"How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"

Online Course by Joana Saahirah

 

A pioneering Online Course where you´ll learn how to create an authentic Baladi Progression, the most traditional, visceral, and life-transforming style of Egyptian Dance.

 

Learn the 4 stages of an authentic Baladi Awadi from a Dance & from a Personal Development Perspective.

 

Change the way you DANCE & LIVE drastically - and forever - in 8 Modules of Dance and Personal Development Training - delivered in the space of 2 months.

 

 
YES, I want to take on this amazing Journey

What will you get when you subscribe to the

"How to Dance a Baladi Awadi" Course"?

Benefit #1

 

 When you subscribe,

You get access to 8 knowledge & dance-packed Training & 8 Live Dance Masterclasses that remain recorded inside the course;

 You´ll receive the keys to understand and practice the 4 phases of an authentic "Baladi Awadi".

A deep knowledge of the art of "Baladi Awadi" is guaranteed after concluding this Course.

Benefit #2

  

When you subscribe,

You get access to Bonuses - audio files, articles, images, videos - to help you dive deep into Baladi Awadi Dance, Music, and Culture.

You also receive personalized feedback from me in some of the Homework Assignments you´ll receive inside the Course.

Benefit #3

  

When you subscribe, 

You get access to Personal Development Skills coming from Baladi Culture that´ll change the way you see yourself, your inner strength, and life.

You also receive surprise classes & gifts only offered to the students inside this course.

Special BONUSES inside this Course:

 

1. Bonus Masterclass about Baladi Culture & Mentality

VALUE: $100

 

2. Personalized feedback from Joana Saahirah available in specific assignments inside the Course

VALUE: $590

 

3. Bonus Personal Development Classes focused on the Reconnection to the Womb, the Balance between Polarities, Surrender, Living in the Moment, how to make the best of our Sexual Energy and more.

VALUE: $650

 

4. Ebook "5 Tips to Awaken your Sensuality" 

VALUE: FREE/GIFT

 

5. Bonus Masterclass on the Art of Improvisation 

VALUE: $105

 

  • A TOTAL of $1445 in Special Bonuses included in this Course offered inside this Course for FREE

 

( What?! Are you crazy, Joana?

I´m an overgiver who L-O-V-E-S to share, that´s who I am)

Choose your preferred method of payment

 

2 payments of $89 each, one now and the other after 1 month, for the entire 2 months of Training + Bonuses  

 

Click HERE for the 2-Payments Option

Choose your preferred method of payment

 

One payment of only $159 for the entire 2 months of Training + Bonuses 

 

Click HERE for the 1-Payment Option

 Course Curriculum

 

  •   Introduction to the Course; Music; our Journey.

Bonus Introduction Live Class on the Baladi Culture & Mentality

 

  •  Module #1 - 1st Phase of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

 Live Class #1 

 

  • Module #2 - 1st Phase of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

  Live Class #2

 

  • Module #3 - 2nd Phase of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

 Live Class #3

 

  • Module #4 - 2nd Phase of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

 Live Class #4

 

  • Module #5 - 3rd Phase of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

 Live Class #5

 

  • Module #6 - 3rd Phase of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

 Live Class #6

 

  • Module #7 - The Extra Mile - El Fadi - of the Baladi Awadi; Technique, Music, Style, and Cultural Context; 

 Live Class #7

 

Bonus Q&A Module & Live Class

  • Bonus Live Q&A to clarify any doubt our students may have.
  • Final Baladi Awadi Challenge

Learn the most traditional, visceral and fascinating of all Egyptian Dance styles

 

Saiidi with Assaya is one of the richest styles within Egyptian Folklore.

You´ll learn new steps, movements, techniques, postures, choreography, ways of co-creating from the inside out.

Rediscover the creative power of your Womb, Hips, and Heart

 

Rediscover your Inner Warrior and become unstoppable in the pursuit of your dreams.

Participate in a 4-Phase Journey that´ll take you to the heart of Egypt

 

 

When you join our Course, you embark on a Trip to the core of Egypt, its Culture & Life Wisdom.

Nothing will be the same after you take this Course.

Your Dance will be forever changed.

You´ll be forever changed.

Ready to take a leap & evolve?

Frequently Asked Questions:

 

1. What if I don´t like the Course or find it too difficult for my dance level?

No worries. We offer a REFUND POLICY that allows you to enjoy the entire Introduction and Module #1, including the Live Dance MasterClass #1, and ask for a refund, if you wish to. We´ll grant it to you, no questions asked.

