Today was a busy day! We finished painting the drywall patches that had to set overnight, hung about 2/3 of the mirrors, and put down new flooring. We just have to finish the mirrors and do the base boards, and then we can start the decorating, which is probably the most fun.
Ryan had to take a short time out. Also, for fun, check out the giant parade dragon that is temporarily being stored in our closet!
We just secured a small studio space and have started some renovations! We’ll be able to move all our classes into one locations, and maybe even expand the schedule if things go well. We’ll be taking up residence in the back studio at the Unified Training Center, just past the big mat space in the main hall. We started work today, and managed to get the drywall patched and most of the paint up.
The flooring has been acquired and is acclimating overnight so that we can install it tomorrow. From there, mirrors go in and we can start holding classes there while we finish the rest of the lighting, drapes, etc.
We even had our first visitors! Nathan and Keely came by with their new puppy, Batou, who is a serious cutie pie!
Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary
DOUBLE TURKISH
Classification: Fast
Basic Cue:
Body faces stage left or slightly angled to stage left-front. Weight on left leg, right leg forward, right hip up and front. Right arm in 5th, Left arm extended directly in front of you (palm out). Head faces directly in front of you.
Variations:
Zills/Timing:
Timing – 4 count move – basic cue position on downbeat.
Zill Pattern – Gallop (ending) on the downbeat
Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down –
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | ||||||||||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||||||
| Hip up/fwd | Hip up/fwd | Hip up/back | Hip up/back | Hip up/fwd | Hip up/fwd | Hip up/back | Hip up/back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic Cue Position | Switch Arms / Turn Head to Audience | Basic Cue Position | Switch Arms / Turn Head to Audience | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary
SINGLE TURKISH
Classification: Fast
Basic Cue:
Arms in second, wrists lift upwards. Body faces stage left or stage left front corner, right hip lifts up and to the front (of the body).
Variations:
Zills/Timing:
Timing – 2 count move – hip up and forward and wrists up on the downbeat.
Zill Pattern – Gallop (ending) on the downbeat
Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down –
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | |||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | |||||
| HIP FRONT | HIP BACK | HIP FRONT | HIP BACK | |||||||||||||
| WRISTS UP | WRISTS DOWN | WRISTS UP | WRISTS DOWN | |||||||||||||
Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary
3D Figure 8
Classification: Slow
Basic Cue:
Body faces stage left. Left foot forward, right foot back, legs soft.  Left arm extended directly in front of you, palm down, right arm in rest position. Torso slides forward on downbeat.
Variations: None
Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary
MATRIX
Classification: Slow
Basic Cue:
Typically cued out of maya, cue is bringing hands in front of chest (elbows out to sides) left hand on top palm down, right hand on bottom, palm up, 6-8 inches between them. When ready to go, lift right hip/leg on downbeat. (cue to go back left is the opposite)
Variations:
Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary
EGYPTIAN FULL TURN (VARIATION ADDITION)
Classification: Fast
Cue:
During Basic Egyptian, after completing a full set of half turns, immediately perform same cue (spread arms wider than usual on the 1 of the move) again upon arriving at original position.
Zills/Timing:
Timing – 4 count variation (always added on to the end of a full set [8 counts] of Egyptian half turns … all together the half-turn/full-turn cycle is a 12 count variation)
Zill Pattern – stop zills after the cue until variation is completed.
Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down – (of cue and full half-turn/full turn cycle)
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | ||||||||||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||||||
| CUE (Right) | Center | Left | Center | BACK (Right) | Center | Left | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | ||||||||||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||||||
| FRONT (Right) | Center | Left | Center | BACK (Right) | Center | Left | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | |||||||||||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRONT/ CUE (Right) | Center | Left | Center | CROSS TURN | Â Right | Center | Left | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Egyptian 3 step turn will be described in a separate handout.
This move is part of the Shambling Shimmies L2 Group Vocabulary, and is evolved from a move called Drunken Sailor, we think it was named that because of the swooshy (wobbly?) nature of the movement.
DRUNKEN SUZIE
Classification: Fast
Basic Cue:
Bring arms straight down and in front of you, step right foot to right front corner of your ‘box’, swing hip to right front corner beginning circle.
Variations:
Zills/Timing:
Timing – 4 count move
Zill Pattern – Gallop (ending) on the downbeat
Zill Pattern / Move Timing Broken Down –
| 1 | & | 2 | & | 3 | & | 4 | & | ||||||||
| R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | R | R | L | ||||
| R foot R front | L foot L front | R foot L back | L foot R back | ||||||||||||
