Twists

Twist 1

Standing in basic position twist your right hip forward causing     

your left hip to go back, then twist your left hip forward causing   

your right hip to twist back.  Try to keep your hips parallel to the 

floor while twisting you should not lift the hips up.  The move can

be done softly by keeping the movments fluid and even or the     

can be done sharply by making the movments more rigid.  Your  

hips will always go forward on the beat.

Twist 2

Standing in basic position twist your right hip backward causing 

your left hip to go forward, then twist your left hip backward        

causing your right hip to twist forward.  Try to keep your hips      

parallel to the floor while twisting you should not lift the hips up.  

The move can be done softly by keeping the movments fluid and 

even or the can be done sharply by making the movments more  

rigid.  Your hips will always go backward on the beat.

Tunisain

Stand with your feet parallel to each other at about hip width       

apart.  your left/right foot should be flat on the ground while your 

right/left foot should be touching only the ball of the foot to the    

floor.  Your weight will start out evenly distributed.  Now step on  

to the ball of your right/left foot and twist that hip forward (it's      

important that you do not make this into a lift) keeping it parallel 

with the floor.  Your weight should shift into your right/left foot as 

you step onto it, this leaves your left/right foot free to slide          

towards your right/left foot.  When you have slid your left/right     

foot you may shift your weight back onto it as you step down     

and pull your right/left hip back. When you shift your weight back

to your left/right foot your right/left foot will be free to kick forward

(just a little kick, as a release).

Tunisian in a circle

Following the instructions above for Tunisian, use this as a         

traveling step and travel in a circle around yourself or your stage 

area.

Tunisain walking forward

This is a 3/4 move.  It will be counted as 1, 2, 3, Pause, 1, 2, 3, 

Pause.  You should be in the basic position with the right foot    

slightly in front.  Although this move can be done flat footed,       

most people will find it easier to do on the balls of the feet. You  

will shift your weight onto the right foot twisting that hip forward,  

then back onto the left foot pulling the hip back and then onto the

right foot again once again pushing the hip forward.  While          

shifting the weight on to the right foot the last time kick the left   

heel out, this will leave your foot free to step forward step forward

repeating the above sequence on the left.  You should go right,   

left, right, pause, left, right, left, pause.

Tunisian walking backward

This is a 3/4 move.  It will be counted as 1, 2, 3, Pause, 1, 2, 3, 

Pause.  You should be in the basic position with the right foot    

slightly in front.  Although this move can be done flat footed,       

most people will find it easier to do on the balls of the feet. You  

will shift your weight onto the right foot twisting that hip forward,  

then back onto the left foot pulling the hip back and then onto the

right foot again once again pushing the hip forward.  While          

shifting the weight on to the right foot the last time kick the left   

heel out, this will leave your foot free to step backward step        

forward repeating the above sequence on the left.  You should go

right, left, right, pause, left, right, left, pause.