"Baladi Advanced Course - Maa´lema Edition"
A journey of Baladi Dance, Music, Culture and Personal Growth based on the archetype of the "Maa´lema", the "boss woman", the leader, the power house, the figure who embodies the masculine and the feminine polarities in perfect balance.
Baladi Technique, Choreography, Mentality, Posture, and Expression combined with the mastery of the "Maa´lema", one of the most iconic and important archetypes of Egyptian Culture.
A Dance, Music, and Personal Empowerment Adventure that´ll challenge everything you thought you knew about Egyptian Dance, Yourself, and Life.
🌟Only $249 for the entire Course + Bonuses + Personalized Feedback🌟
What our Students say about
"Baladi Advanced - Maa´lema Edition"
Samantha Page
(United Kingdom)
"I absolutely loved the Maa'lema Baladi Course & didn't want it to end!
Joana teaches & explains in such a passionate, honest & open way that it completely expands my mind to see possibilities inside myself I didn't realize were there....
I loved the way each module was introduced & broken down covering history, culture, language, emotions & dance.
The course is so well structured that it guides you through in a clear & understandable way.
The choreography is broken down into small sections which makes it easier to learn & it's very helpful to have the recording to practice with from front & back angle.
I really enjoyed all the bonus classes & look forward to watching them as such valuable content.
I like the freedom to go back & access all classes/ modules & redo /watch.
I found the life coaching so encouraging & positive & it really helped me to shift my ideas & mindset to a much better perspective.
I love Joana's enthusiasm, joy & knowledge that she shares so gladly & with so much love & have absolute trust & confidence in her abilities as both a teacher & a dancer.
The biggest benefits I reaped from this Course were:
Feeling more confident in myself - in dance & life.
I listen to the music more - really listen.
Connecting to my feelings more deeply & trying to express myself in my dancing.
New techniques/moves to experiment with in my own way.
Understanding the culture behind the dance.
Enjoying feeling like a queen!
Experimenting with making my moves bigger.
I´d recommend this Course to anyone who wants to really grow in their dance as Joana teaches with such depth & richness & covers so many details to help elevate you as a dancer and as a person too."
Celeste Evans
(United Kingdom)
"I´ve enjoyed this course tremendously.
I enjoyed the technical challenge of the dance. I enjoyed the educational aspect of the class too: ie; the skills we discussed, Egyptian culture.
I was intrigued by the idea of taking up space and enjoying my sensuality. I also enjoyed how you motivated us to love our bodies today – not tomorrow "after losing 10 lbs".
It was so beneficial to hear again and again that my body is beautiful as it is and to love it, enjoy it. I feel as though I am a “Boss Lady” – A Maa Lema in training!
I´d recommend this course to other dancers.
I’ve learned technique, history and received motivation – all very valuable. I feel as though I received a peek into an Egyptian household to understand how they express themselves and what they hold dear (ie: baladi - no rock and roll ).
I also appreciate the bonuses and extra goodies. Who doesn’t appreciate getting “more bang for the buck”? LOL. Thank you again."
Benefits you get from subscribing to our
"Baladi Advanced Course - Maa´lema Edition"
- When you subscribe to this Course, you learn authentic Baladi Advanced Technique & Choreography that serve as bases for your own Baladi creations
- When you subscribe to this Course, you learn about the archetype of the "Maa´lema" and how to integrate it into your dance & life
- When you subscribe to this Course, you learn about Baladi Culture and Mentality and how to grow from it - as a dancer and as a person
- When you subscribe to this Course, you receive an entire Bonus Workshop on "How to Choreograph & Improvise in Egyptian Dance" that´ll forever change the way you see, feel, and practice Egyptian Dance
- When you subscribe to this Course, you get access to Personalized feed-back from the teacher on specific homework assignments, tending to your personal potential and difficulties
- When you subscribe to this Course, you get access to a global community of dancers who is supportive, kind, and truly empowering
- When you subscribe to this Course, you receive the self-confidence that can truly transform the way you dance and live
🌟Only $249 for the entire Course + Bonuses + Personalized Feedback🌟
Why, this Course?
I´ve created this Course because an Advanced Baladi Training is long overdue and because the archetype of the "Maa´lema" is a powerful dance and personal development tool for dancers.
I´ve created it as a way to honor the Egyptian women I´ve learned with, the ones whose lives inspired and and whose strength taught me what it meant to become a "Maa´lema" at heart.
In my guts, I knew I had to create and deliver this dance and life-changing Course. And here it is.
What is this Course?
This Course is the juice of all my experience, as a professional dancer and as a woman, living and performing in Egypt.
It´s a 2-months training where I deliver the best of authentic Baladi Dance, Music and Culture as well as the wisdom of Egyptian women, the one I learned and grew from.
