The Seascape of Oceans

The Seascape of Oceans is a sacred group dance originating in The Totem of Raising. The form guides dancers during improvised performances. The dance is accompanied by The Sea of Oceans. The dancers perform loosely mingled. The dancers imitate the movement of the giant wild boar. This dance is a refined artform, with seven specific moves to be mastered. The sensual dance is punctuated by partially realized moves.

• The dance enters a new section with the exposition of the first theme of the music. The dancers perform faster and faster to the kidoi rhythm. This section is sprightly.
• The dance enters a new section with the bridge-passage of the music. The dancers perform slower and slower to the ked rhythm. This refined soft section is punctuated by spins, leaps and clockwise quarter turns.
• The dance enters a new section with the exposition of the second theme of the music. The dancers perform very quickly with the music. This section is punctuated by clockwise eighth turns.
• The dance enters a new section with the next bridge-passage of the music. The dancers perform quickly to the qada rhythm. This section is punctuated by low arm carriage, elaborate independent body movement and body level changes.
• The dance enters a new section with the synthesis of the music. The dancers perform faster and faster to the otep rhythm. This expressive section is punctuated by twisting leaps.
• The dance enters a new section with the next bridge-passage of the music. The dancers perform to the totop rhythm. This soft section is punctuated by raised left arms.
• The dance enters a new section with the finale of the music. The dancers perform quickly with the music. This delicate soft sprightly section is punctuated by kicks, with movement shadowed by group members.
• The dote is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a spin with an expressive hand gesture.
• The dok is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a raised right arm performed in succession by group members with a high body level and a spin performed in retrograde by group members.
• The pofid is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a refined body level change with a counterclockwise eighth quarter turn, independent body movement and soft footwork.
• The itoq is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a run with a raised right arm, a soft body level change and a sway.
• The oq is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is a body level change.
• The ako is one of the fundamental dance moves. First, there is a counterclockwise eighth quarter turn with a low body level and a leg lift. Then there is a clockwise eighth half turn with a delicate left leg lift. Then there is a run with a refined raised left arm, independent body movement and a sway. Finally, there is a leap with independent body movement.
• The iqoq is one of the fundamental dance moves. There is an elaborate counterclockwise eighth quarter turn performed in retrograde by group members with a body level change, fluid independent body movement and a forward bend mirrored by group members.

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