Shahrzad in Washington DC: Mejanse Intensive

Name: Shahrzad in Washington DC: Mejanse Intensive
Start: 2024-12-21T10:00:00-05:00
Location: 4433 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20016

Schedule

Sat Dec 21 2024 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

4433 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20016 | Washington, DC

Sample a wide range of modern Egyptian style technique and combinations as you explore a Mejance (entrance song). Shahrzad will be using one of her personal entrance songs to explain the technique and musicality used for dancing to this kind of music and how our dance changes with the music section by section. Please bring a 3 yard silk veil.

Shahrzad Biography
Shahrzad is a professional dance instructor and performer specializing in Raqs Sharqi and traditional and social dance styles from around North Africa and the Middle East. To supplement her 20+ years of dance training Shahrzad also holds several fitness certifications including becoming a PMA certified Pilates instructor in 2013.
She started her dance training at the age of 11 and began her professional dance career in her late teens working as a teacher and performer on the East Coast of the US. She began to get international recognition and bookings after several of her performance videos went viral online and she was hired to film a series of instructional DVDs by an international company. In 2015 Shahrzad moved to Egypt to live and work full time and has since enjoyed a successful career as a performer appearing in top performance venues as well as film and media.
During covid she started her business’ Shahrzad Studios’ which includes an online dance school, private dance and music programs in Cairo, and tours of Egypt. She currently splits her time between traveling to teaching dance workshops around the world, running her business from her home in Cairo, and performing and teaching at special events around Egypt.