It´s a Course where you´ll learn Baladi Advanced Technique, Choreography, Musicality, and Culture. Plus, how to integrate the qualities of the "Maa´lema" - in your dance and in your life.
For Whom is this Course?
This Course is for dancers who love authentic Egyptian Dance, who wish to know the roots of this art form, who want to grow - as dancers and human beings - and who have at least 3 years of practice of Egyptian Dance.
Program of our "Baladi Advanced Course - Maa´lema Edition"
Introduction Module
The bases of Baladi Dance, Music, and Culture
Presentation of the Course - how to use it
My personal story with Baladi and with the archetype of the "Maa´lema"
What Egyptian Baladi Women want you to know
Our Music
Module #1
First Baladi Steps, Movements, and Postures
Part #1 of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Personal Skill #1 of the "Maa´lema" and how to apply it to your dance and to your life
Replay of the Live Masterclass #1
Module #2
Part #2 of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Personal Skill #2 of the "Maa´lema" and how to apply it to your dance and to your life
Replay of the Live Masterclass #2
Module #3
Part #3 of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Personal Skill #3 of the "Maa´lema" and how to apply it to your dance and to your life
Replay of the Live Masterclass #3
Module #4
Part #4 of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Personal Skill #4 of the "Maa´lema" and how to apply it to your dance and to your life
Replay of the Live Masterclass #4
Module #5
Part #5 of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Personal Skill #5 of the "Maa´lema" and how to apply it to your dance and to your life
Replay of the Live Masterclass #5
Module #6
Part #6 of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Personal Skill #6 of the "Maa´lema" and how to apply it to your dance and to your life
Replay of the Live Masterclass #6
Choreography & Improvisation Bonus Workshop
How to choreograph and how to improvise in Egyptian Dance - structure, exercises and application
Replay of the Live Workshop available inside the Course
Wrap-Up Module
End of our Baladi Advanced Choreography
Proof of your "Maa´lema" integration - in dance, as in life
Replay of the Wrap-Up Live Masterclass
Bonus End of Choreography Module
Last units of our Baladi Advanced Choreography;
Revision of the "Maa´lema" Personal Skills taught in the Course;
Final recommendations, challenge, and gifts
Replay of the Bonus "End of Choreography" Live Masterclass
🌟Only $249 for the entire Course + Bonuses + Personalized Feedback🌟
Our REFUND POLICY
We believe in the excellence of our School but we also know we´re not for everyone and we want all our students 100% happy.
For that reason, we offer a generous REFUND POLICY:
You can subscribe and complete the INTRODUCTION, MODULE #1, MODULE #2, and MODULE #3 of the Course. If, after having completed them, you feel this Course is not for you, all you have to do is ASK FOR A FULL REFUND and it´ll be given to you. No questions added.
ONE PAYMENT OPTION
One-time Payment of only $249 for the entire Course, Bonuses, Ebook & Personalized Feedback throughout the Course
TWO PAYMENTS´ OPTION
Two-Payments Option of only $149 - first installment charged in the act of subscription, second installment charged within a month after the subscription - for the entire Course, Ebook, Bonuses & Personalized Feedback throughout the Course
Testimonials from our Students
at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School
Juniper Willow
(USA)
"I´m so thankful for you sharing your knowledge with the world.
I have to say, you truly changed my life in such a positive way. I feel so connected with Egyptian dance and myself on such a deeper level I had no idea it was even possible. I´m dreaming non-stop about learning more.
I cry tears of joy and a bit of sadness because this is what I have been searching for my entire life. I was so lost for so many years until I realized I wanted to be a dancer but then I became a lost dancer. Misguided because I had no one to teach me. Until I discovered you.
I fell deeply in love with Egyptian culture and I know I will visit Egypt one day. It’s so strange how the dance pulls you in. How it opens your eyes to learning the truth about the dance and Myself.
Baladi Awadi/ Baladi dance is the dance my body and spirit have been searching for. It´s right for my personality because it’s so grounded. I walk the earth barefoot. I dig my hands into the soil. I breathe with the trees and dance beneath the moon and the stars.
I live in the forest disconnected from society because that is where my heart belongs and I feel that is what brought me to Baladi. I had no knowledge of Baladi. I only knew it was a rhythm. I always wondered more about it and that’s how I found you. I googled info about Baladi and one of your YouTube videos popped up, so I decided to watch it and I was like whoa!!! Who is this beautiful magical woman? She knows what she is talking about so I watched more videos and then I saw you were a teacher. Once that discovery was made I saved every penny to sign up for one of your courses. I am hooked. I am completely hooked lol.
I feel more connected to the music. You have taught me how to listen. Once the music plays, my ears begin to twinkle and twitch like little antennas searching for the sound. Once the waves reach my ears they make their way to my heart and then my body moves in ways I didn’t even know it could. I was always so focused on what dance move I should do instead of just moving. Now I listen, feel and move. I am learning how to enjoy my dancing. I am tasting the moves and music, something I never would have thought of doing. I am less of a nervous dancer now when I am able to let go and just enjoy myself and the music.
