The Embraces of Glimmering
The Embraces of Glimmering is a social partner dance originating in The Robust Berry. The form guides dancers during improvised performances. The dance is accompanied by The Amethyst of Bewildering. The dancers perform in several lines, moving faster and faster with the music. The partners rarely make contact, communicating intent briefly through spoken cues. This dance is a refined artform, with three specific moves to be mastered. The joyous dance is punctuated by flamboyant independent body movement and the spins of the lead.
- The dance enters a new section with the chorus of the music. This twisting section is punctuated by counterclockwise eighth turns and flamboyant body level changes.
- The licesi is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is debauched footwork from the lead with a graceful hand gesture and a raised left arm from the lead.
- The oma is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a raised right arm.
- The cameda is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a counterclockwise eighth half turn with a strong left leg lift.
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