"Joana Saahirah´s Signature Course"

A pioneering Training that combines

Authentic Egyptian Dance - Technique & Choreography - with Personal Discovery & Empowerment.

 

 

A Journey of Music, Dance, Culture, History & Personal Awakening.

Original content and pedagogy created by Joana Saahirah, a result of 20 years of a high-profile career in Egyptian Dance - in Egypt and all over the world.

 

 

How is Joana Saahirah´s Signature Course built?

 

It´s structured in 3 Modules delivered in loco or/and online.

 

  • In our 1st Module, we´ll explore the Basics of Egyptian Dance Technique, Musicality, and History. We also start to explore our identity - what makes us unique.

 

  • In our 2nd Module, we´ll start to "connect" the dots. We´ll start to express ourselves, on a deeper but also fun level, using Egyptian Dance vocabulary and choreography. We´ll dive deeper into the culture behind the dance and what it can teach us, Westerners.

We´ll explore our Creativity & boost Self-Confidence - for dance, as for life.

 

  • In our 3rd Module, we´ll focus on our Choreography, a dance sequence composed of all the vocabulary, culture, and history studied in the previous modules.

We´ll also dive into our weaknesses and strengths, learning how to shape our dance and life according to who we truly are.

We wrap the Course with a Presentation - a Dance & a Life-Transformation Presentation.

Benefits that come from the practice 

of authentic Egyptian Dance (Oriental & Folkloric)

Benefit #1

 

 

Authentic Egyptian Dance brings several physical health benefits like the improvement of muscles and bones quality, flexibility, and the cardiovascular system. It also improves the functions of the uterus, it improves or erases PMS, and avoids gynecologic problems.

Benefit #2

 

 

Authentic Egyptian Dance brings self-awareness and confidence in oneself. Skills like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence, focus, and inner strength are developed. And because studying Egyptian Dance is also studying Egyptian Music and Culture, the students open their minds and become more educated, tolerant, and able to live as true citizens of the world.

Benefit #3

 

 

Authentic Egyptian Dance works with the visible & the invisible worlds - the physical and the energetic. Therefore, it can produce surprising and life-transforming healing to the students. As a multi-dimensional art, it develops the 4 basic systems in our human existence - body, mind, heart, and soul - offering a well-rounded, powerful tool for self-empowerment. 

The students become the owners of their own reality and gain tools to create the life of their dreams.

Aside from all these benefits, there´s also a community of inspiring women that becomes a part of the student life, making it richer, socially diverse, and exciting.

Testimonials from our Students

(Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School & Private Coaching Programs)

Asphalt

(Italy)

 

Before starting to study with Joana I first fell in love and felt inspired by her dancing, wherein I found something "mystical" that makes me always think that Federico Fellini would have put her inside one of its magical movies.

Joana, as a teacher, is truly a gift.

She teaches without any reserve and she never stops giving, I'm always impressed about the amount of amazing contents she manages to give!

She conceived a peculiar "format" for his courses, that makes the process of learning fun, enjoyable and stimulating, because she gives, in addiction to the dance classes, many things to discover little by little. I always have the feeling I am a child with a box full of colorful toys to play with.

What I'd like to underline among everything is that Joana has the will to give her students fundamental tools for a more autonomous development of the dance. That it also means that she teaches at a "multilevel" way, always entering the field of self development.

I personally feel I have, with her, the chance to make order among everything, not only among the huge world that concerns "oriental dance", because joana spreads a direct knowledge of the egyptian culture, not only studied, but truly lived and absorbed beneath the skin, so she can put, and she wisely does, the dance teaching into contextualization; but also, I feel I'm developing a deeper understanding of what  dance technique is made of.

I personally realized that Joana lets you "return" to the dance technique, as kind of something your body belong to, something it deserves and it should explore, to feel more. 

Definitely huge and well beyond expectation.

 

Dana Moreno

(Colombia)

 

 I´m very happy to have met Joana on my Oriental Dance path.

In her courses and method I´ve found answers to several needs and questions.

For instante, I´ve learned about the essence of Egyptian Dance, what is essential and what makes it magical.

Everything Joana shares in her courses fascinates me: the concepts she introduces, the exercises she proposes help you find, recognize, and build the unique dancer each of us carries within.

In all of her courses, I find an integrated and permanent way to develop self-empowerment, Egyptian Dance technique, and the essence of each style, all of it backed-up by the great richness of Joana´s experience in Egypt and her studies with the greatest musicians and Egyptian Dance masters. Furthermore, she does it all in a fun and vibrant way.

I´m deeply thankful for her generosity and for her willingness to create work that brings real evolution in her students.

Each course at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School is a meeting with myself, with my personal powers and unrecognized gifts.

Basically, I´m witnessing major growth in my dance and, above all, I feel happier and able to express who I am.

 

 

Zoe Ni 

(China/USA)

 

Yes, simply the BEST. She pours out so much love, passion, light through the screen to all students and it inspires me so much. There had been doubts, confusions in my head but she is the one saying exactly what I need to hear to awaken myself. Now I feel my heart is more open for every movement. Her classes change the landscape of my dance basically. She is such a blessing to the education of Egyptian Dance today.

Yara Sultan

(Savannah, USA)

 

She is a really *magical* dancer and teacher, my understanding of Egyptian dance (and my dance) has been trans-formative, deepened, since taking ONLY her online classes! She develops each class personally based on your needs that are visible (and invisible) to you. What you think you know, you really have no idea! I don't even know how to begin without writing a novel. I can only imagine what her live classes/workshops are like! Not only does she develop your dance, but your understanding of Egyptian history, the people and their culture, and learning the heart of it all... the great secrets to this dance you don't hear about in your normal classes. Time is spent in EACH class developing not only your dance but your understanding of the magic behind it all. Sometimes in very unusual but exciting, and interesting ways.

Alana Hessa Svetlana Lastochkina

(Russia/Spain)

 

And that is true! I am one of those super lucky and happy people = Joana's student and I can't thank her enough for all that she's shared with me, taught me, for her huge help to find my difficulties not only in dance but also in life. I am so excited to continue our path and see what comes next, because I never know what to expect but I am completely sure it will be a magic discovery, a precious experience, a light that will guide me in my way called Life. I can't recommend Joana enough. You just ought to try her classes, and it is not what I am saying, but what comes from the deepest part of my heart.

About 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.

Thousands of dancers from all over the world have benefited from her Vision - bringing back the Soul of Oriental Dance - and Work.

 

 

 

Welcome to a world of Ancient Wisdom, Art, Beauty, and Alchemy.

 

Egyptian Dance as an Art form, a healing tool, an open door towards Self-Discovery & Empowerment.

 

Joana Saahirah´s Official Website