I would highly recommend people to sign up for your courses if they wish to discover the true art of Egyptian dance. If they wish to dive deeper into the culture. If they wish to throw away their masks and become heart dancers. Exposing their inner world to the world.
Thank you again, Joana. I´m so blessed to have you as my teacher.
I´m like a drug addict waiting to get her fix but with knowledge (hahah). I wish you happiness, love, excellent health and many blessings."
Chiharu Hotta
(Japan)
“Thank you so much for the amazing course “Shimmy Wonderland”! I love this Course. Learning shimmy with beautiful music was really fun and I never experienced Tarab when I attended any classes (even in real life) before. I learned not only techniques but all the possibilities that I can use shimmies for. Also, Joana teaches how important it is to find our unique dance style, not to be a copycat. It was a huge eye-opener for me and gave me the courage to start experimenting and creating! Since I started to create and experiment my dance, I became more confident in real life. I started to create new things and take actions to achieve my goals. Ex.1-I volunteered as an English-Japanese translator at my company. (I have been wanting to use my English for work but I was always scared of being judged by people before so I never used my English.) Ex.2-I am finally organizing my small belly dance event! (I have a dream to become a professional belly dancer. I used to just wait for somebody to make the dream come true for me. but your words encouraged me and I decided to create my own show! A big thank you, Joana. I´d totally recommend this Course to dancers. Absolutely yes! Your classes change dancers' lives. I cannot thank you enough.
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.
Madelyn Farr
(USA)
I loved "Shimmy Wonderland". In addition to the shimmering choreography and the breakdown of the shimmy variations, there was an assortment of video goodies that enhanced the program. The Bonus MasterClass “Shimmies as a Healing Tool” was particularly engrossing and useful. I completed the challenge to do a daily 20-minute shimmy session for a week to achieve clarity and grounding around a decision needed to be made and to facilitate the release of a belief or pattern of behavior no longer serving me. In all, this is a course that goes well beyond standard technical instruction and choreography. Like all of Joana's offerings, you're treated to a rich body of relevant information, in this case, on the merits of shimmies as a choreographic enhancer and as a tool for self-development and healing - plus all of the bonus treats that bring the student a wealth of insight into Egyptian Dance. I appreciate Joana's evident commitment to her students' progress. She added live classes to the curriculum to meet the particular learning needs of her students. Joana shares her time, her care and knowledge generously and as her students, we're all the better for it!
I reaped several benefits from the Course.
First, I've developed my stamina and dexterity through a daily practice of shimmies as instructed in the course. My participation in the Shimmies as a Healing Tool challenge revealed the power of shimmies to generate energy and resolve when I'm lagging or unfocused. As a result, I plan to continue the practice for that purpose. I particularly appreciated the lesson on creativity which was edifying as it strongly validated my own choreographic process. Last but not least, the course increased my appetite to learn more about ED which I plan to do once I submit this course survey.
I'd gladly recommend the course to other dancers who are interested in a multi-layered approach to learning. The application of shimmies beyond their execution strictly as a dance move is intriguing. This course is designed to engage the body, mind, heart, and soul. Any committed student taking this and other courses with Joana will always gain a great deal in more than initially meets the eye.
Jill Shireen
(Canada)
I am loving the courses I've taken at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School, they are comprehensive, challenging and fun at the same time.
My dance feels more authentic because it's more authentically ME. Joana leaves no stone unturned and attends to every detail in one's life that needs attention in making them a better dancer.
Joana is an extremely knowledgeable and generous teacher who gives 150% to her students. In addition to providing rich detail and respect for the history and pioneers of the dance, her school provides a path to self-love and empowerment through her unique and caring teaching style.
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.
Bonuses offered inside
"Baladi Advanced Course"
1. Bonus audio files, articles and videos (in the value of $580)
2. Workshop "How to Choreograph and Improvise Egyptian Dance" (in the value of $490)
3. Personalized feedback from the teacher on pre-assigned dance exercises (in the value of $500)
4. Access to a global community of inspired and inspiring dancers who´ll support and lift you up (value: priceless)
5. Bonus Classes on Personal Development and Baladi Culture (in the value of $600)
6. A Manual called "Maa´lema´s Wisdom" with the most important lessons Egyptian Baladi Women have taught me on the art of being a woman and an oriental dancer (in the value of $25)
- Total value received: $ 2195
- What you actually pay when you subscribe: $249 (1 single payment) or $149 (2 payments)
ONE PAYMENT OPTION
One-time Payment of only $249 for the entire Course, Bonuses, Ebook & Personalized Feedback throughout the Course
TWO PAYMENTS´ OPTION
Two-Payments Option of only $149 - first installment charged in the act of subscription, second installment charged within a month after the subscription - for the entire Course, Ebook, Bonuses & Personalized Feedback throughout the Course
FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What if I miss the Live Masterclasses included in this Course - do I miss all that content?
