MUSIC
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Measure: 3/8
Tonality: F major
Total: 120 measures
1 measure = 1 movement
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MOVEMENT
1 cycle: 6 movements
Total: 20 cycles
SP for the exercise
Partners face each other. Those on the inside circle with their back to the centre of the circle and those on the outer circle with their face to it.
Inside SP:
Arms: The right hand (now back hand), palm down, is raised to face level and placed on the left palm of the partner. The left hand (now front hand), palm up, is raised to solar plexus level and holds the fingers of the right hand of the partner with thumb on the top. The elbows are curved.
Legs: The weight of the body is on the right foot (now back foot), the left is on toes to the left side (now front foot).
Outside SP:
Arms: The left hand (now back hand), palm up, is raised to face level and holds the fingers of the right hand of the partner with thumb on the top. The right hand (now front hand), palm down, is raised to solar plexus level and placed on the left palm of the partner. The elbows are curved.
Legs: The weight of the body is on the left foot (now back foot), the right is on toes to the right side (now front foot).
1: Partners are face to face, next they turn forwards
Arms: Hands make arch-like movements forwards: the front hands move up to face level and the back hands move down.
Legs: The toes of the front foot turn forwards and the weight of the body is transferred to it. The back foot remains on toes, pointing forwards. Toes never lift off the ground.
Duration: 1 measure
2: Partners turn back to back
Arms: Hands of partners separate, each moves his/her hands in front of the chest with elbows horizontal to the sides and middle fingers touch, palms down. Next the hands move in semicircles down and to the sides to horizontal position, palms down.
Legs: The back foot makes a step forwards in perpendicular direction: toes of the inside partner point to the centre of the circle, toes of the outside partner point opposite. The weight of the body transfers to the perpendicular foot, while the back foot remains on toes which rotate in the same direction as the front foot. Toes never lift off the ground.
Duration: 1 measure
3: Partners are back to back
Arms: The back arm folds in the elbow in a horizontal semicircle and the hand goes in front of the chest with palm down, elbow to the sides. Simultaneously the front arm folds in the elbow with a descending semicircle down and up with palm up and the hand goes in front of the chest, elbow to the body. Both forearms line up in a diagonal. Hands touch, palm to palm with each thumb is on top of the other hand; each hand holds the fingers of the other hand between its fingers and thumb. For a moment the fingers of the front hand lightly stroke the fingers of the back hand while arms move apart.
Legs: The weight of the body gradually moves to the back foot, while the front remains on toes. Toes never lift off the ground.
Duration: 1 measure
4. Partners are back to back, next they turn forwards
Arms: Hands separate and move forwards and upwards; elbows come down by the sides of the body.
Legs: The toes of the front foot turn forwards and the weight of the body is transferred to it. The back foot remains on toes, pointing forwards. Toes never lift off the ground.
Duration: 1 measure
5: Partners turn face to face
Arms: Partners hold each other by the hands and the hands move to a position symmetrical to SP: front hands move forwards and up to face level and back hands move to solar plexus level. Elbows curved.
Legs: The back foot makes a step forwards in perpendicular direction: toes of the inside partner point opposite to the centre of the circle, toes of the outside partner point to the centre. The weight of the body transfers to the perpendicular foot, while the back foot remains on toes which rotate towards the partner. Toes never lift off the ground.
Duration: 1 measure
6: Partners are face to face
Arms: Arms make arch-like movements up/down to return to SP: the front hands move down to solar plexus level and the back hands move up to face level. Elbows curved.
Legs: The weight of the body gradually moves to the back foot, while the front remains on toes. Toes never lift off the ground.
Duration: 1 measure
Movements 1-6 make a cycle which repeats 20 times.
FP = SP
When the exercise is over, the arms go down by the sides of the body. The legs come together in standing position. Partners turn forwards.
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22.2. Music and movement