 

2. What´s the length of the Course?

This Course is composed of an Introduction + 7 Modules + a Bonus Q&A Module. They´ll be delivered in a period of 2 months, 1 Module delivered every month, starting on the 1st of July. 

 

3. When are the Live Dance Masterclass happening and what happens if I miss them?

The Live Dance Masterclasses take place during the months of July and August.

Even if you miss the Live Dance Masterclasses, you´ll always have access to the REPLAYS/RECORDINGS made available inside the Course.

 

4. For how long can I enjoy this Course?

You can enjoy this Course at least until the end of 2021. It´s there, fully available, for you to do it & redo it in your own time.

 

5. How much experience do I need to have in the Baladi Style in order to subscribe to this Course?

This Course will be important and doable for dancers of every level but I recommend it for dancers who have studied Egyptian Dance for at least 1 year. 

It´s NOT recommended for total beginners.

 

6. What happens if I miss the Live Classes in the Course?

No worries. All our live classes are fully recorded and made available inside the Course. You can watch them or rewatch them in your own time.

 

7. Will I receive personal assistance throughout the Course?

Yes. And no.

This is a GROUP COURSE, not a Private Coaching Program where I work around a specific dancer.

Nonetheless, you have access to me 24/7 via email and inside the Course; also, there´s a constant connection and support between me and my students as well as bonus feed-backs for specific homework and challenges.

I care about the evolution and results of my students and I always make sure they feel seen, heard, and fully supported throughout the Course. 

 

8. When does the Course start and take place?

We´re starting, officially, on the 1st of July. 

The Course last 2 months. You can either follow along, with the rhythm planned for the Course, or you can subscribe and do the Course in your own time. 

All the Classes & Bonus Materials, as well as Joana´s feedback and assistance, will be available at all times.

 

9. Will I be able to enjoy the Exclusive Facebook Group offered in this Course after the Course is wrapped?

The Facebook Group created for this Course is the only feature that´ll be available ONLY during the months of July, August, and the first 15 days of September. 

This FB group will be an additional support offered to the students who take the Course in its original timing, during the months of July and August. It remains available for extra 15 days and then, it´s gone.

We believe in the quality of our courses but we also want to make sure all our students are happy at our school.

So, we offer a REFUND POLICY.

You can subscribe and complete the Introduction & Module #1, including Live Class #1. 

If, after completing those Modules, you feel this training isn´t for you, all you gotta do is ask for a full refund and it´ll be offered to you. No questions asked. 

 

Testimonials from our Students

(Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School)

Seiko Endo (Japan),

a student at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School

 

I would highly recommend Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School to other students. But only those who are really interested in the authentic Egyptian dance and the culture behind it.

I have learned beautiful choreographies, received many beautiful learning materials, tips for self-practice, and some Arabic.

I have also learned practical ways to be self-confident through your course, which is indeed life-changing.

The reason I cannot leave her school is that she doesn't force her students to be her followers (totally the opposite!)

She values each student's individuality and guides us to be "ourselves," in dance and in life.

 

Taking your courses has truly been a great help for me, both physically and mentally.

Literally, you saved my life...Thank you.

Heather Henna Louise

(USA)

 

Taking online classes with Joana Saahirah has allowed me to fall even more in love with Oriental dance than I thought possible. As a teacher, Joana doesn't teach steps, she cultivates artists. She expects nothing less than your authentic self in every move, and she is a living example of that integrity. Don't get me wrong, she can break down a shimmy with the best of them, but connecting you to the purpose behind that shimmy is where Joana truly shines as a teacher. Whether in class or on stage, she is unapologetically creative and alive. Not only does she dance outside of the box, but she respects the hell out of that box, too! From our first class, Joana has pinpointed exactly what I needed and laid out exercises and inspirations to get me there. I truly look forward to my practice these days, which is often self-discovery. Learning from Joana is the most serious kind of fun. Thank you, Joana!

Xenia Leonteva

(Kyrgyzstan)

 

The best thing that happened to me in 2020 in the dance field was to discover Joana Saahirah's online dance school. Joana's teachings are what I will gladly carry with me into 2021 and further as I grow both in dance and on a personal level. When I first saw Joana's video performances, I was glued to the screen. I was captured by her presence, her unique style, and charisma. Intrigued, I decided to check out her online school courses. There I uncovered immense amounts of material, invaluable insights into dance and life in general, and a very rich, deeply caring, giving person. Joana's guidance has given me confidence in my path as a dancer and a human being. She has given me tools to achieve my dance goals. And in her magical ways, she has helped me find answers to profound questions. Joana leads by example and it shows in everything that she offers to her students. The material that she gives is always rich, captivating, and enlightening. I would highly recommend Joana's school of dance to dancers of any level and of any background. There is something special and highly useful in her teachings for everyone. 

