Other Veil Moves for Belly Dance

Other Veil Moves

This page lists descriptions of various walking patterns used in veil work and other moves done with veils.

Queen Sheeba Walk

The Queen Sheeba Walk is a very good entrance move, it allows you to cover a fairly good amount of space rather

quickly. You will often just hold your veil out to your sides or in a soft "v" but that's not all the options in the world

you could enter covered by using the envelope wrap, it's open to whatever you want. To do the actual walk is very

simple it's like walking with a reverse horizontal figure eight. Step forward with the right foot and make half of the

figure eight now step forward with the left foot and make the other half of the figure eight. There shouldn't be any

pausing and the moves should be fluid and flow into each other. Walk normally no steping and pausing or pivoting

(uness that's part of the choreography). This should be done on the balls of your feet.

Grape Vine

If you've ever done or seen country line dancing you may recognize this

one. It's very easy to do. We are going to be traveling to the left in these

instructions. The move can be done on the balls of the feet or flat footed,

however doing it on the balls looks more elegant. Step in front of the left

foot with your right foot and to the side with the left, now step behind your

left foot with your right and to the side with the left, repeat. It's kind of a

"forward and back and" move. The right is the "forward" and the "back" while

the left is the and. The right foot should cross over the left foot when it goes

forward and behind the left foot when it goes back. Allow your body to

swing or turn slightly with the move. Right side swings forward a bit when

the right foot steps forward and the Left side swings forward a bit when the

right foot steps back. This is a good entrance move.

Step Ball Change

Anyone familiar with tap and jazz will recognize this one right away. Step

forward onto your right foot (STEP). Now bring your left foot forward

towards your right foot but not in front of it and step onto the ball of the left

foot (BALL). Now change the weight so it's back on your right foot

(CHANGE). Now, repeat it starting with your left foot. Step forward onto

your left foot (STEP). Now bring your right foot forward towards your left

foot but not in front of it and step onto the ball of the right foot (BALL). Now

change the weight so it's back on your left foot (CHANGE). Repeat as many

times as want. You can hold the veil in any way that you want but it's

common to do this with your arms ina soft "V."

Peeking Out

Peeking out from behind your veil is a very cute, sometimes dramatic addition to your dance. You can hold it out

straight in front of you and bring the top of the veil just below your eyes or even more dramatic come out of an

envelope wrap by bringing the top opening down in front of your face and using your hands to open it just around

your eyes. From there you could also pull the sides back and grip everything in one hand creating the illusion of a

head and face veil. You could also fold both arms in front of you just under eye level and the undulate the hands and

pull them slowly away from each other.