BELE KAWE (Creole-African: Caribbean Island of Carriacopu)

Introduction: 8 beats
Formation: Free formation or circle, no handholds
Music: Rhythmically Moving #3

Part I IN/OUT, CLOSE, IN/OUT, CLOSE (starting R)
 IN/OUT, CLOSE, IN/OUT, CLOSE (starting L)
  Repeat 

Beats 
1 Step R in with bent knees (men with backs of hands on hip pockets, women hold long skirts)
& Step L out
2 Step R next to L
3-4 Repeat beats 1-2 with opposite work
5-16 Repeat Part 1, beats 1-4, three more times

Part II HEEL, OUT, HEEL, OUT, HEEL OUT, HEEL, OUT
 HEEL, IN, HEEL, IN, HEEL, IN, HEEL, IN
1 Touch R heel diagonally sideward right (arms extended sideward, elbows slightly bent)
2 Step R slightly out
3 Touch L heel diagonally sideward left
4 Step L slightly out
5-8 Repeat beats 1-4
9-16 Repeat Part II, beats 1-8, moving in

Part III TURN, TURN, SIDE, JUMP (CCW)
 TURN, TURN, SIDE, JUMP (CW)
 Repeat  
1-3 Step R, L, R turning right a fill wide turn (elbows sideward, hands behind back, body bent slightly forward)
4 Jump with feet apart (the jump is the men's part; women rest on beat 4 and may shake their shoulders)
5-8 Repeat beats 1-4, turning left and beginning L
9-16 Repeat Part III, beats 1-8






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