Testimonial from Anna Winter (England),

a student at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School

 

I definitely recommend Joana Saahirah´s School to other dancers!

The lessons are very well structured, the content is about the dance, about culture about the art and what it takes to be an artist- a human being, who is passionate about the craft. What I really like to mention is that you have a lot of passion for the dance and for the art- and that is what I can feel- and what people feel. What I love about your classes is the special connection of all the positive benefits dance has-and how important it is to feel good, to feel confident- that is what dance shows you and what you show in dance - it is vice versa. Your style of teaching is motivating- get out of the comfort zone-move your **s-and practice. 

I like that you show us a way how to understand what it takes to be a confident human and a confident dancer. There are so many bonuses and resources as well. The classes are a great opportunity to develop- as a dancer and as a person. And you are there for us and give us support and feedback. Since I joined your classes, I feel much more confident and also curious.

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.

YES, I want to learn how to dance an authentic Baladi Awadi & rediscover myself along the way.

 

Direct me to the 1-Payment Early Bird option, please! 

Click HERE to JOIN THE COURSE

Testimonials from Colleagues 

Why have I created this pioneering Course?

 

I´ve created this Course because it changed my dance & life and, now, I´d like it to change yours;

I´ve created it because I know, in my heart, it´s an essential experience for every Oriental Dancer - amateur and professional;

I´ve created it because I know it can make a difference & counteract the current trends in Egyptian Dance - it can bring back the feeling, the magic, the femininity, and earthiness, and the essence of this dance;

I´ve created it because it´s one of my "expertise" areas and I know you´re going to learn it "by the book", faithful to authentic Egyptian Tradition;

I´ve created it because there´s immense wisdom hidden in a Baladi Awadi - the wisdom you´ll rediscover with me once you join me.

 

For further inspiration & fire, check What is a Baladi Awadi? 

Click HERE to watch the video

 

Also, watch this - crazy, 100% improvised, passionate - Baladi Awadi performed, live, with my own orchestra in Cairo, Egypt:

 

Professor Dr. Hassan Khalil

(Academy of Art, Cairo

High Institute for Theatre Arts

Department for Acting and Directing

Head of ISOC, International Saray of Oriental Culture, Cairo)

 

Joana is an exceptional person, I´ve known her for several years.

She´s a passionate supporter of dance as an art form, her heart beats for the Egyptian dance and culture.  Her choreographies demonstrate her creativity and technical abilities, where movements bring the music to life, synchronizing mind and body. 

Joana infuses her students with the same passion. With an outstanding technical eye and the strongest background in different facets of dance technique, she is fully dedicated to each of her students and is aware of both their strengths and the areas in which they need to develop. Although the proper technique is critical to Joana's approach, she requires always more, from herself and from her dancers. She wants dancers to flourish as performers by discovering their OWN style, their OWN personality. 

Her spirit and heart are enormous, and she is an ambassador for the world of Egyptian Dance and the world of dance in general.

Orit Maftsir

(Internationally acclaimed Oriental Dancer & Teacher; the creator of the monumental "Eilat Festival")

 

Joana's dance is a rare combination between high intelligence and deep cultural knowledge- behind her beauty and feminity.

She is the only teacher I´ve known who passed not only the how - but also the why.

I was personally inspired by her and was able to finally control my own small hip breaks thanks to her clear and visible control.

Meeting Joana and being her friend is one of the best things in the Belly Dance community- it is rare and not always possible to maintain, but there is such a thing- a true soul mate in Bellydance!

Candice Frankland

(Professional Oriental Dancer & Teacher; the creator of Phoenix Belly Dance, New Zealand)

 

I remember the moment I first saw Joana, it was in Istanbul and she charged the dance floor like an eagle diving for its prey - I was mesmerized, enchanted, afraid, and liberated by her performance. Following that, I attended her workshops where I lapped up her teachings like they were balm for my dance soul. After booking a private lesson, I realized this Teacher had the power to make real and lasting changes in not just her students' movements, but in their perception of Egyptian dance, as well as themselves (I don’t consider myself someone who cries much, but I had tears rolling down my face during the lesson from the profundity of what I absorbed). I have since hosted her for workshops and performances in Auckland, and she brought just as much wisdom and passion to share with our community as my first meetings with her. I am forever grateful, and I cannot recommend highly enough to any dancer that wishes to learn the depths of Egyptian dance and feel the shift of insight that Joana’s work brings.

