Desert Rose Duet
Introduction

enter, one dancer behind the other, walking in harem pose
(female vocal) stop walking, chest circles
1234(vocals stop, soft “boom” sound) arms circle down & around: front dancer begins with left arm, back dancer begins with right arm.
5678 Repeat using opposite arm.
12345678 repeat arm circles
12345678 repeat arm circles, this time leaning away from the moving arm & looking at one another
12345678 repeat leaning arm circles
(male vocals)Touch right hands, camel walk in circle L arm out at hip level, waving veil back & forward (campfire)
(male vocal rises to wail) spin, veil on diagonal, into position
flip veil onto neck

I dream of rain

1234 (I dream of rai-) paddle turn, arms in V
5678 (ai-ai-ai-ain) turn faster
1-8 (I dream of gardens in the desert sand) Sway figure 8 R,L
8 (I wake in) both arms down & back in V, face upward (PAI-ai-AI-ai-AIN) undulate down 3X, look left
8 (I dream of love) step-ball-change RLR toward outside corner, outer arm up (as time runs through) LRL, step & step, droping veil in front

I dream of fire

8 (I dream of fire aiaiaiay) step backwards to back center, waving veil in front
8 (These dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire) camel walk in circle, R hands touching, L arm behind back
8 (And in the flames aiaiaiay) Continue, L arm out at hip level, waving veil back & forward (campfire)
8 (Her SHADows play in the•SHAPE of a man’s DEsire) Harem pose, camel walk to places

This desert rose

8 (This desert rose aiaiaiay) flip veil to back, vamp walk toward front
1234 (Each of her veils) flip R veil over arm, R arm behind head, L arm across body below ribcage
5678 (a SEcret PROmise) chest circle twice
8 (This desert flower aiaiaiay) arms up in V, undulate down ( DESert FLOWer aiAIaiAI) undulate up
8 (No SWEET perfume ever TORtured me MORE than this) arms still in V, look up, pull body down away from arms in undulations while walking back

And as she turns

8 (And as she turns aiaiaiay) turn backwards to L, look L, L arm out, R arm up
8 (This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams) reverse, end w/back facing audience, arms out
8 (This fire) arms up, down (burns aiaiaiay) snake arms R, L, R
1234 (I realize) temple arms, outside arm sweeps down, twist & look back over outside shoulder (that) arms together
5678 (nothing’s as it seems) Same, to inside

I dream of rain (as before)
I dream of rain (different)

8 (I dream of rai-ai-ai-ai-ain) as usual
8 (I lift my gaze to empty skies above) maya, looking upward
1234 (I close my eyes) touch partner’s hand, outer hands together (this rare perfume) outer arms slides diagonally down & out
8 (Is the sweet intoxication of her love) arm continues down, waves

Instrumental

3X8 (+4) (monamona? ooaah) Ribcage circle, undulate, figure 8 (final time, extra 1/2 figure 8 on right)
8 lean L, sweeping across w/R arm. Turn to R, ending w/L arm extended across body
8 repeat as above
8 turban veil, again ending w/L arm extended across body

I dream of rain (as before)
Sweet desert rose (as This desert rose before)
Sweet desert rose (different)

8 (Sweet desert rose aiaiaiay) Vamp walk, dragging veil in back
8 (This memory of Eden haunts us all) turban veil, body in sway fig 8, end in front
8 (This desert flower, this rare perfume) flip veil onto arms, contlinue sway fig 8
8 (is the sweet intoxi-) bind wrists, bring arms up (-CAtion of the FA-a--ALL) und down, stepping back, drop veil

Instrumental

drag veil, stepping into position one dancer in front of the other
Raise veil, begin arm circles w/lean as in beginning, 2X each arm
Arm circles as in beginning, 2X each arm
Both dancers do chest circles as front dancer descends to knees.
Both dancers hold arms overhad, curved so wrists are close together, hands turn out nearly parallel to floor. Front dancer does floor work (mayas, chest circles, ummys) while back dancer does chest circles & undulations until final “ching” when both dancers drop veils & remain in pose to count of 8.