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American Tribal Style Dance Steps

These steps are my interpretation from reviewing the instructional videos of Fat Chance Belly Dance and Gypsy Caravan. To order the tapes, go to their websites (linked on this page).

Lonney Corder-Agnew
Posture: Posture is critically important in dance and ATS is no exception. ALWAYS HAVE YOUR KNEES “SOFT” OR SLIGHTLY BENT AND YOUR PELVIS TUCKED OR "ZIPPED" WHILE YOU LIFT YOUR TORSO AND HEAD! This is the first and most important thing to remember every time you dance. Continuously check your posture while dancing, walking and standing.
Arms: Most often arms are held out to the sides as if hugging a BIG beach ball. The hands hold a small hour-glass between the thumb and the middle finger. Elbows should be lifted and turned out with arms slightly curved at all times.

Summary of Steps
Fast Steps:
Shimmy
Down and Up
Turkish Shimmy
Ghawazee
Ghawazee Accent
Ghawazee Variations 1 & 2
Arabic Shimmy
Single Hip Lifts
Double Hip Lifts
Basic Arabic
Arabic Down and Up
Arabic Twist
Alternating Arabic
Ahmi
Pivot Turn
Choo-Choo
Basic Egyptian and Turn
Double Egyptian
Reach and Sit (Corkscrew)
Up-up, down-down
Side-Step-Hip-Lift (No directions yet)

Slow Steps:
Taqseem
Maya (Reverse Taqseem)
Egyptian Taqseem
Torso Twist
Body Wave
Half-Turn
Hip Circles
Slow Spin
Propeller
Camel

In-Between:
Double Maya
Pestle

Fast Steps

Shimmy: The shimmy is simply a weight change with an exaggerated jiggle. Think sassy! Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance says, "Imagine a time when the round, bouncy nature of a woman's hips was considered so beautiful that it was made into a dance." Broken down, it's an up-down-up on alternating hips, beginning with the R. It is helpful to step during this move even if only in place.

Shimmy Variation: Perform one shimmy step on each side on flat feet and one on toes. This can also be used for a ј turn.

"Turkish" Shimmy: Step forward onto the R (1), back onto the L (2), back onto the R (3) and forward again onto the L (4). Repeat on other side. Intermediate and advanced dancers should layer a shimmy onto this.

Ghawazee: Stand on L foot and thrust R hip to the side while stepping on R foot. Repeat on other side.

Ghawazee Accent : Weight on L foot, use R foot to turn counter-clockwise while thrusting out R hip in ј or Ѕ turn. Repeat on other side.

Ghawazee Variation 1: Do one regular Ghawazee step (both feet) on flat feet, then on toes. This can be used in a ј turn.

Ghawazee Variation 2: With weight on the L foot, step forward onto the R toes (1), then step forward onto the L toes (2); step back onto the R flat foot while keeping the L heel and hip up and giving 2 hip-drops on the left (3 and 4). Repeat on other side.

Basic Egyptian: With weight on L foot, bring R hip and foot forward in an upward diagonal (1). Repeat on other side (2). Arms are up, opening slightly as you step. The torso always faces front as the lower body moves.

Basic Egyptian Turn: Perform the step as usual on the R foot, then make a 180 turn on the L foot after the hip thrust and return to the front, always turning on the L foot.. The count stays the same. We usually do this 3 times and change.

Double Egyptian: With weight on the R foot, thrust the R hip forward (and-1) and then drop it back sharply twice (and-2). Repeat on other side. Arms are held out to the sides.

Pivot Turn: With all your weight on your L foot, lift the R heel and hip while pivoting on L foot in 1/8 turn. Repeat on other side. L arm is up and R arm is out to the side when raising R hip; R arm is up and L out to the side when raising L hip.

Choo-Choo: With weight on L foot, lift R heel and hip while using R foot to move R taking baby steps. Repeat on other side. Use the same arms as in the Pivot Turn.

Pivot Arc: Begin with arms in Pivot Turn position. Taking 4 counts, bring L arm down even with your R arm and turn, making a circle with the arms and using only 4 counts for the turn. Raise your arms to the starting position when you have returned to the front. Repeat on other side.

Reach and Sit (Corkscrew): With weight on L foot, lift the R hip forward (1) on a diagonal and drop it sharply (2). Repeat on other side. This step also works well for ј turns. Arms begin in Basic but move to the R as if brushing off a counter on (1) and returning to the front on (2). For the Corkscrew, the arms are raised as if holding a cane over head.
Up-up, Down-down: With weight on the L foot, lift the R hip forward twice on a diagonal (1-2) and then sharply drop it twice (3-4). Repeat on other side.

