Belly dance music is typically based on nested call and response phrases and a pattern of repetition with variation. Follow this format with your movements. The music I’ve used in the practice choreography has an intro, three sections plus a bridge, and an outro or kod. The first section, section A, repeats four times. Section B and C each repeat three times. The steps in my choreography follow. Each time a section repeats, the basic moves in that section also repeat, but with variation. Call-in response repetition within these sections is echoed in symmetrically repeated movement led on one side of the body then the other. Dance to both rhythm and melody, keeping the beat and matching the sounds of the melody instruments. The tonal systems of Middle Eastern music use a much greater variety of pitch than western scales. This rich tonal color gives Middle Eastern music a more moistelike quality, creating phrases that invoke the impression of imploring, moans, questioning, size of contentment, and other human communication. Follow these cues to further guide your movement choices.
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