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The Importance of Rhythm in Egyptian Dance

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The Importance of Rhythm in Egyptian Dance
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What is the big deal around Rhythm?

Is Rhythm really that important?

Do Oriental Dancers have to know Rhythms?

Check this Blog Post/Audio Post where I share a few reasons why Rhythm is central in Egyptian Dance.

 

Listen. Enjoy.

 

Want to develop your relationship with Rhythm even further? 

If so, join our upcoming Course "Rhythms for Oriental Dancers" created and delivered by Joana Saahirah and our guest teacher, Mr. George Sawa.

 

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What I´m loving, this Summer (by Joana Saahirah)

Seasons have always been fluid in my life - I´ve spent Summers in rainy-frozen places and Christmases in sunny paradises; I´ve spent New Year´s Eve performing, worked through Easter, and rested when the world was running.

In more than one way, I´ve created my rhythm, my "parallel" reality, my highly personalized world.

This is why despite living by the beach and reminding myself we´re in August, I haven´t had time to bake in the sun; instead, I´ve...

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Om Kolthoum can change your life (I´ll show you how)

 

Om Kolthoum can change your life. 

I know this is an ambitious claim but, I assure you, we can fulfill it.

As usual, I write/dance/teach from experience. The theory isn´t enough - it never was. I have to live in order to tell. 

And I´ve been living it - this long-time love affair with the music of Om Kolthoum and its side effects.

Most Oriental dancers, from every level, associate the music of Om Kolthoum to a distant, out of reach, sophisticated world but my story...

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