SCHEDULE: Thursday – Sunday workshop location: Bard on the Beach 162 West 1st Ave Vancouver, BC V5Y 0H6 **DOOR is easy to miss! We will place a sign on the door but if you get to JJ Bean you have gone too far! It is a non-descript glass door with a keypad for entry (door code for…
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…
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…
It is SPRING! As the world slowly awakens from its dark slumber, fresh green shoots are popping up through the hard ground. Crocuses have yawned their way into the sunlight & the evening sun now stretches. It is hands down my favourite time of year. It is another time for reflection, taking stock & readying…
Three months into 2023 check in- HOW ARE YOU? By now statistically many of the NY resolutions we clearly chose to frame our year start dropping as enthusiasm & energy wanes. Life happens, we get sick, the nights are dark early and we are tired AF. Life seems to be a little less full of luster….
I had a pretty rough time during pregnancy – I had high hopes pre-pregnancy that I would sail through it eating nothing but big fat green salads and feeling great. However with my first hint of pregnancy (croissants!) I got terrible “morning sickness” (lasted all damn day!) for the entire pregnancy which made eating…
Hello everyone! I’ve been thinking of this post for a while & have some time to actually do said post with the baby (and hubby!) in bed early! I wanted to share some of my fave books that I would personally consider essential – these are all dog eared, highlighted & well loved! Now this…
[vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_column_text]I remember a ballet class once upon a time. I was around 21 years old and was working on a petite allegro exercise in my company class (small, fast jumps) when I suddenly experienced a small loss of urine. Nothing catastrophic or noticeable to anyone else but me, but it was still a bit…
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…
My name is Ashley Rhianne & I am a bellydance performer, teacher & Stott-pilates instructor based in Vancouver, Canada.