Yousef Iskandar (Berlin/Beirut) // Performative Modern Oriental and Baladi Dance >>
The 90 minutes of the workshop will be divided in three parts, starting with a warm up, while connecting the body and the soul through tantra breathing techniques. In the second part of the workshop the focus will lie on the upper body expression in the oriental dance. The final part will introduce the lower body movement, while achieving harmony through the connection with the upper body and creating a movement within a certain rhythm.
Yousef Iskandar
Youssef Iskandar, born in Lebanon, entered Beirut's dance scene in 2002, where his professional stage performance career began. He performed with several dance groups and as a soloist oriental dancer, and in Tantra Youssef found a way to introduce oriental dance to men.