Ashley Rhianne is so excited to debut famed Iraqi artist and choreographer Mohanned Hawaz to Vancouver for the first time! In this exciting weekend, Mohanned will bring Iraqi dance styles to the classroom covering folkloric and contemporary dance technique through Iraqi dance combos & technique with a focus on understanding Iraqi music, dance stylizations, rhythms…
FINALLY Its happening! Ashley Rhianne Baladi Basics! Baladi can be difficult to work with because of the different rhythms and melodies, the dance technique, body positions and the attitude. Baladi is commonly done in social settings and is usually improvised with the movements based off the instruments. Raqs Baladi (baladi dance) is a style all…
Prior to having a baby my ideas of self-care fell along the popularized social media promoted types- long luxurious baths with expensive face masks while sipping a medicinal mushroom tea & listening to something meditative & zen. But the second I was out of the bath, I was back to business. “Self-care” checked off the…
Raqs baladi / baladi dance is characterized by the rich & playful accordion, flirty funky percussion, and that general demeanour of a strong sassy dancer. First off – the world ‘balad’ / ‘baladi’ means “country, my country”. You can find baladi bread, baladi dogs, baladi vegetables in Egypt everywhere. It means something of the country,…
Since getting pregnant, I have gotten lost trying to navigate this crazy world! I decided to compile a list of services that I am using so far along my journey to help you in finding your way. Here are a list of resources, & support to help you if you are either on this journey…
I am PERFECT & I am ENOUGH! In the world of social media, it’s easy to caught up in the carefully curated and crafted images and text we see. As a performer / I’m guilty of it too. But the rabbit hole happens more often then not and I get swallowed in by the things…