This movement is part of the Shambling Shimmies Level 2 vocabulary.

HAIRBALL COMBO

Classification:  Slow

Basic Cue:

Cued out of Body Roll.  2 repetitions of Body Roll w/ arms in standard position, look down and slowly begin roll up.

Variations:  None.

Notes:

• Follow movement of Reverse Body Roll w/ your eyes all the way out through the extension of the final pose.
• The final pose is not too far off from the cue for a torso rotation, which can be a nice way to move back into center for other movements.
• Since the movement is very slow, it is also easy to move into various poses from the ending pose of the hairball combo.
• This move can also be cued by the current leader whenever the formation is facing away from the front.  This can be used to take advantage of situations where there is a group of people in the audience off to one side, for example.

Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary

ARABIC SPIN

Classification:  Fast

Basic Cue:  Cued from Arabic on ball w/ standard arm position (Arabic 2).  Cue by crossing arms at forearms overhead (palms facing each other), coming down on flat, and turning  head.

Variations:  None

Zills/Timing:  Timing – 4 count move

Zill Pattern:  3,7,3 (RLR  RLRLRLR  RLR)

Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down:

Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary

SAHRA TURN

Classification: Slow

Basic Cue: Cue is a floreo sequence – 5^th, 3^rd R, 5^th, 3^rd L, 5^th, 3^rd R – followed by a wrist lift.

Variations:

• The ending pose can be deepened depending on the flexibility / skill level of the dancer(s).  *Try not to lead the pose deeper than other dancers in the formation are capable of harmonizing with*
• Level … the ending pose can be brought down into a floor (lunge) level with a standard level cue (slight rise and then a slow drop onto the knee).  You would typically come out of the move and then switch to something else before rising again.

Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary

TURKISH SHIMMY

Classification:  Fast

Basic Cue:

Bring arms into second (nice and high and curved, palms down/back), body angled to left.  Step forward (flat) w/ ¾ shimmy.

Variations:

• Turns
• ¼ turns… cue w/ head turn (optional double yip), one set of ¼ turns to sides (arms facing sides, body facing corners)
• ½ turns… cue w/ ‘yip’ on ‘1’ and bring each hand all the way in to chest, 2 sets of ½ turns
•             Teenager
• Cue by bringing arms down to sides on ‘1’

Zills/Timing:

• Timing – 4 count move (Teenager variation = 16 count move)
• Zill Pattern – Standard Gallop/Longa (RLR) on the downbeat
• Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down –

Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary

SIDEWINDER

Classification: Slow

Basic Cue: (Usually cued out of Basic Arms) Bring R hand in next to head, extend L Arm, look left.

Variations:

Levels – this move can be done when on the floor in a full lunge … ‘usually’ you would use something else (like basic arms) to actually get to the level (at least in L2) and then cue the move once you are down. … same process when going back up.

-This move also looks nice from the back, so is a good choice when cueing moves from back-leading positions.

This move is part of the Shambling Shimmies Level 2 vocabulary.

BOLERO WALK (Slow)

Cue: Arms begin in 5^th (backs of hands inward)… cue by flipping R hand over (right palm faces back of left hand) and dragging right arm down left arm in straight line and past left side of face continuing under face and out to R side extended 2^nd position, tendu R leg out to 2^nd w/ R arm.

Variations: none.

Other Notes: Because of the slow nature of this movement, and its simplicity, it is important for the group to appear synchronized in order to give the desired visual impact.  To accomplish this dancers should take special care to follow the leader for timing, and the leader to attempt to maintain a consistent timing.