Shahrzad is an internationally known teacher and performer of Egyptian dance styles. She moved to Egypt in 2015 and enjoyed a 5 year performance career appearing in top night clubs, films, and music videos. Post-covid she opened her business ‘Shahrzad Studios’ which focuses on providing high quality education on Egyptian dance, music, and language both online and in person featuring her own instruction as well as promoting artists of origin.

In this episode you will learn about:

- Not-so-obvious reasons of why Cairo dance & music scene has changed so much after the lockdowns

- Shifts in Shahrzad’s personal dance focus

- Experience of teaching live classes in Cairo for local women

- Expanding activities to teaching online and organizing tours in Egypt

- The importance of conditioning and body awareness for belly dancers

Show Notes to this episode:

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