Karim Nagi Saidi Tahteeb & Assaya Workshop

Name: Karim Nagi Saidi Tahteeb & Assaya Workshop
Start: 2025-04-16T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-16T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Riverside Arts Center

Schedule

Wed Apr 16 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Riverside Arts Center | Ypsilanti, MI

SAIDI TAHTEEB & ASSAYA
Dancing with sticks and canes is a quintessential expression in Egyptian village dance. The southern half of Egypt, know as Upper Egypt due to its higher altitude, is called "al-Sa'id" in Arabic (pronounced iSa-yeed)". The Saidi people are famous for this semi-acrobatic stick dance called "Tahteeb" for men and "Raqs Assaya" for women. It is essentially a form of martial art where the manipulation of the stick and the demeanor of movement replicated village life or battle scene. Grace is more valued than aggression. This dance is done solo or in groups where the sticks are operated in unified motion, and men and/or women play together.Karim teaches with the strait cane (any dowel between 3' and 4').
$35 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
Register before March 17th for only $35! After that, price goes up to $40.
To register, submit payment via:
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Space is limited, so register today!