Often the moves are like Chinese whispers as one person learns it, modifies it and passes it on. But the version I learnt for hagalla, specifically, from both Denise Enan and Aida Nour had no outward movement in it. As both as these women learnt first hand I'll go with their version
Not sure what you mean by stepping in front of your body? Like a model-on-runway walk where you foot is in front of the other foot?
I think the pigeon toe thing probably comes from the hip rotation, when the hip goes a bit "over and inwards" the foot might turn too, but shouldn't. Could be the same problem some have with doing figure eights where their heels turn out when the hip goes infront.
... Is this making ANY sense at all :lol:
*scarfing a mini Tootsie Roll* Yeah, that's it, just like a runway model! Only I keep losing my balance. I feel like a klutzy Marilyn Monroe, without the blonde hair and big...eyes.
I'm now officially depressed. *goes for another Tootsie Roll*
Some years back I went on a folkloric intensive with another teacher. When we came back she decided to teach some of what we learnt to her students. My class backed onto hers so I'd see the end of her class. The first few weeks it was pretty much as we had learnt it - but about three weeks down the track she had seriously modified the moves to jell with her own personal style. For instance she naturallly did the 3/4 with an out. So guess what she taught her students? Many people find the down/up/down really hard and counter-intuitive so I'm not surprised if they modify it - consciously or otherwise.I know. I haven't had the pleasure of learning directly from either of these, but both of my two first teachers have learnt directly from Aida Nour and Raqia Hassan, so I guess the my version is either with them or in my head :lol: (but it doesn't explain why some of the other teachers I've been taking classes with have done the same as well)
:dance:While I've been in Egypt, I learned that the hagallah folkloric step as done in the North region of Egypt/Libya is just one (the one where your hip is going up and down in a round movement from the back to the front) and that all the other ones are just variations with the 3/4 shimmy.
Here is Raqia Hassan demonstrating:
YouTube - Raqia Hassan
I learned the step from Dahlena a bit different than Raqia does it. Perhaps it a variation of the same step?
Some years back I went on a folkloric intensive with another teacher. When we came back she decided to teach some of what we learnt to her students. My class backed onto hers so I'd see the end of her class. The first few weeks it was pretty much as we had learnt it - but about three weeks down the track she had seriously modified the moves to jell with her own personal style. For instance she naturallly did the 3/4 with an out. So guess what she taught her students? Many people find the down/up/down really hard and counter-intuitive so I'm not surprised if they modify it - consciously or otherwise.
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Yes!
There is Haggala, folklore. That style is Beduin dance from northen Egypt - around Marsa Matrouh. That has down acsent. It also is asymmetrical step as the right side is emphasized.
Then you have normal 3/4 shimmy, which can be done with different variations, up, side, down etc. Many teacher call this step Haggala, but I wouldn't as Haggala is a dance of specific area with it's own rules ets.
The other video "Hagalla basic" is closer, but there should be much bigger movement down on the right side compared to the left. It should look more like limping step. That would be the basic haggala step.