Basic Arabic: With R foot in front of L, make a vertical oval with your pelvis coming forward while rocking from R (1) and back to L (2) foot. This can also be done as a 1/8 turn.

Alternating Arabic: Use the right foot and the left alternately, coming through the feet.

Arabic Levels: Perform one Arabic on flat feet and one on toes. This is good for a ј turn.

Arabic Twist: Perform Basic Arabic (1-2). After one undulation, bring the leading R foot slightly behind (3) and twist it from back to front (4). The R arm is out to the side and the other arm points straight in front of you. Repeat on other side.

Arabic Shimmy: Layer a shimmy onto the Arabic. This will take some practice!

Single Hip Lifts: With weight on L foot, lift the R foot and hip forward-and-up (1) and then back-and-up (2). Basic Arms with palms turned outward. Repeat on other side.

Double Hip Lifts: With weight on L foot, lift the R foot and hip forward-and-up twice (1-2) and back-and-up twice (3-4).
Repeat on other side. When the R hip is lifting front, the R arm is lifted up and the L is straight forward. When the R hip lifts back, the R arm comes straight forward as the L arm lifts up.

Double Maya: With weight on the L foot, drop the R hip (1) and then circle it out as if doing Ѕ of a Maya (2). Repeat on other side.

Ahmis: An Ahmi is a very small circle of the pelvis. This can be used for a 1/8 turn.

Slow Steps

Taqseem: Make a vertical figure-8 with the hips beginning with R hip going down-and-around as R knee bends deeper. Shift your weight and lower the L hip as the L knee bends deeper. This step should be done as if you are standing between two panes of glass.

Maya (Reverse Taqseem): Make a vertical figure-8 with hips, beginning with R hip going up-and- -out to the side. Repeat on other side. This step is also done as if you are standing between two panes of glass.
Egyptian Taqseem: Make a horizontal figure 8 with the hips, first bringing the R hip up-and-forward while bending L knee deeper. Repeat on other side. Vary this step by starting with the R hip forward and taking it up-and-back. Repeat on other side.

Torso Twist: With weight on both feet, reach slightly forward and L with the upper body and circle around to the back and R. Think of cleaning out a wine-barrel with your shoulders. Repeat on other side.

Body Wave: Stand with weight evenly planted and knees soft. Lift the sternum in a 1/2 circle going forward and coming backward. Let the hips follow along; they already know what to do! Be sure that you knees are bent and your abs and butt are tightly engaged during this step to protect your back! A body wave should only be as deep as the dancer can comfortably do it. IF YOUR BACK HURTS, STOP!

Half-turn: With all weight on the L foot, reach the R foot out and use it and the R hip to turn in a 1/4 circle toward the L. The leading hand is at shoulder level doing a hand circle; the other hand is down at the side. You may add a taqseem between turns. Repeat on other side.

Pestle: With weight on both feet, draw 1 1/2 horizontal circles with the hips going coutner-clockwise and ending with all weight on the R foot and a touch with the L foot. Repeat on other side going clockwise and ending with all weight on the L foot and a R touch.

Hip Circles: Position is the same as for Pivot turn, but instead of lifting the R hip, make vertical 1/2 circles with it while making a 1/8 turn.

Slow Spin: Stand with weight on L foot and do 1-2 hand circles on each side. Cross the R foot over the L while turning only the lower body toward the L. For this step, the unwinding of the feet is the motion that power the turn. Arms are now in Pivot Bump position. Signal the turn by slightly lifting the R elbow and pivoting on the L foot ending with the weight again on the L foot and the R foot slightly forward and pointed. The R arm will be raised and the L are will be forward and up in a 45 angle.

Propeller: This is a Slow Spin with both arms beginning raised overhead and crossing in front while descending as you turn. End with the same arms as Slow Spin.

Camel: Stand with arms down, weight on both feet. Lift onto toes, raising L arm high and pushing the R arm down. As L leg extends to the side, raise the R arm overhead and slowly lower the L arem to the side, parallel to the L leg. Finish with a Torso Twist. Repeat on other side.

Embellishments

Head Slides: Holding your shoulders still, slide the head from side to side as if your cheek is being pulled to the side wall. This is a head slide, NOT a tilt!

Snake Arms: Roll R shoulder, lifting and then releasing shoulder, elbow and wrist. Repeat on other side.

Hand Circles: Using your thumb and middle finger, pick up a small hour-glass, turn it, and set it down. Repeat in the other direction.