Thread: what the hey-ho is a Modern Zar??

So, I'm going over my old notes from an Ansuya workshop to teach to my students. The problem is it's been 5 years and I obviously don't remember some of it. But some of these notes I can't make heads or tails of.

Modern Zar - vertical dwn/out hip clocks (audience first)

Camel Switch Back - (camel L foot, L arm @ chest, R out @ 1/2 'W', switch back R/L w/hip twist, switch arms)

'Arm circles' - I must have missed these. ..c::

I have watched nearly every Ansuya youtube video out there and I can't find anything that matches whatever any of this means!!

A convenient name for a combination, I imagine.

Not a zar.

Oh no, I know it's not a zar by any means. I just don't understand her lingo.

wish i could help..but she is not her mom , who i understood well...i find her very much not her mom!

The Modern Zar is like a Nefertiti, only with more Fez thrown into it, but not as much as a Turkish Taffy.

Seriously, this is why I don't take a lot of notes at workshops. By the time I want to refer back to what I wrote, I can't make sense of it. I imagine this move might be a head toss that rolled down the body, done from different orientations and started facing the audience, but I am totally guessing. Have you tried e-mailing Ansuya?

[QUOTE=Tourbeau;740962]The Modern Zar is like a Nefertiti, only with more Fez thrown into it, but not as much as a Turkish Taffy.

One of the funniest things I've seen lately; thanks!

The Modern Zar is like a Nefertiti, only with more Fez thrown into it, but not as much as a Turkish Taffy.

omfg....NEED A DIAPER!

Originally Posted by ElissaDancer

So, I'm going over my old notes from an Ansuya workshop to teach to my students. The problem is it's been 5 years and I obviously don't remember some of it. But some of these notes I can't make heads or tails of.

Camel Switch Back - (camel L foot, L arm @ chest, R out @ 1/2 'W', switch back R/L w/hip twist, switch arms)

I haven't taken with Ansuya, but this part I think I've seen her do -- Does it read like this? ... Rock back on L foot with an undulation/camel while your L arm is crossed in front/at chest level and your R arm is out to the side bent with your elbow slightly down. Switch feet - rock back on R w/ undulation (etc) and use opposite arms (R @ chest, L out and bent)

Does that make sense, or was it what you were asking?

Also -- I've seen similar things in combination with the hair toss and/or with the step-together-step (cha-cha-cha) foot pattern.

Originally Posted by zamora

The Modern Zar is like a Nefertiti, only with more Fez thrown into it, but not as much as a Turkish Taffy.

omfg....NEED A DIAPER!

Yeah. I'm gonna start teaching this. Maybe I'll get famous...l;,..l;,..l;,

Originally Posted by Kalirah

I haven't taken with Ansuya, but this part I think I've seen her do -- Does it read like this? ... Rock back on L foot with an undulation/camel while your L arm is crossed in front/at chest level and your R arm is out to the side bent with your elbow slightly down. Switch feet - rock back on R w/ undulation (etc) and use opposite arms (R @ chest, L out and bent)

Does that make sense, or was it what you were asking?

Yes! Sounds very similar if not the same thing!

Originally Posted by Tourbeau

The Modern Zar is like a Nefertiti, only with more Fez thrown into it, but not as much as a Turkish Taffy.

Awesome. I think the Turkish Taffy really is something someone somewhere made up. The thing is they were Ansuya's notes and not mine. I did try emailing her last night but I have a feeling she won't be answering soon.