"Reda Style Footwork for Oriental Dancers",

a pioneering Course by

Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School

Reda Style Footwork Technique, Choreography, Style, and Wisdom

(knowledge passed from the hands of the Master of Masters, the Father of Egyptian Folklore, the genius, Mahmoud Reda)

Mahmoud Reda asked me to do this

(and I said NO) 

 

My refusal was to comply to his request was unbelievable.

Mahmoud Reda, my dearest long-term mentor, collaborator, dance partner, and friend, gave me everything. None of my requests, no matter how fine or nonsensical, were denied. 

If I´d asked him for the moon, I bet he´d delivered it to me on a platter.

 

And, then, I said NO. 

A big, fat, almost offensive NO.

 

- Will you teach "Reda Style" in Argentina? - He´d asked me when the organizers of the biggest Egyptian Dance event in Latin America approached us.

I said NO, I will not.

I could. But I wouldn´t. 

-Why? - Mahmoud asked, in shock. - Nobody knows my style better than you. - He added, visibly hurt.

 

Although I knew Mahmoud´s Dance Style, mind, and sensibility better than I knew my own hands, I wanted to build my identity, my name, and my brand. 

 

Honoring Mahmoud´s legacy by sharing it in my work, YES.

Becoming a clone of Mahmoud Reda, NO. 

 

I´d seen it happening to other "Reda Troupe" dancers and I refused to be a part of that clone machine.

With time, Mahmoud understood my position and even got to respect it. I don´t think he ever forgot the pain he felt from my refusal. That big-fat no became a little rock in our shoes. Forever.

Now, as Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School grows and I have the proper context and moment to share Mahmoud Reda´s legacy, my way, within my own identity, I know that, wherever he is, he´s happy and proud. 

 

In this NEW Course - "Reda Style Footwork for Oriental Dancers" -, I honor my dearest dance partner and I prove, once more, than you can learn from the best and use that knowledge in order to build yourself and your unique identity.

Join me, now, and see what self-empowerment looks like through the visionary art of Mahmoud Reda.

 

🌟Only $219 for the entire Course + Bonuses + Personalized Feedback🌟

YES, I want to be a part of this amazing Course and discover my Uniqueness
 
🌟Only $219 for the entire Course + Bonuses + Personalized Feedback🌟
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What you receive when you join "Reda Style Footwork for Oriental Dancers" 

by Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School 

Access to 5

a-m-a-z-i-n-g

Live Masterclasses 

 

When your join our Course, you gain access to 5 Live Masterclasses with Joana Saahirah and to the corresponding replays which remain available inside the course for as long as our school exists.

Acess to Bonus Resources

(music, articles, videos, additional classes, and more)

 

At Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School, we over give. You don´t get what you pay for - you always get more.

This course is no exception. 

When you subscribe, you gain access to fabulous Bonus Resources Reda Dance Style, Egyptian Folklore, Musicality, and Self-Empowerment.

Access to Personalized Feedback from your teacher

 

 

I don´t believe in dropping content on the laps of students and calling it a day. I also know that engagement, dialogue, and feedback on homework assignments bring great results. And enthusiasm.

For that reason, we´ll go the extra mile and offer strategic homework assignments with a corresponding feedback offered Joana Saahirah.

Access to pre-recorded classes with Reda Style Footwork Technique, Dance & Musicality Tips, and Wisdom from Mahmoud Reda 

 

 

Aside from the Live & Recorded Masterclasses, we offer extra help inside this Course: pre-recorded classes with detailed explanation of all the steps, movements, and postures used in our Course and a detailed breakdown of our "Reda Style Footwork" choreography.

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Only

$219

What you get when you subscribe:

  • Access to the Reda Style Footwork with Dance Technique and an entire Reda Style Choreography with an incredible amount of foot work patterns that will blow your mind and expand your dance & creative abilities. Indicated for Intermediate and Advanced Dancers of Egyptian Dance.
  • Access to 5 Modules & 5 Live Masterclasses where you´ll receive your dance training, your choreography, and the knowledge Mahmoud Reda has passed on to me as his long-time mentee and work  collaborator.
  • Replays of all the Live Masterclasses
  • Feedback from your Teachers on specific homework assignments
  • Bonus Resources (Music, Articles, Videos)
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About your Instructor,

Joana Saahirah, a long-term student, mentee and collaborator of the Master, Mahmoud Reda

About Joana Saahirah  

 

Joana Saahirah is a world-renowned Oriental Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, and Author specializing in Egyptian Oriental and Folkloric Dances; she´s written and published 2 books - “The Secrets of Egypt – Dance, Life & Beyond” and "Behind the Curtain", a collaboration with the Slovenian Photographer, Breda Jurecko.

