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Tips, Technique and Stories Now with CD-Rom Visual Vocabulary List: 50 of the basic popular steps |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS i. Introduction and Dedication iii. Who is Amira Jamal Anyway? PART I BEFORE YOU BEGIN Amira Jamal's Warm-up 1 Balance and Strengthening Exercises 5 Posture & Alignment 7 Breathing 11 PART II TECHNIQUE Credit Where Credit is Due 13 Overall Look at Technique 15 Upper Body 17 Hip Slides & Circles and Figure 8s 27 Hip Articulations 31 Traveling Steps 37 Shimmies 41 Drum Solo 49 Spins and Turns 51 PART III THE BEAT GOES ON A Bird's Eye View of Music Theory 55 Rhythms 63 Zills 69 PART IV DANCE ROUTINES The Five-Part Routine 73 The Essence of a Five-Part Routine 77 The Classical Arabic Routine 85 Comparison Chart Between the Classical Arabic Show and the Five-Part Routine 87 PART V STAGE PRESENCE Stage Presence 89 Dimensions and Textures 97 Dimensions and Textures Self-Check Chart 101 Feeling the Music and Trusting Yourself 103 Stage Presence Tidbits 107 PART VI WORKSHEETS Qualities of your Personal Profile 109 Qualities of your Physical Profile 113 Set Your Physical Goals 115 Set Your Performance Goals 117 Stop That Negative Self-Talk 119 PART VII STUDENT TO PERFORMER Ready Or Not: Checklist 121 Color Your Costume 125 Notes About Keeping Your Performance Bag 127 Amira Jamal's Performance Bag Checklist 129 Party Logistics 131 PART VIII THE LAST WORD Baker's Dozen of Dance Tips 133 All Said and Done 139 CD-Rom Vocabulary List 145 |
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