Creating Your Identity in Belly Dance - Episode #52
Welcome to episode #52 of "The Oriental Café" podcast by Joana Saahirah, where we receive Ahmed Refaat, a pioneering master dance teacher in the fields of Egyptian Oriental and Folkloric Dance.
In this episode, we´re digging into the art of creating your own identity as a dancer, what it takes to become extraordinary in this field, the references who shaped his dance path, how to create and sell art in a world that often wants fast food, Mahmoud Reda´s legacy, the magical contamination of Egypt, and more.
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🎤References shared by our guest:
Books:
Every book by Naguib Mahfouz, the Egyptian Nobel Prize of Literature.
Movies:
Reda Troupe movies and Golden Era Egyptian movies.
Music:
Omar Khayrat
Ammar El Sherei
Baligh Hamdi
Omar Khorshid
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***About Joana Saahirah
Joana Saahirah is a world-renowned Oriental Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, and Author specializing in Egyptian Oriental and Folkloric Dances, Personal Discovery & Empowerment.
She's written and published 3 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 started her career in Egypt, where she lived and performed with her orchestra for 10 years; she worked with Mahmoud Reda as his Teaching and Choreography Assistant; and, from Egypt, her career expanded into a global phenomenon having taught, performed, and lectured in China, Japan, New Zealand, United States and Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Ukraine, France, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Italy, England, Ireland, Cyprus, Greece, amongst other countries.
One of the most well-known, respected, and original Oriental Dancers in the World. After almost a decade of Life and a Career in Egypt with her own orchestra – rescuing the ORIGINS and ESSENCE of Egyptian Oriental and Folkloric Dance -, Joana Saahirah has created a style (of teaching, choreographing, and performing) that UNITES EAST and WEST; the best of Egypt and the best of western open and free mind; technique and expression; healing and art; the reconnection of MIND, the HEART, the BODY, and the SOUL.
Joana has been a constant presence – as an invited artist, choreographer & teacher – at major International Oriental Dance Festivals. She´s also the founder of Joana Saahirah´s World and Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School, pioneering Online Platforms promoting authentic Egyptian Dance, Self-Discovery & Empowerment.
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