Catarina Branco

(Professional Oriental Dancer & Teacher, owner of Catarina Branco Oriental School)

 

From the moment I met Joana, I became her fan in and off stage. 

The way she understands and shares Egyptian Dance through her movement and her voice forces me to get up and applaud. 

 

She presents Baladi, the root, Egypt in the shape of music and dance, through her body, her art, sensibility, creativity, originality, essence and truth in a unique, genuine way filled with respect, knowledge, and wisdom.

Words aren´t enough to honor and do the proper homage to this artist, woman and force of Nature. 

 

Her dance takes me back to Egypt, a country that has always received me with open arms. To watch her dance is to feel Egypt. Joana carries the rhythm of Egyptian life in her body and in her soul, the movement and the silence that moves, slowly, in the heat of Sahara.

 

Thank you, Joana, for your contribution to the world of dance and for presenting this art and culture that I love so much with all its colors.

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.

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

 

 

 

Testimonials from students who took the Course 

"How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"


 

Mirit Svist

 

 

I really enjoyed this course. It was created with love, passion, and compassion.
This course was very refreshing, like pure water in a desert. Thank you, Joana, for sharing your love with us.
This was a transformational experience for me.
Although I am not a beginner at belly dancing and teach belly dance, I am always eager to learn something I did not know. I want to be able to dance to different styles. Balady awadi is new to me. I've never been to Egypt and had no idea about those low class Egyptians, who happen to be so similar to my own grandparents, who lived in a Ukrainian village and were poor as well. Amazingly, I can easily relate myself to those low class Egyptians through my grandparents I knew, who were also celebratory as well. Joana shared her love to those people verbally and through her wonderful choreography. Steps without meaning are definitely not Dance. This course reminded me how to get out of this Covid knockout. How important being in a present moment is. How important gratitude for every single bit of life is. How important is self-love. I forgot about myself since my husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. I put all my energy into helping his condition by cooking healthy meals for him. While doing it I forgot about myself, and ended up with extremely high blood pressure.
Now I am recovering because I took Joanna's course seriously. She reminded me of the importance of self-love, the importance of meditations, and the importance of having joy every day. She helped me to get back to who I am.

I recommend this course to all dancers. First and foremost, because you will learn from a real master and a wonderful dancer. You will learn what it takes to be the one.

Thank you so very much dear Joana for your amazing course! It was very informative, transformational and educational. I really enjoyed being with you, you brought so much love, light, life to Baladi Awadi dancing!

Mariam Dalhoumi

 

With the right teacher, Egyptian Dance can be transformative on so many levels. And in order to make such a transformative journey, you need a teacher that you can trust and that truly wants to see you grow into the best and most fulfilled version of yourself, in dance and in life. Joana is definitely one of those teachers who has that love, genuinity, and passion!

The Baladi Awadi is perhaps one of the more difficult or challenging parts of Egyptian dance to teach and learn, because it requires so much more than mechanical dance steps! I am therefore so happy and grateful that I found this course with Joana, who has created a beautiful and deep learning experience in "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi". In addition to a beautiful and powerful Baladi Awadi choreography, you will, amongst other things, dive into and develop theoretical knowledge about the dance and the culture of which it is a part, musicality, and last but not least, you will dive into and develop yourself on a dance, mind, and life level. This course, just like any other work by Joana, is NOT a superficial dance course (Thank you, Joana!). After taking and committing to this course, I feel that several shifts have taken place and actual changes have been put into motion, and I have tools to keep the transformation going even after completing the course.

Cecilia Zuniga

 

The only thing that comes out is to continue to work on this course, really applying all your teachings and the exercises and practices you give us every week. 

Every class and bonus has been an "aha" moment for me. Through the years I have been studying oriental dance I have improved a lot in my self-esteem, shyness, and in "being loud". But with this course I have improved more than in 20 years of dance. So I think one thing to do to expand my biggest qualities, improve or eliminate my shadow/fragilities of character and celebrate my Womanhood even further is to embrace this course and take away everything possible.

This Course is for YOU if...

 

1. You have a real interest in authentic Egyptian Dance;

2. You´ve studied Egyptian Dance for at least 1 year;

3. You´re willing to show up, do the proposed work, and see powerful results;

4. You´re able to challenge yourself, as a Dancer & as a Person, and never quit;

5. You´re coming to the Course with an open heart and mind.

.

