Venus Choreography Notes

MUSIC (available from CD Baby and iTunes):
"Ifrit" by Tim Rayborn Album: The Flame and The Shadow	"Blanca" by Pete List Album: Songs for Kassar

Notes:

Each number = one dance phrase = 8 counts =
2 musical measures = 2 whole notes

maya = reverse hip roll

Part 1. VENUS AWAKENS

Start with "Venus in the cocoon" pose
1	raise arm 8 counts to lift hand into Venus Victorious pose
2	Falling leaf 4 cts, hand ripple forward 2 cts, bring ripple in 2 cts, gather hands together
3	mystery gesture 4 cts, open from the heart with 2 slow maya 4 cts
4	Continue maya - 2 reverse hip rolls as arms go up (1-2-3-4), one more maya as hands move to side of the face (5-6), one more maya as you go into drama queen pose (7-8)
5	Baladi step with single-hip circle forward on a diagonal (2x) as arms get into Priestess Pose
6	Continue w/ 1 more baladi, 3 steps - deep plie

Part 2. SENSING UNITY WITH YOUR BODY AND THE WORLD

7	reverse undulation for 4 cts as Priestess Arms go up (head accent on 3), 4 fast maya with Venus Meltdown
8	2 slow hip rolls as you open feet a little wider, Goddess Arms raising, then 4 fast hip rolls with Venus Meltdown.
9	Big hip circle (1-2-3-4) into 2 pelvic circles
10	Big, slow and luscious hip circle other side (7 counts), position into a diagonal as you bring your foot forward

Part 3. FREEDOM AND EXPANSION

11	lunge, forward snake arms slow (1-2), then faster (3-4-5-6), gather arms in, open (7-8)
12	Go into Star Pose w shiver (6 cts), then caress and flourish
13	Repeat other side
14	Go to other side drama queen pose with shiver 4 cts caressing (prepare on “and” count) 4 cts
15	Slow upper body sway 2x, then barrel turn, finish facing diagonal w/ arms down
16	Scoop up priestess arms shimmying 6 cts Accent on 3 and get into Odalisque Pose extreme. [Tim Rayborn song only: Venus Meltdown with 2 chest circles] [Pete List song only: Start melting down to the floor]*

Part 4. REACHING OUT TO OTHERS - THE VILLAGE

Walk back with hand flourishes (4x)

Baladi step w/Princess Arms 2x, chasse (step together step) 2x forward w/Wavy Arms up

Continue chasse in a circle floor pattern 4x

Part 5. THE COURAGEOUS FEMININE

20	3-step turn finishing on Temple pose and head accent on 4, then 4 sharp vertical hip slides
21	Open arms, also open feet a little, and do double hip bumps 2x, then feet together as arms go up and shimmy while doing Venus Meltdown, head accent on 8
22	Repeat Double hip bumps 2x, then Arabic hip walk
23	Chasse forward w raised wavy arms 4x

Part 6. THE RECEPTIVE FEMININE

Back traveling undulations: 2x slow w/princess arms 2 fast w open w/ demi-second arms 3-step turn turning palms up

Side step with nymph arms with hip rolls 2x, repeat other side with shimmy 2x

Repeat to first side with sharp hips 2x, then step, reach, pose and nymph melt

Part 7. THE EVOLVING FEMININE

27	3-step turn, single-hip drops 4x Star arms
28	3-step turn, chest circles 8x w/ venus melt
29	3-step turn, reach out into a lunge, front snake arms
30	3-step turn - shimmy with venus melt

Part 8. ELEVATION

31	Accents out-in (1-2) then shimmy (3-4), twist (5) shimmy (6-7-8)
32	While shimmying: chest up-down (1-2) hold (3-4), reverse undulation (5-6-7-8)
33	with Odalisque Arms: single hip bumps (1-2) shimmy (3-4), pelvic circle while shimmying and Venus Meltdown (5-6-7-8)
34	continue shimmy and wavy arms on accents (1-2), hold (3-4), then Illusion Gesture (5-6-7-8)

Part 9. END

35	shimmies in serpent pose (ballerina twirl)
36	running shimmy in place with snake arms going higher and higher
37	Venus meltdown, go into Venus Victorious pose and WAIT—don’t throw everything into the trash!

* [ FLOORWORK - Pete List song only! ] RELAXING AND BEAUTIFYING
17	Continue melting, get into mermaid pose
18	Hand ripples framing eyes, wrist flourish for transition
19	Arm around 4 cts body rolls while doing 2 soft kicks, one at a time
20	Hand out(1-2) - and in(3-4) - and up(5-6) - around(7-8) (learn this little song)
21	Kneel/draw on the water(1-2) - sugar cotton(3-4) - heart offering(5-6) - prepare(7-8) learn paddle song: around-roll rooll- -up -cross (prepare)
22	Serpent pose one side 4 cts close with hand swirls
23	Serpent pose to other side, close, heart offering
24	Stand up with front snake arms