Joana S. Workshop in London: Modern Oriental (Mohamed Abdul Wahab)

***What London can expect from this Workshop:

Using one of Mohamed Abdel Wahab famous compositions, this workshop aiming at intermediate /adv-pro levels will focus on:
- Technique, sequences leading to choreography
- powerful stage entrance
- interpretation tips
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- development of charisma and stage presence
- exploring space and communication with audience
- meeting point of East and West, the Classical and the Modern

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How to find the BALANCE between the old - or eternal - and the modern Oriental Egyptian Dance?

How to innovate and go beyond what´s already done without losing track of the ROOTS, the AUTHENTICITY, the FEELING and the SOUL of the DANCE?

These are the main questions we will work on this workshop dedicated to the GREAT INOVATER of egyptian music: Mohamed Abdul Wahab, one of the greatest composers of egyptian musical History and a modern minded soul himself.

Mohamed Abdul Wahab´s music composed for Om Kolthoum,Abdel Halim Hafez, Nagwa Fouad and many other of the greatest names of the Oriental Dance Golden Age in Egypt. His music reflects a richness that one can hardly find nowadays and the dance that translates and adds to his music is - consequentely - RICH, TASTEFUL and expressive of a GENIUS language that comunicates EGYPTIAN SOUL, CHARACTER, HEART; as well as Egypt´s past, present and future.

We will approach an iconic theme of Mohamed Abdul Wahab and work on that MIX-MIDDLE TERM between the roots and modernity: we will also focus on musicality, interpretation, different dynamics, feelings and moods; silence-pause and movement-music.

Understanding Mohamed Abdul Wahab´s music is also understanding and FEELING egyptian soul and THAT* is half way to understand and feel EGYPTIAN DANCE.

***For DETAILS about the event, please follow the link:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/168134513310567/

or go to"The Bellydance Trophies" webiste:
http://www.bellydance-trophies.com/

***For some goodies (Joana S. dancing Mohamed Abdul Wahab´s creations) follow the links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGkYWpqQeAE

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlA6yAlrsYo