I watched myself – as well as the students – and allowed all kinds of wisdom to pass through me and guide me only to find out...
An Oriental Dancer has to deal with the regular pressure thrown at women; she/he also has to rise above an annoying array of prejudices, myths and moronic peculiar expectations that have followed Egyptian Dance around throughout the centuries.
The problem about self-confidence is that it´s erroneously taken as VANITY when it´s exactly its opposite. A woman – dancer or not – who claims to have confidence in herself is instantaneously labeled as a bitch. No wonder...
Mahmoud Reda – my dearest teacher and friend, also the Father of Egyptian Folklore – told me many times: “you are a sophisticated fellaha (Egyptian peasant), ya Joana” to express the fact that simplicity and down to earth attitudes are the clay of what I´m made of. Snobs and arrogant ass”%&#$%&s are not my cup of tea, thank you very much.
Part of being a...
Oh, she had to get it out of her system. – She commented, after reading my first published book (“The Secrets of Egypt – Dance, Life & Beyond”, now on its 2nd edition).
-She makes it all too personal. – Others add.
-I don´t get it. Why doesn´t she do it like everybody else and quit that strange mania of “being special”? – I listened to this one (in astonishment, I admit) on several occasions, under several disguises.
The critics...
This is true for your Dance Path and true for your Life.
Sometimes, wisdom arrives softly but, mostly, it shows up, unannounced, as a thunder.
The realization that FULFILMENT is possible ONLY when we believe we deserve it hit me like a punch from a mad, brutal, professional boxeur.
What better way to open Joana Saahirah´s World Blog than with a bang that can wake you up for good?
Between my early start in Portugal, my career...
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