Joana started her career in Egypt, where she performed and lived for 8 years; she´s worked with Mahmoud Reda, as his Teaching and Choreography Assistant; and her career expanded, in recent years into a global phenomenon.

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. 

 

About the Inspiration behind this Course, Mahmoud Reda 

 

Mahmoud Reda, justly considered the Father of Egyptian Folklore; the co-founder and the creative mind behind the iconic "Reda Troupe", is the beginning and the end of this Course.

 

The creative genius who put Egyptian Folklore on the map - aka on the biggest theaters of the world.

 

An Olympic Gymnast, an eclectic dancer, a choreographer, author, and creator of pioneering work that revolutionized the history of Egyptian Dance.

 

Everything you´ll learn in "Reda Style Footwork for Oriental Dancers" comes, directly, from his teachings.

 

For 8 years, I performed in Egypt with mt own orchestra. Simultaneously, I studied, created, and worked with Mahmoud Reda. 

 

During those 8 years of career and life in Egypt, I got to know the Reda Style and Mahmoud´s wisdom in depth. 

This Course is an homage to that precious legacy I´ve received from the Master. 

 

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How our Course is delivered:

 

  • Our Course is fully recorded and available for as long as our school exists - students can do it and redo it as many times as they wish

   

  • All the Live Masterclasses included in this Training are fully recorded and available inside the Course for as long as our school exists

 

  • There´s Homework Assignments and Personalized Feedback offered in some of those Assignments 

 

  • You´ll have the support you need during and after the Course - you can always drop a comment below the classes or/and send us an email and support will be delivered. 
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Our Refund Policy  

 

We believe in the excellence of our Courses/Events/Products but we also know we´re not for everyone and we want students who are 100% satisfied (over the moon happy, actually) at our school.

For that reason, we offer a generous REFUND POLICY:

You can subscribe and do the first 3 Modules of the Course, including the 3 corresponding Live Masterclasses and Bonus Resources.

If, for any reason, you feel the Course is not for you, all you got to do is ASK FOR A FULL REFUND and it´ll be granted. No questions asked.

FAQ

(Frequently Asked Questions)

Interview by Mahmoud Reda 

(in English)

A little something about the history of the "Reda Troupe" and one of the many reasons why you´ll fall in love with Mahmoud Reda

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What our (fabulous) students and world-class artists

say about Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School

and its founder, Joana Saahirah

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 femininity.

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."

Linda Hadj

(Spain)

 

"This year, I subscribed to 4 courses at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School and, honestly, her courses are amazing, I recommend them 100% because she teaches you the dance technique and choreography but the Egyptian Culture behind the dance, the mentality behind each movement.

Furthermore, she develops you on a personal level -  emotionally and psychologically -, something that can help you evolve in your dance and in your life.

If you´re wondering if you should join her school, I´d say “don´t think twice, join it now!"

and give us support and feedback.

Since I joined your classes, I feel much more confident and also curious."

Mariana Artaza

(Argentina)

 

"There are many kinds of teachers and then, there are special teachers, like Joana Saahirah, who carry the power of transformation on their skin, and that shows, it passes on to all her students; because the best teaching we can offer someone is the love for what we do. 

 

To study with this prestigious dancer and teacher is to embark on a beautiful journey without end; without return; a very intimate and deep trip. Her classes are unmatched! Her world is magical, she´s magical."

Jian Sakakeeny

(China/USA)

 


"When a dance friend from the Philippines sent me the link to Joana’s Facebook Live chat on her Baladi Awadi course I didn’t realize that I was going to hit a jackpot that would enrich my dance life forever.

The more courses that I take, the more I get hooked.


Before long, I have signed up 8 separate courses and most recently the annual membership for the signature course. But why?

 

First of all, what appealed to me was the holistic approach that Joana takes to each of her courses, i.e. physical, emotional, and spiritual. And it makes total sense to learn how to integrate these elements to enhance the soulfulness of the dance, a passage leading to the divine.

