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Choreography for Ask from Fire Dance
by Brian Keane & Omar Faruk Tekbilek

Note: To comply with the 5-minute time limit request for Rapunzel's next hafla, the introductory guitar music will be greatly abrdiged. Also, the song will be faded out during the third "A2" section. Normally it would continue through another iteration of A1 & A2 before fading out.
Intro (guitar - abridged) All Dancers enter, start out with veil taut in front of you, only head visible.
 
Section A1
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
L arm flip    R arm dip
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
R arm flip    L arm dip
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
L arm unflip    R arm dip
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
R arm unflip    bring the veil behind your head
 
Section A2
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
L arm dip    R arm flip
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
R arm dip    L arm flip
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
L arm dip    R arm unflip
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
L arm unflip    bring the veil around the world
 
Section B1
I I I I     I I I I ^
close arms, head & eyes LRLR
I I I I     I I I I ^
begin chest slides, then slowly lower hands to navel
I I I I ^  I I I I
begin hip slides, after 4, open veil to reveal hips
I I I I     I I I I
continue hip slides, then close the veil and extend arms over head (coccoon)
 
Section A3
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Reveal! 3-step turn into whirlpool R
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Unwhirlpool into 3-step turn into whirlpool L
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Unwhirlpool into 3-step turn into whirlpool R
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Unwhirlpool into 3-step turn into bring the veil behind your body
 
Section B2
I I I I     I I I I
hip figure 8, shimmy, repeat
I I I I     I I I I
chest circles L (2), drop veil off shoulders (1), shoulder shimmy (1)
 
Section A1
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
left arm behind head, right arm near hip, rocking hip 8s w/ dip (R),
     drop veil & vertical 8s w/level
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
right arm behind head, left arm near hip, rocking hip 8s w/ dip (L),
     drop veil & vertical 8s w/level
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
left arm behind head, right arm near hip, rocking hip 8s w/ dip (R),
     drop veil & vertical 8s w/level
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
slow, medium-large hip circle
     bring the veil in front of you, then flip it over your head behind you.
 
Section A2
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
left arm behind head, right arm on hip, undulant chest circles (2),
     3-step paddle turn
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
right arm behind head, left arm on hip, undulant chest circles (2),
     3-step paddle turn
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
left arm behind head, right arm on hip, undulant chest circles (2),
     3-step paddle turn
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Bring the veil in front of you, then flip it behind you.
 
Section B1
I I I I     I I I I ^
close arms, head & eyes LRLR
I I I I     I I I I ^
begin chest slides, then slowly lower hands to navel
I I I I ^  I I I I
begin hip slides, after 4, open veil to reveal hips
I I I I     I I I I
continue hip slides, then close the veil and extend arms over head (coccoon)
 
Section A3
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Reveal! 3-step turn into whirlpool R
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Unwhirlpool into 3-step turn into whirlpool L
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Unwhirlpool into 3-step turn into whirlpool R
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
Unwhirlpool into 3-step turn into bring the veil behind your body
 
Section B2
I I I I     I I I I
hip figure 8, shimmy, repeat
I I I I     I I I I
chest circles L (2), drop veil off shoulders (1), shoulder shimmy (1)
 
Section A1
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
left arm behind head, right arm near hip, rocking hip 8s w/ dip (R),
     drop veil & vertical 8s w/level
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
right arm behind head, left arm near hip, rocking hip 8s w/ dip (L),
     drop veil & vertical 8s w/level
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
left arm behind head, right arm near hip, rocking hip 8s w/ dip (R),
     drop veil & vertical 8s w/level
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
slow, medium-large hip circle
     bring the veil in front of you, then flip it over your head behind you.
Section A2
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
gather in a tent-circle at the center of the stage
IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
spin out offstage one at a time.
fading out... IIIIIIII     IIIIIIII
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