Tunisian Women's Dance - Women's dance from Siliana (Tunesia)
Tunisian Women's Dance Girls' dance from Siliana Tunesia These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This is a dance from the town of Siliana in northern Tunisia, The music was recorded in Monastir in 1974. The Dance was researched and taught in the US by Mardi Rollow. Music : Girls Dance from Siliana, Music of the Shikhat and Dance Music of Tunesia. Disques Maghrebins 1976 Meter : 3/4 Formation : Pairs of women facing each other, hands out to sides Introduction : Start with the wail of the mijwiz (after one bar of drumming) Part 1: Bar 1: Moving in LOD, step forward on L, left hip goes forward (1,2), Step back in place on R, left hip goes back (3) Bar 2: Step forward on L, Left hip goes forward (1,2), kick R forward low with R hip going forward (3) Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork Bars 5-16: repeat bars 1-4, three more times Part 2: Bar 1; Facing center, cross L over R, pushing L hip forward, left arm swings in front (1,2) step back in place on R (3) Bar 2: Swing L back...