EGYPTIAN DANCE WORKSHOPS

Get your hips shaking with this North African dance style!


The Ancient Egyptians loved to dance and it played a vital role in their lives. Interestingly though, hieroglyphics never showed men and women dancing together, they were always separate.

Our Egyptian dance workshops are fast, energetic and great for girls and boys.

Egypt Day is really popular in schools as an activity for the whole school to take part in. Read our Egypt Day blog here.

These workshops are great for KS1 and KS2 classes.

Dance Styles

In Egypt there are many different traditional dance styles. We do a fusion of styles which is inclusive and fun for both males and females to try.

The most common dance is called Baladi, also known as Belly dance. This uses lots of fast hip action and is therefore very popular with females.

A national dance that mostly males do is called the Tanoura. The main motif of this dance is inspired by a long skirt which is worn by the dancer who does lots of spinning on the spot. A challenging one if you get dizzy easily!

See the pic on the right of male dancers in action doing the Tanoura.

Saidi dance is a folk dance based around martial arts. Dancers often use sticks as props in their dance to represent a battle.

Our Egyptian dance workshops are great for all ages and we can tailor the workshops for all abilities.

Music

We use traditional music for our Egyptian dance workshops as they use many wonderful instruments which transports you back to Ancient Egypt when hearing it.

We also use more contemporary Egyptian music with a fast and funky beat.

Culture

At the start of the workshops we talk to the participants about Ancient Egypt the different styles of Egyptian dance. We also give a bit of background about the country.

We will show some photos of dancers dressed in traditional dress so your students can see what Egyptian dancers would wear.

If you’d like any more info on our dance workshops, just let us know.


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Why not treat your pupils to a dance workshop? We are based in London but have teachers across the UK to bring our workshops to you.