Saidi Dance - Technique and Combinations with Vanessa of Cairo
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Authentic Folk Steps, Stage-Ready Styling
Created by Vanessa of Cairo, an Oriental Dance star with over 8 years of professional performance in Egypt, Saidi Dance offers a rare, deeply informed guide to the women’s folk dance of Upper Egypt—a vibrant, rhythmic style rooted in the earth and charged with playful strength.
Saidi dance, especially when performed with the assaya (cane), draws from Tahtib, Egypt’s ancient stick-fighting martial art. Yet in women’s hands, it becomes a celebration—flirty, proud, and grounded.
What makes this program essential for oriental dance performers:
✅ Authentic cultural transmission: Vanessa doesn’t just teach steps—she shares the styling, posture, and intention that distinguish true Saidi dance
✅ With and without assaya: Learn both versions—so you can perform with a cane or adapt the vocabulary for any stage
✅ Martial meets feminine: Discover how Tahtib’s sharp angles and grounded stances are softened and stylized in women’s folk expression
✅ Stage-performance insights: Vanessa’s “do’s and don’ts” help you avoid cliché and embody cultural respect, not caricature
✅ Choreographic authority: As founder of an Egyptian folklore stage company, Vanessa’s work is celebrated for its nuance, accuracy, and dramatic flair
Ideal for:
• Intermediate to advanced dancers preparing for performance
• Teachers building authentic Egyptian folk repertoire
• Artists seeking to move into regionally specific, culturally rooted dance
Why learn from World Dance New York?
For over 25 years, World Dance New York has been the trusted authority in women’s solo dance education—pioneering accessible, body-positive, and artistically rich instruction that has shaped generations of dancers worldwide. We collaborate only with master artists who live the traditions they teach. Every program is a complete learning system—designed to connect you not just to movement, but to meaning, heritage, and honest expression.
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Saidi Dance - Technique and Combinations with Vanessa of Cairo
*** If you purchase the Instant Video version of this program, your video access is instant and lifetime - no subscriptions, no expiration. The video access link will be sent to you by email. Please keep the link - as long as you have it, you can view the video any time, anywhere in the world, on any device. (When making the purchase, add "Instant Video" - not "DVD" - to the shopping cart. )
Authentic Folk Steps, Stage-Ready Styling
Created by Vanessa of Cairo, an Oriental Dance star with over 8 years of professional performance in Egypt, Saidi Dance offers a rare, deeply informed guide to the women’s folk dance of Upper Egypt—a vibrant, rhythmic style rooted in the earth and charged with playful strength.
Saidi dance, especially when performed with the assaya (cane), draws from Tahtib, Egypt’s ancient stick-fighting martial art. Yet in women’s hands, it becomes a celebration—flirty, proud, and grounded.
What makes this program essential for oriental dance performers:
✅ Authentic cultural transmission: Vanessa doesn’t just teach steps—she shares the styling, posture, and intention that distinguish true Saidi dance
✅ With and without assaya: Learn both versions—so you can perform with a cane or adapt the vocabulary for any stage
✅ Martial meets feminine: Discover how Tahtib’s sharp angles and grounded stances are softened and stylized in women’s folk expression
✅ Stage-performance insights: Vanessa’s “do’s and don’ts” help you avoid cliché and embody cultural respect, not caricature
✅ Choreographic authority: As founder of an Egyptian folklore stage company, Vanessa’s work is celebrated for its nuance, accuracy, and dramatic flair
Ideal for:
• Intermediate to advanced dancers preparing for performance
• Teachers building authentic Egyptian folk repertoire
• Artists seeking to move into regionally specific, culturally rooted dance
Why learn from World Dance New York?
For over 25 years, World Dance New York has been the trusted authority in women’s solo dance education—pioneering accessible, body-positive, and artistically rich instruction that has shaped generations of dancers worldwide. We collaborate only with master artists who live the traditions they teach. Every program is a complete learning system—designed to connect you not just to movement, but to meaning, heritage, and honest expression.