ALL our Live Masterclasses are fully recorded and available inside the Course. You can access them at all times and at your own pace.
2. What if I feel this Course is too hard for me, or not what I´m looking for, after I´ve subscribed to it?
No problem. We have a generous REFUND POLICY that allows you to enjoy a big part of the Course and ask for a full refund, with no questions asked, if you feel it´s not for you.
Check our Refund Policy available on this page.
3. How do I access the Course?
You log into your account at our School and you visualize the Course you´ve purchased.
If you don´t have an account at our school yet, we provide the step-by-step guide to help you create one.
4. Do I receive support/help if I need it while I´m going through the Course?
Absolutely. The teacher will be with you at all times and support will be offered throughout the course. You won´t be left alone, tending for yourself. That´s not how we roll at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School.
5. What is the Level of Difficulty in this Course?
This is an Intermediate-Advanced Baladi Course so, you need to have a minimum of 3 years of practice in Egyptian Dance.
6. How much time will I need to dedicate to the Course, weekly, in order to benefit from it?
It depends on how slowly or quickly you watch the classes and learn.
An average of 3 hours per week are required if you wish to make the best out of this experience. 1,30h will be dedicated to the replays of the Live Masterclass and the remaining 1,30h will be dedicated to the pre-recorded classes and homework assignments.
7. Is the Course going away any time soon? Until when can I do the classes and exercises included in it?
This Course is available at all times. You can take your time and go through it at your own pace - the support will be provided, no matter how long it´ll take you to complete the Course.
8. Do I need to have subscribed to the Baladi Courses available at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School in order to join and benefit from the "Baladi Advanced Course - Maa´lema Edition"?
No, you don´t. The "Baladi Advanced Course - Maa´lema Edition" is an independent Course, not directly linked to any other Course.
The only requirement is that you´ve been practicing Egyptian Dance for 3 years, at least. If this is your case, you can join us.
What our Students say about
Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School
Cecilia Zúñiga
(Costa Rica)
"I definitely recommend the school to all dancers and women who want to work not only in their dance but also in their personal development.
Everything I have learned at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School has changed the way I perceive everything that surrounds me, and that influences my dances and my life in a very positive way."
Jian Sakakeeny
(China)
When a dance friend from the Philippines sent me the link to Joana’s Facebook Live chat on her Baladi Awadi course I didn’t realize that I was going to hit a jackpot that would enrich my dance life forever.
The more courses that I take, the more I get hooked.
Before long, I have signed up 8 separate courses and most recently the annual membership for the signature course. But why?
First of all, what appealed to me was the holistic approach that Joana takes to each of her courses, i.e. physical, emotional, and spiritual. And it makes total sense to learn how to integrate these elements to enhance the soulfulness of the dance, a passage leading to the divine.
Secondly, all the courses that I have taken were well designed and really focused on each of my problematic areas such as shimmies, hands and arms, hips, traveling steps, how to interpret lyrics, etc. As the result, my vocabulary for each area got greatly expanded and my techniques, strengthened.
Thirdly, Joana’s dance style is creative in such a way that really resonates with me.
Furthermore, Joana is incredibly knowledgeable about not only Arabic music but also non Arabic music.
Since I started working with Joana four months ago I have created three choreographies. I noticed a dramatic difference between the ones that I created before and the new ones after Joana’s school.
The creativity that Joana emphases so much has become a crucial driver in my approach. Suddenly I feel very liberated in my application of the techniques and concepts that I have learned.
Joana often says that education and application go hand in hand. And I found that the creativity she instilled in us can really make the application take off.
I recommend Joana´s School to anyone because of the transformation that I have experienced in my choreographies and performances.
Mariana Artaza
(Argentina)
"There are many kinds of teachers and then, there are special teachers, like Joana Saahirah, who carry the power of transformation on their skin, and that shows, it passes on to all her students; because the best teaching we can offer someone is the love for what we do.
To study with this prestigious dancer and teacher is to embark on a beautiful journey without end; without return; a very intimate and deep trip. Her classes are unmatched! Her world is magical, she´s magical."
Anna Winter
(England)
"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."
Linda Hadj
(Spain)
"This year, I subscribed to 4 courses at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School and, honestly, her courses are amazing, I recommend them 100% because she teaches you the dance technique and choreography but the Egyptian Culture behind the dance, the mentality behind each movement.
Furthermore, she develops you on a personal level - emotionally and psychologically -, something that can help you evolve in your dance and in your life.
If you´re wondering if you should join her school, I´d say “don´t think twice, join it now!"
Testimonials from colleagues
from around the World
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 femininity.
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."
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.
