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Originally Posted by Aziyade
LOL! Isn't it cool that our mega-stars aren't divas? (Well, most of them, anyway!) I hadn't been dancing that long before I went to a Shareen el Safy workshop, and since it was out-of-town for me, and I didn't really know anybody, the workshop organizer sort of took me under her wing and invited me to eat lunch with them. There I sat, next to Shareen el Safy herself, and I kept thinking the whole time "I'm actually sitting next to a woman who danced in Egypt. Right next to her!" I think she even passed me the Sweet n Low!
I'm still star-struck when I see my heroes at workshops. I can barely manage to scrape together 4 words when I see Morocco!  I wonder if that ever goes away?
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Dear Aziyade,
Of everyone with whom I have ever studied, and in 34 years the number is pretty vast, Shareen El Safy is my very favorite teacher. There is something about the way that she presents that makes me understand exactly what she is saying. I do disagree with her about posture, but in class I do as she says. I see posture as a much more dynamic thing than she seems to in class.She is my all time favorite teacher for several reasons:
She gets that the dance is not western in the way in which it is executed, and can demonstrate that in class as well as on stage.
She has a way of being able to see clearly how to help the individual dancer. Even in a room of 60 people, she still sees YOU. This is a rare trait in workshop presenters.
She is very down to earth.
We know a lot of the same people and she is up for a good catch-up session!
Regards,
A'isha