still in staggered lines
weight on right foot
arms-r arm extended up, l arm frame hip
4 kicking hip drop-8 counts
4-hips drops working angles to down
4-hips drops working angles to down

1.52
undulations
bring left foot back from hip drops
begin 8 traveling undulations, down beat in the back
moving into V formation

2.00
in V formation
Alternating straight leg shimmies
Standing on right leg, extend left leg out, shimmy on left leg
Counts 1,2,3,4
R arm extended out, left arm extended down
Switch to left leg
Stand on left, shimmy right leg
Switch to right leg
Stand on right leg, shimmy left leg

Face front 4 quick chest circles







2.08
Crossing V formation combo
4 3/ 4 shimmies to cross V formation…moving quickly!

Left side girls
-stepping left foot, begin 4 grapevine 3/4 shimmies
Right arm in fifth, left arm extended in direction you are going

Right side girls
-stepping right foot, begin 4 grapevine 3/4 shimmies
left arm in fifth, right arm extended out in direction you are going

2.16
Drum solo call and answer

R side girls
Piston, R,L 1,2 up undulation, down lock 3,4
Head left
Pause

L side girls
Piston, L,R 1,2 up undulation down lock 3,4
Head right
Pause

2.20.
R side girls
Bring head forward
Chest lock, front back, 1,2- Hips R,L,R 1,2,3


L side girls
Bring head forward
Chest lock, front back, 1,2- Hips L,R,L 1,2,3

2.24
Everyone together, still in V formation
Walking figure 8 combo
Start figure 8 ( back to front) R,L,R swinging left foot into step left
L,R,L swing R foot into step R
R,L,R swing L foot into step L
L,R,L swing R foot into step R
Hands at temple in direction you go, other arm extended out



2.32
Circle combo
Girls at front of V close into to make circle
Traveling with quick grapevine
4X grapevine-feet R,l,R,R

step ball change R,l going straight into next step

2.40
Walking figure 8 combo
Start figure 8 ( back to front) R,L,R swinging left foot into step left
L,R,L swing R foot into step R
R,L,R swing L foot into step L
L,R,L swing R foot into step R
Hands at temple in direction you go, other arm extended out

2.48
End
Coming back into tight group 8 alternating feet

In tight group moving forward
4 quick attitude walks 1,2,3,4
turn clockwise feet R,L 5,6
pose count 8
right arm extended left arm down at side in tight tiered formation
very Quick!

The end.