Sharpen Your Skills: A Sacred Sword Series

This pre-recorded workshop series is the perfect tool to learn Melody Orullian Bustillos’s Sacred Sword format for single sword, based on the FatChanceBellyDance®Style vocabulary: whether you’re new to this format or you just want to perfect your skills, this series is definitely what you’re looking for! We will start from the very basics, discussing what a sword looks like, how to take care of it, and how to behave when performing with a sword. After that, we’ll dive into the technique and dance drills!

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Workshop 1

1 Lesson
- Workshop 1
  Content:
  What is Sacred Sword?
  Anatomy of a sword.
  When balancing a sword.
  How to handle a sword.
  How to care for a sword.
  Open Grip and Closed Grip.
  Arm Position (Open Grip): Taxeem, Arm Undulation, Bodywave, Torso Rotation / Torso Twist, Circle Step, Reverse Turn, Corkscrew Turn, Headslides, Camel Walk / Baby Camel, Ribcage Rotation, Reverse Taxeem, Strong Arm 1, The Rainbow, Loco Camel, Strong Arm 2, Wrap Around Turn, Sahra Turn, Strong Arm 3.
Workshop 2

1 Lesson
- Workshop 2
  Content:
  All Arm Position movements (Closed Grip):
  Releases: Arm Flourish, Lever Release, Propeller Turn, Barrel Turn.
  Free Position: Left Glance Transition, Taxeem (Overhead Assist), Bodywave, Reverse Tur, Arm Flourish, Shave.
Workshop 3

1 Lesson
- Workshop 3
  Content:
  Arm Position: Hand Guard Exchange – Hand Position Setup.
  Transition back to Arm Position.
  Hand Position: Taxeem, Arm Undulation, Bodywave, Torso Rotation / Torso Twist, Ribcage Rotation, The Rainbow, Blender (+ 1/2 Turn & Full Turn), Military Flip, Camel Walk, Sunrise, Sunrise Camel.
  Balanced Position: Inertia Brake Concept, Taxeem, Arm Undulation, Circle Step, Arm Flourish, Bodywave, Reverse Turn.
Workshop 4

2 Lessons
- Workshop 4
  Content:
  Review Inertia Brake Concept.
  Arm Balanced Position: Bodywave, Reverse Turn, Turning with Assist, Ribcage Rotation, Reverse Taxeem, Propeller Turn, Hot Pockets.
  Releases: Corkscrew Turn, Pulse Turn, The Rainbow, Windmill (and Variations).
- Workshop 4 - Correction Windmill Assist
Workshop 5

1 Lesson
- Workshop 5
  Content:
  Releases (Review): Corkscrew Turn, Pulse Turn, The Rainbow, Windmill (and Variations).
  Free Position: Propeller Turn, Camel Walk, The Rainbow, Corkscrew Turn, Barrel Turn, Strong Arm 1, Windmill (and Variations), Windmill (Assist), Infinity Sweep (and ½ Turn).
  Balanced Position: Pulse Turn, The Rainbow, Loco Camel.
Workshop 6

1 Lesson
- Workshop 6
  Content:
  Free Position (Review): Windmill (and Variations), Infinity Sweep (and ½ Turn).
  Balanced Position: Strong Arm 1, Zah’s Sway, Double Lotus, Tikki, Listen, Zah’s Sway + Listen Combo, Tikki + Double Lotus Combo.
  Arm Position: Strong Arm 4 - Stella Luna.
Workshop 7

2 Lessons
- Workshop 7
  Content:
  Arm Position: Strong Arm 5 – Magenta.
  Free Position: Reverse Taxeem, Pulse Turn, Loco Camel, Wrap Around Turn, Strong Arm 2, Sahra Turn, Strong Arm 3, Shave Turn Sequence, 3-Point Pivot Turn, Propeller Turn Flip, Corkscrew Turn Flip, Strong Arm 6 – The Witch, Strong Arm 7 – Tamarind’s Witch.
  !!! Please notice that I got the cue for Strong Arm 6 – The Witch and Strong Arm 7 – Tamarind’s Witch mixed up! SA6 has the head cue to the right; SA7, to the left.
- Workshop 7 - Correction Strong Arm 6 and 7
Workshop 8

1 Lesson
- Workshop 8
  Content:
  Entrance Strategies.
  Correction on Shave Turn Sequence.
  Correction on 3-Point Pivot Turn.
  Another way to transition from Hand Position into Arm Position.
  Balanced Position: Medusa – FCBD®, Wrap Around Turn, Strong Arm 2, Medusa Flip, Sahra Turn, Offering, Strong Arm 3, Strong Arm 4 – Stella Luna, Showgirl, Strong Arm 5 – Magenta, Crescent Moon.

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