Benefit #1

 When you subscribe,

You get access to 8 knowledge & dance-packed Training & 8 Live & Recorded Dance Masterclasses (now available in the recorded format inside the Course);

 You´ll receive the keys to understand and practice the 4 phases of an authentic "Baladi Awadi".

A deep knowledge of the art of "Baladi Awadi" is guaranteed after concluding this Course.

Benefit #2

When you subscribe,

You get access to Bonuses - audio files, articles, images, videos - to help you dive deep into Baladi Awadi Dance, Music, and Culture.

You also receive personalized feedback from me in some of the Homework Assignments you´ll receive inside the Course.

Benefit #3

When you subscribe, 

You get access to Personal Development Skills coming from Baladi Culture that´ll change the way you see yourself, your inner strength, and life.

You also receive surprise classes & gifts only offered to the students inside this course.

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 feminity.

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.

Catarina Branco

(Professional Oriental Dancer & Teacher, owner of Catarina Branco Oriental School)

From the moment I met Joana, I became her fan in and off stage. 

The way she understands and shares Egyptian Dance through her movement and her voice forces me to get up and applaud. 

She presents Baladi, the root, Egypt in the shape of music and dance, through her body, her art, sensibility, creativity, originality, essence and truth in a unique, genuine way filled with respect, knowledge, and wisdom.

Words aren´t enough to honor and do the proper homage to this artist, woman and force of Nature. 

Her dance takes me back to Egypt, a country that has always received me with open arms. To watch her dance is to feel Egypt. Joana carries the rhythm of Egyptian life in her body and in her soul, the movement and the silence that moves, slowly, in the heat of Sahara.

Thank you, Joana, for your contribution to the world of dance and for presenting this art and culture that I love so much with all its colors.

Mirit Svist (USA)

"I really enjoyed this course. It was created with love, passion, and compassion.

This course was very refreshing, like pure water in a desert.

Thank you, Joana, for sharing your love with us.
This was a transformational experience for me.

Although I am not a beginner at belly dancing and teach belly dance, I am always eager to learn something I did not know. I want to be able to dance to different styles. Balady awadi is new to me. I've never been to Egypt and had no idea about those low class Egyptians, who happen to be so similar to my own grandparents, who lived in a Ukrainian village and were poor as well.

Amazingly, I can easily relate myself to those low class Egyptians through my grandparents I knew, who were also celebratory as well. Joana shared her love to those people verbally and through her wonderful choreography.

Steps without meaning are definitely not Dance.

This course reminded me how to get out of this Covid knockout. How important being in a present moment is. How important gratitude for every single bit of life is. How important is self-love. I forgot about myself since my husband was diagnosed with cancer in 2019.

I put all my energy into helping his condition by cooking healthy meals for him. While doing it I forgot about myself, and ended up with extremely high blood pressure.

Now I am recovering because I took Joanna's course seriously. She reminded me of the importance of self-love, the importance of meditations, and the importance of having joy every day. She helped me to get back to who I am.

I recommend this course to all dancers. First and foremost, because you will learn from a real master and a wonderful dancer. You will learn what it takes to be the one.

Thank you so very much dear Joana for your amazing course!

It was very informative, transformational and educational. I really enjoyed being with you, you brought so much love, light, life to Baladi Awadi dancing!"

Mariam Dalhoumi (USA)

"With the right teacher, Egyptian Dance can be transformative on so many levels.

And in order to make such a transformative journey, you need a teacher that you can trust and that truly wants to see you grow into the best and most fulfilled version of yourself, in dance and in life.

Joana is definitely one of those teachers who has that love, genuinity, and passion!

The Baladi Awadi is perhaps one of the more difficult or challenging parts of Egyptian dance to teach and learn, because it requires so much more than mechanical dance steps!

I am therefore so happy and grateful that I found this course with Joana, who has created a beautiful and deep learning experience in "How to Dance a Baladi Awadi".

In addition to a beautiful and powerful Baladi Awadi choreography, you will, among other things, dive into and develop theoretical knowledge about the dance and the culture of which it is a part, musicality, and last but not least, you will dive into and develop yourself on a dance, mind, and life level.

This course, just like any other work by Joana, is NOT a superficial dance course (Thank you, Joana!).

After taking and committing to this course, I feel that several shifts have taken place and actual changes have been put into motion, and I have tools to keep the transformation going even after completing the course."

Stefy Policastro (Italy)

"I want to tell you thank you for this course.

I've finally understood how to dance a Baladi Awadi, the structure, the mood and the feeling I need for dancing it.

Without your help, I couldn't do It, especially the crescendo where I didn't know what to do for running after the music!

You gave me the key and the calm and the heart for approaching this fantastic style and enjoying myself with it.

You taught me do dance for my pleasure without thinking about to try to be beautiful and this is the best thing you gifted me.

I hope many other students take part in this fantastic experience!

You are so charismatic and empathetic; a sweet and strong woman and you dance with your Heart in your hands.

Thanks a lot, Joana."

Celeste Evans (USA)

"I loved the Baladi Awadi course. I feel as though learning from an instructor who has spent time studying/performing in Egypt brings an authenticity to the class. 

A huge benefit from this course is Joana´s personalized feedback on my dance. I’ve incorporated her suggestions as I prepare for a show and see my improvements with every follow-up video I take of myself. I realize that a lot of this style dance really must come from within. It’s not enough to learn the technique, I’ve dug deep to pull out feelings and add my personality to my dance.

I highly recommend this course to dancers wanting to dive deeply into this soulful style of dance.

If you do the work proposed in the course, you´ll come through it having learned how to go into yourself and find your motivation to dance expressively."

Cecilia Zuniga (Costa Rica)

"The only thing that comes out is to continue to work on this course, really applying all your teachings and the exercises and practices you give us every week. 

Every class and bonus has been an "aha" moment for me.

Through the years I have been studying oriental dance I have improved a lot in my self-esteem, shyness, and in "being loud".

But with this course I have improved more than in 20 years of dance. So I think one thing to do to expand my biggest qualities, improve or eliminate my shadow/fragilities of character and celebrate my Womanhood even further is to embrace this course and take away everything possible."

Jamila Zahran (USA)

"I recently participated in Joana's Baladi Awadi course and was very pleased with its content and commentary.

In addition, to giving us the "meat" of a beautiful choreography, she adds the "seasoning" of her wealth of knowledge on Egyptian womens' culture as well as self-empowerment exercises.

I highly recommend taking a course in Joana's Dance School either from a dance education viewpoint or self exploration exercise.

Thank you for sharing your dynamism with us."

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."