I am pleased to offer a 4 week saidi workshop master series pulling apart and working with saidi history, technique, & music. A big component of this course is theory and is guided by powerpoint presentation & discussion but we will be working on a choreography throughout this session. Classes will be offered on Zoom.This…
Rhythm Essentials is a virtual master series geared towards learning commonly encountered rhythms in dance.This is a smaller platform for the Dance to the Beat of the Drum format and is consists of theory & technique.We will work with 4 rhythms over the four week period with additional homework. Dates:May 4 – 730-830pm PSTMay 11…
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…
What does SUCCESS look like for you?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀Creating content, choreographies, workshops, class programs, prepping for a show is a hustle for sure. It’s easy to look at someone’s work or success & think that either they have it easy or that it is easy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What we don’t see is the magnitude of sweat labour…
I am pleased to offer a 4 week shaabi master workshop series pulling apart and working with shaabi history, technique, & music. Shaabi is a form of popular working-class music which evolved from baladi in the second half of the 20th century. Shaabi is known to be the music of the people and has been popularized by…
In October 2020 I got a message on Instagram from a dancer I had never met who was from India. She asked me to me in her fundraising show with the go live date January 17, 2021 and the show concept was all around the 22 Major Arcanum of the tarot. I was intrigued. I…
Generating ideas for a choreography or performance is hard in the best of times. This can be even harder when you are asked to dance in a themed show or given a concept to work with. It might be something that you don’t necessarily jive with or you feel restricted by the direction. It can…
Autumn 2021 Classes with Ashley Rhianne DANCE CLASSES MONDAYS: VIRTUAL Oriental – Beginners 2/ Intermediate class 730 – 830pm PST Session 1: September 13 to October 18 (no class October 11 for Thanksgiving) $65 Session 2: October 25 – November 29 $78 *Drop in $17Registation payable by etransfer. Participants will receive the link after payment…
Ashley Rhianne Bellydance & Pilates in Vancouver Ashley Rhianne is a Vancouver, BC Canada based oriental dance (bellydance) performer, instructor, choreographer and coach in addition to a Stott Pilates certified instructor. For performance, Ashley Rhianne is an Egyptian-style dancer with many years of performing experience both here in Canada and internationally including Egypt. She performs…
My personal philosophy of why dancers should cross-train As someone who has danced all her life, movement has always held a huge part of interest, investment & therapy. It’s been the place where I always could meet people and make friends, channel my energy & also learn and grow. Here I also learned discipline and…