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Gypsy

Mixed level Belly Dance Choreography Course to the song Gypsy by Shakira

Traveling over the centuries from India to Spain, the Roma aka Gypsies introduced belly dance to the cultures around the mediterranean sea and beyond. Inspired by Shakira's new song Gypsy, Schadia has created a brand new choreography in Nazeem Allayl's signature "Gypsy Nouveau" style. This choreography is gypsy in heart and spirit. It flows with a free spirit like Shakira's song, combining romani skirt dancing with the modern Nazeem Allayl belly dance stylings. Come, swish your skirt and be a gypsy for an hour every week while learning this airy and fun choreography to Shakira's "Gypsy."

This is a "Mixed Level" choreography, designed for beginner & intermediate level students w/ a basic knowledge belly dance.

Added bonus: This dance will be one of the choreographies performed by students in the April 2010 Studio Shows. You DO NOT have to perform if you don't want to, but if you're thinking about being in the show, don't let this opportunity pass you by.

Props Required: Skirt
Level: Mixed - not for novices

We will be using a shortened version of the song, here the full length version

Nazeem Allayl

Verse 1
Broke my heart
On the road
Spent the weekend
Sewing the pieces back on

Friends and thoughts pass me by
Walking gets too boring
When you learn how to fly

Not the homecoming kind
Take the top off
And who knows what you might find

Won't confess all my sins
You can bet I'll try it
But I can't always win

Chorus
'Cause I'm a gypsy
Are you coming with me?
I might steal your clothes
And wear them if they fit me
I never made agreements
Just like a gypsy
And I won't back down
'Cause life's already bit me
And I won't cry
I'm too young to die
If you're gonna quit me
'Cause I'm a gypsy
('Cause I'm a gypsy)

Verse 2
I can't hide
what I've done
Scars remind me
Of just how far that I've come
To whom it may concern
Only run with scissors
When you want to get hurt

Chorus
I said hey you
You're no fool
If you say 'NO'
Ain't it just the way life goes?
People fear what they don't know
Come along for the ride, Oh yeah
Come along for the ride, whoo-hoo

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