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Check these Bonus Resources (videos) about Baladi
What is Baladi?
A video about the meaning of Baladi - what it is, how it looks and feels like.
An introduction to the fascinating universe of the Baladi Culture.
What nobody told you about Baladi
A video about the truly important things nobody told you about Baladi Dance.
The truth bombs you need to know about.
Why Sensuality is essential for Baladi & for Life
A video about the importance of Sensuality in the practice of Baladi Dance and in Life.
Want to know more about
Baladi Dance, Music, Culture & Self-Empowerment?
If so, join our Best-Selling Course "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi" (3rd edition)
Click HERE for more information about the 3rd edition of "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"Replay of our Juju Live Session
on Baladi Dance & the archetype of the "Maa´lema"
Bonus 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 for more information about "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"Want to know more about
Baladi Dance, Music, Culture & Self-Empowerment?
If so, join our Best-Selling Course "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi" (3rd edition)
Click HERE for more information about the 3rd edition of "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"Want more delicious high-quality free goodies on Baladi?
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5 Principles of the Baladi Awadi
5 Guiding Lines for the practice of the Baladi Awadi, or Baladi Progression, one of the most traditional and powerful styles within the Egyptian Dance world.
Sound clip about authentic Baladi & Women´s Empowerment
A FREE audio file where you´ll listen to Joana Saahirah´s speaking about authentic Baladi Dance & Women´s Empowerment.
In the mood for a good, old fashioned, loving wake-up call? Download the audio file & listen.
3 Baladi Colloquial Gestures you need to integrate in your Baladi Pieces🥰🌶
From the real life of common Egyptians to the real dance of a dancer - that´s you.
Three lies you´ve been told about Baladi Dance😍🌶
If you wish to go deeper into the traditional Baladi Style, we recommend one of our best-selling courses:
"How to Dance a Baladi Awadi" (now on its 3rd edition)
A deep dive into the most traditional, visceral, and life-transforming styles within the universe of Egyptian Dance.
A Transformational 8-module Journey where you´ll learn about the 4 phases of a traditional Baladi Awadi, the Technique, Musicality, Culture, Dance, and Personal Skills required to create it.
📯WARNING: Expect the most delightful & radical evolution in your dance & life after completing this Course.
Click here for more information about "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"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; and The Lessons I Learned from the Master.
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.
Want to know more about
Baladi Dance, Music, Culture & Self-Empowerment?
If so, join our Best-Selling Course "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi" (3rd edition)
Click HERE for more information about the 3rd edition of "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi"Freebies offered by
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Delivering authentic Egyptian Dance & Personal Empowerment.
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