Ashley Rhianne will be performing and judging in Saigon, Vietnam in the Oriental Passion Saigon festival August 2018! It is a very exciting opportunity and will be Ashley Rhianne’s first time to Vietnam! A huge thank you to Linh Doan and the organizers of the festival for this incredible opportunity.
For festival information, please see the Oriental Passion Saigon Facebook page here.
A beginner dancer knows they know nothing. They are aware of how much they have yet to learn, and they approach the process with openness, focusing on absorbing new information and developing basic skills. An intermediate dancer, having gained some confidence, often believes they know everything. At this stage, it’s easy to feel like they’ve…
Ashley Rhianne is excited to announce that she will be performing and judging at Julia Farid’s top caliber festival – Isadora Cup in Kiev, Ukraine November 2 – 5 2017! Ashley Rhianne will be performing alongside Mohamed Shahin (Egypt / USA), Mercedes Nieto (Hungary), Julia Farid (Ukraine), Marta Korzun (Ukraine), Catherine Mancera (Germany), Jalila (Italy),…
Ashley Rhianne was very proud and honoured to be selected as a finalist in the NYCairo Queen Competition in April 2017 where she won 3rd place in the finals! A huge thank you to the judges – Anna Borisova, Vanessa, Nada el Masriya, Dr. Gamal Seif, Tito Seif, Mohamed Shahin and Randa Kamel for this…
This blog post comes from Victoria-based dancer & troupe leader of Bashirah Middle Eastern Dance Company Bobbie Barry. Bobbie has been hosting successful events for many years & brings us her wealth of knowledge on event planning based on her experiences. Several times I have had a student comment that I “must make a lot…
Egypt – Om al Dunya RECAP I am JUST back from an epic trip to Cairo and holy cow, it was EPIC. It was my 1st trip back in over 4 years and while Egypt doesn’t usually change much, I noticed ALOT of changes this time round. There have new additions in the roadways- what…
We have all heard about the importance of setting goals for ourselves – ESPECIALLY around New Years. Goals are a way to direct our paths to achieving things that we want – such as improving our health, getting out of debt, focusing on an accomplishment or finishing something. Where goals can go wrong, however, is…