 

Secondly, all the courses that I have taken were well designed and really focused on each of my problematic areas such as shimmies, hands and arms, hips, traveling steps, how to interpret lyrics, etc. As the result, my vocabulary for each area got greatly expanded and my techniques, strengthened.

 

Thirdly, Joana’s dance style is creative in such a way that really resonates with me.

 

Furthermore, Joana is incredibly knowledgeable about not only Arabic music but also non Arabic music.


Since I started working with Joana four months ago I have created three choreographies. I noticed a dramatic difference between the ones that I created before and the new ones after Joana’s school.

The creativity that Joana emphases so much has become a crucial driver in my approach. Suddenly I feel very liberated in my application of the techniques and concepts that I have learned.

 

Joana often says that education and application go hand in hand. And I found that the creativity she instilled in us can really make the application take off.


I recommend Joana´s School to anyone because of the transformation that I have experienced in my choreographies and performances."

Yara Sultan

(Savannah, USA)

 

"She is a really *magical* dancer and teacher, my understanding of Egyptian dance (and my dance) has been trans-formative, deepened, since taking ONLY her online classes! She develops each class personally based on your needs that are visible (and invisible) to you. What you think you know, you really have no idea! I don't even know how to begin without writing a novel. I can only imagine what her live classes/workshops are like! Not only does she develop your dance, but your understanding of Egyptian history, the people and their culture, and learning the heart of it all... the great secrets to this dance you don't hear about in your normal classes. Time is spent in EACH class developing not only your dance but your understanding of the magic behind it all. Sometimes in very unusual but exciting, and interesting ways."

Alana Hessa Svetlana Lastochkina

(Russia/Spain)

 

"I´m one of those super lucky and happy people = Joana's student and I can't thank her enough for all that she's shared with me, taught me, for her huge help to find my difficulties not only in dance but also in life. I am so excited to continue our path and see what comes next, because I never know what to expect but I am completely sure it will be a magic discovery, a precious experience, a light that will guide me in my way called Life. I can't recommend Joana enough. You just ought to try her classes, and it is not what I am saying, but what comes from the deepest part of my heart."

Zoe Ni 

(China/USA)

 

"Yes, simply the BEST. She pours out so much love, passion, light through the screen to all students and it inspires me so much. There had been doubts, confusions in my head but she is the one saying exactly what I need to hear to awaken myself. Now I feel my heart is more open for every movement. Her classes change the landscape of my dance basically. She is such a blessing to the education of Egyptian Dance today."

Jill Shireen

(Canada)

 

 "I´m loving the courses I've taken at Joana Saahirah´s Online Dance School, they are comprehensive, challenging and fun at the same time.

My dance feels more authentic because it's more authentically ME. Joana leaves no stone unturned and attends to every detail in one's life that needs attention in making them a better dancer.

Joana is an extremely knowledgeable and generous teacher who gives 150% to her students. In addition to providing rich detail and respect for the history and pioneers of the dance, her school provides a path to self-love and empowerment through her unique and caring teaching style."

 

Asphalt

(Italy)

 

"Before starting to study with Joana I first fell in love and felt inspired by her dancing, wherein I found something "mystical" that makes me always think that Federico Fellini would have put her inside one of its magical movies.

Joana, as a teacher, is truly a gift.

She teaches without any reserve and she never stops giving, I'm always impressed about the amount of amazing contents she manages to give!

She conceived a peculiar "format" for his courses, that makes the process of learning fun, enjoyable and stimulating, because she gives, in addiction to the dance classes, many things to discover little by little. I always have the feeling I am a child with a box full of colorful toys to play with.

What I'd like to underline among everything is that Joana has the will to give her students fundamental tools for a more autonomous development of the dance. That it also means that she teaches at a "multilevel" way, always entering the field of self development.

I personally feel I have, with her, the chance to make order among everything, not only among the huge world that concerns "oriental dance", because joana spreads a direct knowledge of the egyptian culture, not only studied, but truly lived and absorbed beneath the skin, so she can put, and she wisely does, the dance teaching into contextualization; but also, I feel I'm developing a deeper understanding of what  dance technique is made of.

I personally realized that Joana lets you "return" to the dance technique, as kind of something your body belong to, something it deserves and it should explore, to feel more. 

Definitely huge and well beyond expectation."

 

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