Positioning: |
Mixed voices: men center or top. Descant/trio - stage R. |
| INTRO |
Step touch R and L while swinging arms out and in w/lots of elbows.
Stop
and drop arms on m8. |
| MEAS.
9 |
Facing
L, flip R jazz hand over and back from the elbow, repeat. Flip over
and shake up on news. Repeat facing R and using L jazz hand. |
| MEAS.
17 |
Swing
R arm up to 90° angel out and pull in 2X on mwimbe. Swing L arm
up to 90° and hold. |
| M21: |
lift
both arms up to clasp above and pull down 2X on mwimbe. Open
palms out and hold. Pull arms in 6X (opt. step t underneath). Freeze
on m27. |
| M28: |
repeat step t w/swinging arms as on intro. |
CHORUS
MEAS. 32 |
Repeat
all. |
| MEAS.
40 |
Repeat,
but fist R and pull in 2X on kubwa. Repeat using L fist. All else
same. |
| MEAS.
55 IF RESTING: |
lean
away and hit thighs w/both palms using half note beat. |
| IF
SINGING: |
reach
R jazz up, hit R thigh, hit L shoulder, hit R thigh. Repeat
w/L, repeat w/both. M61: reach both up, fold arms front. Using quarter
notes: fold again, then quick up (hit back of hands together) and
down w/hands. |
| M77: |
step
t as intro but low, then medium, then high. |
| M83: |
using piano rhythm, reach both up, fold arms, up, down and explode
in
a circle out to 90°. |
CHORUS
MEAS. 85 |
Repeat
as before |
| DESCANT/TRIO |
-
step t moving forward w/swinging arms. |
| MEAS.
87 |
Reach
both up, hit thighs, cross at shoulders, hit thighs. Repeat 3X. |
| MEAS.
93 |
Step
t w/swinging arms, lift arms to 90° on m97 and freeze. Lift both
and
clasp above on mwimbe. |
ALL
MEAS. 101 |
ALL
open and drop both to 90°. Pull in 6X from above on song. Freeze
on
m106. |
| MEAS.
107 |
On
vocal, reach both up, high thighs, cross at shoulders, hit thighs. |
| MEAS.
111 |
All
step t w/swinging arms R, L, R, L. |
| M113: |
using piano
rhythm, reach both up, fold arms, up, down and explode
in a circle out to 90°.
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