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Replay of our free masterclass

"How to Experience Tarab in your Dance" 

(the perfect introduction to "The Tarab Experience")

 

Module #1

 

Replay of Live Masterclass #1 

What you´ve learned in this class:

1. Introduction to the real meaning of "Tarab"

2. The 3 main vehicles for "Tarab" - the music (heart engagement), the movement, and our breath

3. The beginning of our choreography, using the music (heart engagement), the movement, and our breath as vehicles for "Tarab".

 
Exercise on Surrender with the Music
Bonus Audio File
12:25
 
Bonus Audio Exercise on Surrender with the Music🥰

 

👉I suggest you use this exercise, daily, for a week.
👉You can use it as a part of your dance warm-up.

Then, grab your dance journal, and report on how you´re feeling and how your relationship with the music, and dance, has changed. Or not. (self-awareness and honesty are key).

 

Request your Bonus Audio File

(Music used in our Choreography)

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Switching from Impressing to Experiencing Mode 

(bonus class & invitation)

👇👇👇

 

 

The Road Map to "Tarab" -  Bonus Class👇👇👇

 

 
Claim your Bonus PDF

on the Road Map to "Tarab"

 
Our Choreography - Part #1 

(Front & Back Angle)

 

Module #2

 

 

Rooting Yourself in Your Body

(Bonus Free Flow)

How you can use this Free Flow:

1. Follow the guidance and movements in the video.

2. Use this video as a template, or inspiration, for the creation of your Free Flow with the goal of ROOTING YOURSELF IN YOUR PHYSICAL BODY.

 
Replay of Live Masterclass #2 

What you´ve learned in this class:

1. The concept of Deep Physical Engagement

2. Archetypes oriental dancers need to integrate to get into a default state of Deep Physical Engagement on the road to "Tarab".

👉Homework for this Masterclass:

1. Pick a music you love - not too fast; dynamic and stimulating.

2. Create a Free Flow - improvisation - dance sequence with that music focusing on DEEP PHYSICAL ENGAGEMENT as taught in this live and recorded masterclass.

3. If you wish to receive my bonus personalized feedback on your free flow sequence, record it and send it to [email protected] using www.wetransfer.com

Don´t forget to have fun🥰

 
 
Deep Physical Engagement - Bonus Class & Question

 

Essential Concepts in the Integration of "Tarab"
Bonus Audio Class/Reflection
8:13
 

Bonus Audio Class/Reflection

on Essential Concepts in the Integration of "Tarab"

Concepts in this audio class/reflection:

  • Tarab (Transcendence)
  • Saltana (In the "zone"/inspired)
  • Akhssess (Feeling)
  • Roh (Soul)
  • Sama´a (Deep Listening)
 
Replay of our Bonus Live Masterclass

(focused on our Choreoraphy)

What you´ve learned in this class:

1. Revision of the concept of Deep Physical Engagement;

2. The importance of Savoring the Movement, and the Moment; as well as the essential role of Conscious Breathing;

3. The second part of our Choreography.

👉Homework for this Masterclass:

1. Learn our choreography - exactly as it was taught;

2. Memorize our choreography;

3. Focus on DEEP PHYSICAL ENGAGEMENT & DEEP CONSCIOUS BREATHING while you practice the choreography.

4. If you have doubts, or requests, you´d like to share with me, reach out via email. Write to [email protected] 

Don´t forget to have fun🥰

 

Our Choreography - Part #2

(front & back angle)

Bonus Masterclasses🎁

Replay of George Sawa´s Bonus Class on "Tarab"  

 

Sit back. Relax. Grab a drink of your choice. Let this session, and the music shared in it, sink into your body, mind, heart, and soul.

"Sama´a" - Listening - on a fully present, deep, passive level is where "Tarab" starts.

Let the magic begin✨

👉Here are the musical themes shared in this masterclass:

Dulab Nahawand, Dulab Huzam, Raqset Sayyid Mohammad, Raqset el Hawanem, Dakhlet el-Awalem, and Lamma bada yatathanna.

All are available in George Sawa´s Cds.

 
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Replay of our bonus masterclass 
"How to Master your Hips in Egyptian Dance"

To enjoy the bonus classes, exercises, and resources offered with this masterclass, click here

Replay of our bonus Masterclass on Sufi Music & Dance, the Zar, and the Mawaled presented by Sherifa Zuhur

To enjoy this bonus masterclass and resources offered, click on the button below.

