Note: R = Right, L = Left,
CW = Clockwise, 
CCW = Counter Clockwise.  
Most instructions are listed for R side emphasis; movements can typically be done on R and L.

Movement Dictionary
    
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NOTE: R = Right, L = Left, CW = Clockwise, CCW = Counter Clockwise
Most instructions are list for R side emphasis; movements can typically be done on R and L
    

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Agitator, see Twist Shimmy

Aladdin

Aladdin Double

Amaya

Ami, see Oomi

Arabian, see Camel

Arabic, see Camel

Arabic Twist

Araby Push

Arm Sway

Arm Sweep

Arm Sweep Double, see Crossing Arms

Arm Swing, see Arm Whirl

Arm Undulations (ATS), see Snake Arms

Arm Whirl

Arm While with Turn

Around the World

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Bhangra Bounce

Bicycle Hip

Bicycle Hip Alternate

Blossoming Vagina

Body Wave, see Camel

Butterfly Hands

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Camel

Camel (ATS)

Camel Walk

Carousel, see Around the World

Chest Camel, see Rib Undulation

Chest Circle, see Rib Rotation

Chest Drop, see Rib Drop

Chest Lift, see Rib Lift

Chest Pop, see Rib Push

Chest Ripple, see Rib Undulation

Chest Slide, see Rib Slide

Chest Thrust, see Rib Push

Classic Arms, see Painting Arms

Chimney, see Smoke

Choo Choo

Circling Hands, see Floreo

Cobra Head Slither, see Head Slide

Corkscrew Double

Corkscrew Double Reverse

Corkscrew Triple

Corkscrew Triple Reverse

Crossing Arms

Czar Head, see Head Slide

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Dolphin

Dolphin Walk

Double Hip Bump

Double Hip Drop

Double Hip Lift

Double Rock

Down Shimmy

Drill Team Arms, see Table Top

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Egyptian Arms Down, see Table Top

Egyptian Arms Up

Egyptian Basic

Egyptian Goddess

8 (Eight) on the Floor

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Fifi

Figure Eight Horizontal (hip), see Snake Hips

Figure Eight Horizontal (head), see Head Snake

Figure Eight Vertical, see Infinity

Floreo

Four-Count Turn

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Genie

Genie Mischievous

Goddess Arms

Grapevine, 4-Count

Grapevine, 8-Count

Grapevine, Continuous

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Half Around the World

Half T

Half T Cross

Hand Undulation

Head C Horizontal

Head Slide

Head Snake

Heart, see Camel (ATS)

Hip Bounce, see Hip Lift

Hip Bump, see Side Hip Bump

Hip Bump-Bump, see Double Hip Bump

Hip C Horizontal

Hip C Vertical

Hip Circle (large)

Hip Circle (small)

Hip Circle Half, see Hip Crescent

Hip Circle in a Circle

Hip Crescent

Hip Down

Hip Drop

Hip Drop with Kick

Hip Drop Ronde de Jambe

Hip Figure Eight, see Maya

Hip Lift

Hip Lift Alternate

Hip Lift Front-Back

Hip Lift Ronde de Jambe

Hip Rotation, see Hip Circle (small)

Hip Slide

Hip Twist

Hip Up

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Infinity

Infinity Walk

Interior Hip Circle, see Oomi

Inverted Triangle

Isis Arms

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L Arms

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Maya

Maya Walk

Mermaid Arms, see Painting Arms

Mirror Single

Mirror Double

Modified T

Moroccan Hip Circle, see Bicycle Hip

Mya, see Maya 

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Offering Arms

Omi, see Oomi

Oomi

Overhead Cross

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Painting Arms

Pelvis Drop

Pelvis Lift

Pelvis Rotation, see Oomi

Petite Hip Circle, see Oomi

Pharaonic Arms

Pistons, see Up/Down Shimmy

Pivot Bump

Prayer Hands, see Temple at Ribs

Press

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Ra's Crown

Reverse Body Wave, see Dolphin

Reverse Camel, see Dolphin

Reverse Maya, see Infinity 

Reverse Taxeem, see Maya

Reverse Undulation, see Maya

Rib C Horizontal

Rib C Vertical, see Rib Scoop

Rib Circle, see Rib Rotation

Rib Double Drop

Rib Drop

Rib Figure Eight Horizontal, see Rib Snake

Rib Figure Eight Vertical, see Rib Infinity

Rib Infinity

Rib Lift

Rib Lift Double

Rib Rotation

Rib Push

Rib Scoop

Rib Slide

Rib Snake

Rib Undulation

Rock Step

Ronde de Jambe

Rotating Arm Swing, see Arm Whirl with Turn

Rounded Framing Hips

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S Arms

Scoops, see Infinity

Serving Arms, see Offering Arms

Sharp Hips

Shimmy on the Down, see Down Shimmy

Shimmy on the Up, see Up/Down Shimmy

Shoulder Punch

Shoulder Roll

Shoulder Roll Alternate

Shoulder Shake, see Shoulder Shimmy

Shoulder Shimmy

Side Hip Bumps

Silhouette

Single Snake Arm, see Isis Arms

Smoke

Snake Arms

Snake Hips

Spanish Arms

Step

Step-To

Step-Together-Step-Touch, see Step-To

Step, Half Turn L

Step, Half Turn R

Sways, see Infinity

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T Arms

Table Top

Taxeem, see Infinity

Temple at Ribs

Temple Overhead

Temple Overhead Reverse

Three-Quarter Shimmy

Three-Step Turn

Torso Rotation

Touch

Touchdown, see Ra's Crown

Traveling Hip Circle

Traveling Hip Lift

Triangle

Triple Hip Drop

Triple Hip Lift

Tunisian Twist

Twist Shimmy

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Undulation, see Infinity

Up Shimmy, see Up/Down Shimmy

Up/Down Shimmy

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V Arms

V Pop

V Pop Strut

Vogue Arms

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Walking Hip Bumps

Walking Sharp Hips

Washing Machine Shimmy, see Twist Shimmy

Wave

Wrist Circle, see Floreo

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