Name: Shahrzad in Washington DC: Advanced Modern Shaabi Choreography
Start: 2024-12-22T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-12-22T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 4433 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20016

Shahrzad in Washington DC: Advanced Modern Shaabi Choreography

Shahrzad will teach an advanced, detailed choreography to a brand new Shaabi song straight from Cairo and breaking down a variety of fun Shaabi moves and combos which you can use in your dance. She will also be explaining the lyrics of the song in detail and showing how to use Egyptian hand gestures and dance movements to interpret the meaning. All participants will receive their own copy of the song translation.
This workshop will be offered as part of Al Fanaanat Project. For those interested in artistic development feedback and/or auditioning for performance of the workshop choreography at the Under A Desert Moon, please stay tuned.

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.