Exactly what I've been waiting for!
by Laleh 'Aziz

"This is a wonderful CD! As a dancer, it's great to have a whole CD of material that is not only incredibly danceable but is also conveniently indexed by type of rhythm and tempo, making it easy to find exactly what I'm looking for. As a dance teacher, I am so excited to FINALLY have all of the rhythms I want for my classes in a single package and organized in the order I need them."

George Medlock and Tina Enheduanna have teamed up to produce and share the belly dance percussion pieces developed for belly dance classes over the past 15 years. Played and recorded to the locks, bumps and shimmies of heavenly hips, this CD is designed for belly dance teachers and students. It helps optimize the dancer’s understanding of the moves and music, with the help of energizing percussion designed and arranged specifically for classroom drills and progressions.

Utilizing traditional rhythms in a fresh way specifically for getting students on time and with the music, this CD is unsurpassed for beginning and intermediate belly dance classes. Well over an hour in length it can be played non-stop for class.

Each Rhythm is very clear several increase slightly in tempo so each student is engaged and then challenged. Perfect tempos set by the dancers and chosen for turns, undulations, walking shimmies, zill practice, layering, across the floor progressions, and more. As a finale, a medium-tempo drum solo designed for unique combinations repeating 2-4 times, for your own choreography.

Sweet Fruits for Heavenly Hips - CD Track List

Listen to Sound Tracks from this CD:

Rebaba Saidi

Breathe & Stretch:
1 La Rosa Chiftitelli 5:59
Warmups & Isolations:
2 Djembe Beledi Slow 5:04
3 6/8 Rhythm 5:04
for 8's and snakes
4 Dahola 4/4 2:01
5 Djembe 4/4 (AAAB form) 1:13
6 Beledi 2 4:13
7 Snakey Masmoudi 3:11
for undulations, floorwork
8 Rebaba Saidi 2:24
9 Tabl Beledi 3:48
Shimmies & Zill Drills
10 Fox - Slow to Med 1:41
11 Fox - Med to Fast 1:43
vibrations, shimmies, shoulder shimmies, zills
12 Fellahi - Slow 1:44
13 Fellahi - Med 1:44
14 Fellahi - Fast 1:44
15 Fellahi - Quick Progression 1:36
Ghawazee shimmies side to side
16 Gallop - Slow to Med 3:48
17 Gallop - Med to Fast 1:12
for breaking down the hagallah, zills

Combinations & Progressions
18 Walking Maksoum 5:02
19 Ayub 4:59
20 Caravan (AABB form) 3:49
for turns across the floor
21 Zar Rapid 5:52
22 Beledi Rapid 3:03
Choreography
23 Tabla Tina 2:29 - medium tempo drum solo


Total Playing Time: 1 hour 13 mins