Lift
Start with both knees bent slightly. Put one foot slightly in front
of the other touching only the ball of your foot to the floor. Most
of the weight should be in the standing foot. It may help your
balance if you lean backward slightly. If you lean back make
sure that your back is kept straight. Now drop the hip down and
lift it up on the beat.
Lift in a Circle
Start with both knees bent slightly. Put one foot slightly in front
of the other touching only the ball of your foot to the floor. Most
of the weight should be in the standing foot. It may help your
balance if you lean backward slightly. If you lean back make
sure that your back is kept straight. Now drop the hip down and
lift it up on the beat. To circle around yourself while lifting you
need to step with your free leg. When you step you then pivot
on your standing leg and propell your body around. It might help
to think of steping towards a certain corner in a room and then
the next corner and the next..., or corner, wall, corner, wall.
Basic Egyptian
Start by stepping forward with your right foot and then bring your
left foot forward, just touhing the ball of the foot to the floor and
lift your hip forward by pushing against the floor. Step on to the
left foot. Step with the left foot and then touch the ball of the
right foot to the floor and lift the hip forward by pushing against
the floor. Step on to the right foot. Continue to repeat this
sequence, step and touch and step and touch...
Basic Egyptian in a Circle
Start by stepping forward with your right foot and then bring your
left foot forward, just touhing the ball of the foot to the floor and
lift your hip forward by pushing against the floor. Step on to the
left foot. Step with the left foot and then touch the ball of the
right foot to the floor and lift the hip forward by pushing against
the floor. Step on to the right foot. Now pivot either 1/4 or 1/8 of
the way around turning to your right (clockwise). Continue to
repeat this sequence, step and touch and step and touch and
pivot...
Lift Forward
Start with both knees bent slightly. Put one foot slightly in front
of the other. Most of the weight should be in the standing foot.
It may help your balance if you lean backward slightly. If you
lean back make sure that your back is kept straight. Now drop
your hip dowp and twist it forward a little and lift it up in front.
Now drop it down and continue to lift it up in front.
Lift Side
Start with both knees bent slightly. Put one foot slightly out to
the side. Most of the weight should be in the standing foot. Now
drop your hip dowp and lift it up to the side. Now drop it down
and continue to lift it up to the side.
Lift Back
Start with both knees bent slightly. Put one foot slightly behind
the other. Most of the weight should be in the standing foot. It
may help your balance if you lean forward slightly. If you lean
forward make sure that your back is kept straight. Now drop
your hip down and lift it up in back by pushing off the floor. Now
drop it down and continue to lift it up in back.
Lift Forward and Back
Start with both knees bent slightly. Put one foot slightly behind
the other. Most of the weight should be in the standing foot.
Now drop your hip down and lift it up in front and then down and
back to center and then up in back and forward and back, etc...
Lebanese Lift Jump
To do this you must balance on your standng leg while keeping
the left knee lifted, it will make the move a little easier if you lean
away from the lifted knee. Now lift the hip of your free leg and at
the same time you should jump just enough to slide your
standing leg a little bit. This move when performed correctly can
be very gracefull and perfect for a litte ethnic flare however, it will
probable take a lot of practice. If it looks to you like an elegantly
executed move, then you've done it right. If not, practice more.