Click here to enjoy your Masterclass & Bonus Resources
 
Application Module 

Take some extra time and space to go through the course - all we´ve covered till this point - and do the proposed work.

Also, tackle the specific Application Module tasks I´m proposing in this video.

P.S.: Don´t forget to have fun😍

Module #3

(last module)

 
How to Integrate Verticality
(additional support to the bonus class you can watch, above)
 
1. Communicate Horizontally and Vertically.
 
Horizontal Communication:
Communicate with the world at large - be sociable, kind, and interested in what the world, with all its wonders and imperfections, can teach you.
 
Vertical Communication:
Communicate with yourself; open your 7th chakra, the center of energy that connects the earth to the sky, through consistent meditation, healthy evasions, and a whole-hearted practice of Egyptian Dance.
 
2. Be aware of the Vertical Line that divides your body in two, and connects you to the earth and the sky.
 
Be conscious of it. Visualize it in your dance practice. Use it as a reference in your dance.
 
3. Have a Spiritual Practice that makes sense to you.
 
You don´t need to profess a religion or join a cult - I´m suggesting that you find some sort of spiritual practice that feeds your soul and connects you to something Higher.
 
For me, that´s Meditation, Walks in Nature, and Volunteer Work (helping others for the sake of helping them, with no benefit gained for myself except for the joy of helping). Pick a practice that fills your soul. And do it consistently.
 
4. Be clear about your Spiritual, or Ethical, Values. And live by them.
 
For me, that´s Honesty, Courage, Self-Respect, and Kindness. They´re invisible assets but they´re powerful because they guide and sustain me. They also ground me, make me feel peaceful and clear about my place in the world.
 
What are the Spiritual, or Ethical, Values that rule your Life? 
Name them. Write them in your journal. Connect with them. Check if you´re living according to them.
 
5. Healthy Evasions.
 
Evading ourselves, in small bites, can be a life-saver. And reality can be too much to handle, at all times. Simultaneously, we feel an inherent need to reconnect to our soul, and some evasions, like Egyptian Dance, can provide that.
 
Evasion - from the Latin "ex-vadere" (to walk away or escape) - is an essential part of dance, life, and "Tarab".
 
The art resides in picking evasions that offer the respite we´re looking for and, at the same time, are good for us.
 
For me, that´s running, yoga, meditation, Egyptian Dance (for myself, not for work), walking in nature, a happy sex life, watching a movie, baking, working the land, a good cup of coffee accompanied by a book.
 
What about you? 
  • Pick your journal and write at least 5 evasions that allow you to "escape reality" and, simultaneously, are good for you. Then, incorporate at least 2 of them on your daily life.
 
Verticality Flow Sequence

Incorporate this Verticality Flow Sequence in your warm-ups or/and do it separately, to integrate the concept of Verticality.

"Dancing is not just
getting up painlessly,
like a leaf
blown on the wind;
Dancing is when you
tear your heart out
and
rise out of your body
to hang suspended
between worlds."
– Rumi
 
(shared by Felicia Elias)
 
Replay of Live Masterclass #3
 

Our Choreography - Part #3

(full choreography; front & back angle)

 

Your (precious) Feedback🥰

Please, answer the following questions:

1. Why did you sign up for "The Tarab Experience"?

2. What were the biggest benefits and transformation you´ve witnessed after having completed this course?

3. What could we improve in this course? What would you change/eliminate/add to the course to make it even better?

4. Would you recommend our School to other dancers? If so, tell us why you´d recommend it. If not, tell us why you wouldn´t recommend it.

*

You can send your answers to these questions to [email protected]

Thank you for taking the time to offer us your honest feedback🥰

 
How to use this Course Beyond this Course

 

How to use your 20% discount to be used in a course of your choice at our school❤:

1️⃣Pick your course - click here to check our available courses

2️⃣Head to the checkout page of the course you´ve chosen (where you conclude your payment);

3️⃣Introduce your 20% discount coupon - 20TARAB - at the prescribed place/box;

4️⃣Click on the APPLY button to render your discount coupon;

5️⃣Complete your payment for the course.

Et voilá! Enjoy your course.

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