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Choreography for "Egyptian Drumer" (Hossam Ramsey)
from Arafunk, The Sound of Arabia by DJ Nightshade
The zhagareet! signals the entrance
   Use your balancing walk to walk around the stage
Ramsey begins: "Basically there are two: the doum..."
   chest pop with echo...
"...and the tek"
   pelvic drop with echo...
"The doum-"
   begin head slides...
"-is the bass beat in any Egyptian drum. The tek is the trebel."
   begin verticle shoulder figure 8s
"On your drum now, practice with me some doums & teks"
   (when he starts talking, release the shoulder 8s through the arms to create low & gradually rising snake arms)
"1...2...1.2.3.4."
   by 1.2.3.4. you are doing full double snake arms
!!! Fast beat begins
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     * I I I     
 Begin travelling 3/4 shimmies, walking toward the front and then peeling off and around to the back. When walking to the front, the arms are rising in front of you, when traveling to the back they are doing low snake beside you.
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     
I I I I     I I I I     I I I I     I * I I     
 Switch into traveling double-hip pushes in a circle (CC) 
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
 chest slides
pelvic drops
chest half circles (over the top)
pelvic drops with twist
I I I I     I I iii
I I I I     I I iii
 flat backward hip 8s w shimmy & 3 sharp tilts on the last 3 beats of each measure
This is the way you feel it...
feel it   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
feel it   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .
feel it   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .
feel it   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .
 solo #1 (DC)
solo #2 (VC)
solo #3 (MF)
solo #4 (MV)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
 chest slides
pelvic drops
chest half circles (over the top)
pelvic drops with twist
chest half circles (under the bottom)
pelvic drops with twist
chest Vs (under the bottom)
flat backward hip 8s w shimmy
I+I I+I     I+I I+I     I+I I+I     I+I I+I     
I+I I+I     I+I I+I     I+I I+I     I+I I+I     
 3/4 up-down shimmies in a stationary circle
...   I I:I.I.I
...   I I:I.I.I
...   I I:I I I
...   I I:I I I
...I ^ . . .
...I ^ . . .
3 shoulder rolls forward, big roll back, undulant chest circle
3 shoulder rolls forward, big roll back, undulant chest circle
3 bicycle hips forward, pelvic drop, undulant pelvic circle
3 bicycle hips forward, pelvic drop, undulant pelvic circle
3 shoulder rolls forward, big roll back, undulant chest circle
3 shoulder rolls forward, big roll back, undulant chest circle
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
The doum (echo)
The tek (echo)
 chest slides
pelvic drops
chest half circles (over the top)
pelvic drops with twist
chest half circles (under the bottom)
pelvic drops with twist
chest Vs (under the bottom)
flat backward hip 8s w shimmy
...! ^ ...!
...! ^ ...!
 verticle chest circles / reverse
verticle chest circles / reverse
Practice with me some doums and teks...
--drumroll--
 3 big hip circles, spiraling inwards
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