A Dancers Journey 2025 presenting Jillina Carlano & Ehab Hasan
Schedule
Fri Jun 20 2025 at 06:30 pm to Sun Jun 22 2025 at 03:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Arabesque World Dance | Lexington, KY
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Arabesque World Dance is delighted to present a full weekend of exciting dance workshops and Gala Show for A Dancers Journey 2025 with TWO Instructors. The incomparable Jillina Carlano of Bellydance Evolution, and Master Instructor, Professor Ehab Hasan former Director of the Reda Troupe!Workshops will be the evening of Friday June 20th, followed by classes all day Saturday, June 21st & Sunday, June 22nd, with a Gala Show Saturday, June 22nd featuring Jillina Carlano as well as many other fabulous performers for an evening you will not want to miss.
We are offering really easy payment plans so you can plan ahead and pay slowly ;)
Contact Safiya Directly for Payment Plans at [email protected]
PLEASE be aware we have limited space.
We want everyone attending to enjoy an up close and personal experience, so we are not renting a larger space to sell 100 tickets or more!
All workshops will be limited to 35 people.
~ Workshop Fees:
~ VIP Early Bird All 3 Days Plus Show Ticket $285
Purchase/Pay in Full BY JUNE 10th
After JUNE 10th VIP cost $305
(Payment Plans Available in 4 Payments of $75, final payment due JUNE 10th)
~ Sat & Sun Workshops ONLY (No show ticket) $225
After JUNE 10th S&S cost $250
Available at a later date!.......
~ Ala Cart Per Day Workshops:
Sat or Sun $125
Fri $75
Gala Show Tickets Available on another event page!
~ Saturday Night Gala Show Tickets:
$20 adults
$5 kids 13-5 yrs
kids under 5 yrs free entry
Classes Subjects:
Friday Night
June 20th
Doors Open at 6:00 PM for Check in & Shopping!
Class 7:00 - 9:00 PM with Ehab
TOPIC: Reda Style Saidi
Saidi Dance is an ancient folkloric dance form Upper Egypt. It combines martial arts movements (known as tahteeb) performed with a staff or cane (assaya). Traditionally, men perform tahteeb, as the ancient Egyptians used it as combat training for battle. The women perform a more theatrical style of tahteeb, called raqs assaya, celebrating the specialized combat skills, which was popularized by Mahmoud Reda, an Egyptian choreographer. They dance with lighter weight canes, and flaunt the ease of maneuvering them with lots of twirls, sometimes dancing with two canes simultaneously. Footwork in this dance often mimics the majestic white Egyptian horses. Traditionally, a loose fitting galabiya is worn both by men and women when performing, with a turban or headscarf. Women will also wear a scarf tied around their hips to showcase the movement.
Saturday June 21st
Doors Open at 9:00 AM for Check in & Shopping
Class 9:30 AM -11:30 AM with Jillina
TOPIC: “Sharqi al a Jillina”
Raks Sharqi with Jillina’s is unique style. This choreography is full of exciting steps beautifully blended with expression and technique.
Move to various tempos and explore the rich instrumentation, This is a unique choreography to add to your vocabulary.
Lunch Break 11:30-12:30 PM
Class 12:30 - 2:30 PM with Ehab
TOPIC: Reda Style Raqs Muwashaha
Muwashahat (also spelled muwashshahat) is the plural of muwashah (also spelled muwashshah), which is a genre of Arabic poetry in musical form that dates back to 10th century Moorish Spain (Al-Andalus)! Today, these traditions are still popular in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Syria and Lebanon.
There is no reference for how people danced to this type of music back then, but in the 1970's the famous Egyptian choreographer Mahmoud Reda presented the muwashah as a dance spectacle on a stage for the first time in modern history. He invented this new genre of dance by imagining how the rhythmic patterns and lyrics in this type of music should be expressed, while adhering to Middle Eastern aesthetics and cultural norms.
Sunday June 22nd
Doors Open at 9:30 AM for Check in & Shopping
Class 10:00 AM -12:00 PM with Jillina
TOPIC: “Percussion Precision”
This drum solo will explore intricate hip technique, various types of shimmies as well as challenge you on isolation technique.
Learn how to control your body and translate the music through your moves.
Lunch Break 12:00-12:30 PM (NOTE ONLY 30 min Break Today!)
Class 12:30 - 2:30 PM with Jillina
TOPIC: “Bellydance Evolution Style”
Jillina will share her unique Bellydance Evolution fusion style form her theatrical productions. Exploring unique approaches to shapes and textures, using near middle-astern theatrical music, this class will take you on a journey beyond bellydance.
Gala Show Info:
Saturday, June 21st
DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM
CURTAIN 7:00 PM
LOCATION TBD
(WORKSHOP ATTENDEES INTERESTED IN PERFORMING IN THE GALA SHOW, PLEASE EMAIL THE SHOW DIRECTOR SAFIYA NAWAAR @ [email protected] to request a performance spot!!)
Tickets will be Available on Workshop Event Website!
We will also create an event page for the show!
Our Illustrious Instructors:
Jillina Carlano - https://www.jillina.com/
has devoted her life to dance.
With a background in Middle Eastern, Folklore, Jazz, Ballet, and Hip Hop, she creates a colorful Middle Eastern fusion repertoire that has inspired collaborations with some of the world’s leading instructors and performers. Traveling extensively to create productions and teach seminars that embody her unique style of dance and dance education, Jillina also advocates a local dance community, owning the creative hub, Evolution Dance Studios in North Hollywood, California. Whether on stage, coaching one-on-one, or teaching a group of 1,000 students, Jillina’s vibrant ability to connect with people on and off the dance floor continues to influence dancers and entertain audiences worldwide.
Professor Ehab Hasan
Ehab former director/manager of the Reda Troupe, was one of Mahmoud Reda and Farida Fahmy's students. He joined the Troupe at the end of 1977, passed their test, and was one of six dancers chosen to join the troupe from among 600 applicant dancers. Ehab immediately started to prove himself as an exceptional talent, and began performing many lead roles in various shows. In 1990 when M. Reda and Mdm. Fahmy assumed full control of the Reda National Troupe, Ehab was giving the Lead role as performer for the troupe. Later he stepped into the role as a trainer both at the main training center, as well as for the professional troupe. Once M. Reda stepped down from Director in 1997, Ehab was contacted to help save the troupe. Later he became official manager and director in 2008, appointed by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. Following many years with the Egyptian National Troupe and the Ministry of Culture, Ehab left post 2012. Then with permission and supervision from M. Reda and Mdm. Fahmy, Ehab formed Mahmoud Reda's Private Troupe.
Ehab Hasan graduated in 1982 from the Faculty of Music Education and earned many degrees in training and Latin dancing from the USA in 1992 & 1994. He founded the first arts center in Egypt in 1980 where he used to teach all types of dancing, arts, and playing music. He is a font of information in all the arts,
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Where is it happening?
Arabesque World Dance, 451 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508-1796, United States,Lexington, KentuckyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
