Three Lessons the "Maa´lema"
wants you to know about
Lesson #1
"You´re the Leader of your own Life"
Lesson #2
"Take up (your) space"
Lesson #3
"Self-Confidence is not a luxury - it´s a foundation"
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Click HERE for more information about this CourseBonus Baladi Inspiration
"Maa´lema" tableau in Cairo, Egypt, with my musicians
In one of my study trips to Egypt, way before I moved there, I watched Fifi Abdou in a theater play.
In that play, she´d play the role of a "maa´lema", do an intermission and launched herself on stage, in full power, with an orchestra.
The play´s name was "Azemny´ya", the inspiration for the same tableau I´d do, a few years later, with my own orchestra.
In this video, you can see me in full "maa´lema" attire and attitude, doing a baladi piece that represents the universe of the "bint el balad", the "sit el kol", the "maa´lema".
I sing in this tableau.
I do a bit of baladi, a bit of saiidi within the baladi, and, at the end, a crazy tabla solo - aka "fadi" - you can´t see in this recording.
If you want a taste of what a "maa´lema" is and what she´ll invite you to embrace - in your dance and in your life -, watch this video.
Click HERE if you´re interested in joining our "Baladi Advanced Course - Maa´lema Edition"About your Coach & Dance Teacher, Joana Saahirah
Joana Saahirah is a world-renowned Oriental Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, and Author.
She´s also the creator of the pioneering Online Platforms Joana Saahirah´s World and Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School delivering authentic Egyptian Dance, Personal Discovery & Empowerment.
Joana fell in love with "Raks el Sharki" and had the privilege to study extensively with the last icons of Egyptian Dance - Souhair Zaki, Nagwa Fouad, Mona el Sayed, Azza Sherif, and others.
She started her career in Egypt where she lived and performed for 8 years at the best venues of the country; during that time, she also worked as Choreography & Teaching Assistant of the Father of Egyptian Folklore, Mahmoud Reda.
Joana has traveled the world - more than 40 countries - in recent years to teach, perform, and lecture at international festivals.
Her dance style is unique, creating a bridge between tradition and modernity, the East and the West.
She has published several articles for respected publications as well as two books, The Secrets of Egypt - Dance, Life & Beyond & Behind the Curtain, a collaboration with the Slovenian Photographer, Breda Jurecko.
Joana´s Teaching Method is an original formula combining her in-depth knowledge of Egyptian Dance, Music, and Culture, and Personal Development.
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