This Course is NOT for YOU if...

 

1. You´re really interested in Egyptian Dance, you just want an easy Oriental Workout or a quick choreography to memorize;

2. You haven´t studied Egyptian Dance for at least 1 year;

3. You´re not willing to do the proposed work - dance & personal development work; 

4. You don´t like to be challenged, in love, in expansion;

5. You don´t want to see real evolution.

Choose your preferred method of payment

 

2 payments of $89 each, one now and the other after 1 month, for the entire 2 months of Training + Bonuses  

 

Click HERE for the 2-Payments Option

Choose your preferred method of payment

 

One payment of only $159 for the entire 2 months of Training + Bonuses 

 

Click HERE for the 1-Payment Option

Welcome to

Joana Saahirah´s World

From Egypt to the World.

Delivering authentic Egyptian Dance, Personal Discovery & Empowerment.

 

Joana Saahirah´s Official Website

Testimonials from students who completed the 1st Edition of "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"

(what our gorgeous students are saying about this Course)

Margarita Svist ( USA)

 

"I really enjoyed this course. It was created with love, passion, and compassion.
This course was very refreshing, like pure water in a desert. Thank you Joana for sharing your love with us.
This was a transformational experience for me.
Although I am not a beginner at belly dancing and teach belly dance, I am always eager to learn something I did not know. I want to be able to dance to different styles. Balady awadi is new to me. I've never been to Egypt and had no idea about those low class Egyptians, who happen to be so similar to my own grandparents, who lived in a Ukrainian village and were poor as well. Amazingly, I can easily relate myself to those low class Egyptians through my grandparents I knew, who were also celebratory as well. Joana shared her love to those people verbally and through her wonderful choreography. Steps without meaning are definitely not Dance. This course reminded me how to get out of this Covid knockout. How important being in a present moment is. How important gratitude for every single bit of life is. How important is self-love. I forgot about myself since my husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. I put all my energy into helping his condition by cooking healthy meals for him. While doing it I forgot about myself, and ended up with extremely high blood pressure.
Now I am recovering because I took Joanna's course seriously. She reminded me of the importance of self-love, the importance of meditations, and the importance of having joy every day. She helped me to get back to who I am.

I recommend this course to all dancers. First and foremost, because you will learn from a real master and a wonderful dancer. You will learn what it takes to be the one.

Thank you so very much dear Joana for your amazing course! It was very informative, transformational and educational. I really enjoyed being with you, you brought so much love, light, life to Baladi Awadi dancing!"

Mariam Dalhoumi (USA)

 

"With the right teacher, Egyptian Dance can be transformative on so many levels. And in order to make such a transformative journey, you need a teacher that you can trust and that truly wants to see you grow into the best and most fulfilled version of yourself, in dance and in life. Joana is definitely one of those teachers who has that love, genuinity, and passion!

The Baladi Awadi is perhaps one of the more difficult or challenging parts of Egyptian dance to teach and learn, because it requires so much more than mechanical dance steps! I am therefore so happy and grateful that I found this course with Joana, who has created a beautiful and deep learning experience in "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi". In addition to a beautiful and powerful Baladi Awadi choreography, you will, amongst other things, dive into and develop theoretical knowledge about the dance and the culture of which it is a part, musicality, and last but not least, you will dive into and develop yourself on a dance, mind, and life level. This course, just like any other work by Joana, is NOT a superficial dance course (Thank you, Joana!). After taking and committing to this course, I feel that several shifts have taken place and actual changes have been put into motion, and I have tools to keep the transformation going even after completing the course."

 

Jamila Zahran (USA)

 

"I recently participated in Joana's Balady Awadi course and was very pleased with its content and commentary. In addition, to giving us the "meat" of a beautiful choreography, she adds the "seasoning" of her wealth of knowledge on Egyptian womens' culture as well as self-empowerment exercises. I would highly recommend taking a course in Joana's Dance School either from a dance education viewpoint or self exploration exercise. Thank you for sharing your dynamism with us."

Cecilia Zuñiga (Costa Rica)

 

"Every class and bonus has been an "aha" moment for me. Through the years I have been studying oriental dance I have improved a lot in my self-esteem, shyness, and in "being loud". But with this course I have improved more than in 20 years of dance. So I think one thing to do to expand my biggest qualities, improve or eliminate my shadow/fragilities of character and celebrate my Womanhood even further is to embrace this course and take away everything possible."