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An Intimate Portrait of Mahmoud Reda
We´re on the highway, between Cairo and Alexandria, and Abdel Wahab is playing on the radio.
There´s light - a light you only find in Egypt, attached to a scent of past and hope - peaking through my window in the backseat of the car. A soul-comforting light; one of the reasons why I lived and worked in Egypt for almost a decade of my life; a return home.
There's me, Mahmoud Reda, and his wife, in the car.
I´m singing...
3 Gifts Egyptian Folklore has offered me
When most of us think about Egyptian Folklore, we don´t think about Personal Growth. Or a life-changing transformation.
In fact, we think of nothing. Of nonsense, frequently.
Egyptian Folklore has been the "poor sister" of "Raks el Sharki" ("Dance of the East"/Oriental Dance) since I can remember.
It seems to be less cool.
Less glamorous.
Less important.
Yet, having performed, taught, and choreographed Egyptian Folklore for such a long time - first, in...
Surprising Benefits of Saiidi
I´ve been there: you think you know a lot about something and then, a person shows up, an information drops on your lap, a revelation appears and you come face to face with how little you actually know.
Studying, teaching, performing, lecturing and writing about Egyptian Dance - Oriental and Folkloric - has been the core of my life for more than 20 years.
And I assure you, we never know enough.
In this short, yet powerful, Podcast Episode, you´ll learn about a...
Why Saiidi is the King of Egyptian Folklore
I´m in a Podcast mood. Can you feel it?
I´m also in a Saiidi mood. That´s why I´m revealing this is my favorite Egyptian Folkloric style. And also the king of Egyptian Folklore.
Want to know why?
Listen to this Podcast Episode I recorded exclusively for Joana Saahirah´s Blog.
(for more information & fun around Saiidi, dive into the Bonus Resources & Courses I´m sharing in this post)
- Bonus Resources on Saiidi:
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Do I need to become Masculine in order to learn Saiidi?
Here´s a question I´ve frequently heard throughout the years:
Do I need to become Masculine in order to learn Saiidi?
Here are a few more delights:
Is "Bellydance" for strippers?
Do you dance to seduce your husband?
Egyptian Dance is from India, right?
Oh, boy.
Where do I start?
Egyptian Dance - Oriental & Folkloric - is surrounded by so many prejudices and myths. Sometimes, I feel all I do is undoing the mess and the fog surrounding it.
In...
Intimate Conversation on Mahmoud Reda, Saiidi & I
There are a million things I could tell you about Mahmoud Reda, the role he had - and will always have - in my Dance & in my Life, and his legacy.
Here´s where you can start, by listening to this INTIMATE short PODCAST EPISODE I recorded for you. In it, you´ll know a bit of what Mahmoud taught me about Saiidi, folklore, and the meaning of true love for dance.
Imagine you´re taking coffee with me. Sit comfortably. Listen to it.
Enjoy.
For...
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