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Copyright 2001
by Faith LaFave
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Welcome to
Hadia's Website!!!
"I
have journeyed more than half a lifetime for the knowledge that I have and I am ready, willing and very happy to share it with anyone who wants it. As dancers, we are beautiful and we work hard to earn appreciation and respect for what we do - not only from others, but also from ourselves.
My life has been
devoted to portraying the dignity of oriental dance. I certainly am proud
of the dedication and talent that our art form generates. It has a depth
and richness of soul that is found in few other dance forms. Fun and
emotionally satisfying, it lets a woman discover the power of her
softness."
Hadia's Bio:
[en français]
Hadia
is a dancer’s dancer - in every sense of the word and
truly one of
Canada's natural jewels.
She has the energy of a five year old, the
wisdom of an old woman and
the ageless spirit of a true dancer.
In great demand as a performer, master instructor
and choreographer, Hadia has achieved recognition and renown amoung her
peers around the world as recipient of the prestigious global Woman of
Vision – Arts, Entertainment and Culture, 2002, and the winner of the
International Association of Middle Eastern Dance Best Choreographer
Award 2000 and Best Modern Egyptian Dancer 2003, Middle Eastern Dance
Lifetime Acheivement Award, 2003 as well as the Giza Academy Award for
Best Instructional Videos, 1999.
Her thirty year career as a professional dancer began
with extracurricular studies of classical, contemporary, jazz and Middle
Eastern Dance while completing her Theater Degree at the University of
British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Initially inspired by the legendary Badawia of Jordan,
she continued with the best
instructors that the world of Middle Eastern Dance has to offer, including
Nadia Gamal, Dina, Ibrahim Akef, Dr. Farideh Fahmy, Mona Said, Zohair Zeki,
Raqia Hassan, Ibrahim Farrah, Ahmad Jarjour, and the
National Folkloric Company of Egypt (Kohmeya).
Frequent study and performing tours to the Middle East
enabled her to further develop her skills and absorb the richness of Middle
Eastern dance, music and culture within the countries of origin. She
continues to perform and instruct throughout North America, Mexico, South
America, Europe, The Middle East, The Far East, New Zealand and Australia.
Her choreographic brilliance has taken life through
numerous works presented by her sophisticated and dynamic “Aiwa Arabic Dance
Ensemble”. Amoung the most memorable of these was the “Journey on the Orient
Express” in November, 2003. Hadia and her company shared the stage of the
prestigious Jack Singer Theater with The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tchaikovsky’s “Arabian Dance” from the Nutcracker, “Dance of the Persian
Slaves” by Mussorgsky and the “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saens
were transformed into a journey into the heart of oriental dance. She has
also gained recognition for her ground-breaking fusion of Oriental, ROM and
Flamenco Dance.
 Although Middle
Eastern Dance remains Hadia’s first love, she continued to pursue jazz and
contemporary dance through intensive training with Les Ballet Jazz de
Montreal, as well as Phil Black, Luigi and Alvin Ailey of New York.
The Moorish influence so evident in Spanish music soon
drew Hadia, into the world of flamenco. For the past twenty two years, this
passionate and explosive art form has remained her “other” love. While
living in Madrid for several years, she studied with flamenco’s greatest
masters including Ciro, Merche Esmerelda, Manolete Amaya, La Tati, Eva La
Yerbabuena, Manolo Marin, Antonio Granjero, Antonio Marquez, Maria Bermudez,
Matilde Coral, Ana Maria Lopez and Maria Magdalena. In collaboration with
Oscar Nieto, Hadia co-founded ‘Mozaico Flamenco’ Dance Company.
Hadia has also spent fifteen years studying African and
Brazilian Dance, while Latin and Polynesian dance put the finishing touches
on her exciting and eclectic career.
After so many years entirely devoted to dance, Hadia
returned to Canada to become a Registered Massage Therapist. She now
instructs accredited post-graduate seminars in Massage and Manual Therapy
Techniques through Kine-Concept Institute.
Although Hadia is an exquisite performer of impeccable
quality, her extensive travels a nd deep understanding of many forms of dance, combined with her thorough
knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology and physiology make her an unparalleled
master instructor. Her ingenious teaching skills blend careful disciplined
technique, attentive application to rhythm and music and encouragement of
artistic expression. She has a fullness and depth to her teaching that
challenges, inspires and accommodates all levels of students from novice to
professional. Dedicated to educating dancers, all that she knows she
willingly shares.
Hadia is presently located in Montreal, Canada,
although she continues to tour international invitations as a master
instructor. Since 1999 she has been conducting intensive Retreats
throughout North America and Mexico, which focus on Body Balancing, Injury
Prevention and Teachers Training for Dance. In 2002 Hadia
presented her first Annual “Festival of the Nile,” Canada’s First
Festival of Middle Eastern Dance, Music and Culture featuring
Jalilah. This extremely
successful event features classes and performances by such internationally
renowned artists as, Sahra Saeeda and Helene Eriksen, as well as classes and
lectures in Middle Eastern music and percussion by Dr. Michael Frishkopf and
history, traditional costuming and culture. Hadia also conducts dance tours
to the Middle East. Her Annual "Turkey - Gateway to the Orient" Tour
continues to be an enormous success and is sold out every year.
In the fall of 2002, Hadia was named a “Woman of
Vision” in the category of Arts, Entertainment and Culture by the Global
Television Network. This prestigious award celebrates the accomplishments of
women in Canada, who have implemented their personal vision and achieved
success in their chosen fields. Hadia has certainly
demonstrated her tireless dedication to her dreams, while continuing to
inspire those around her to follow in her graceful footsteps.
Hadia…
Gagnant de titre "Meilleur Chorégraphe et Meilleur Danseuse Egyptienne
Moderne de IAMED (Los Angeles, Ca.), de la prime " Global Femme de
Vision pour les Arts et Culture " Meilleur Vidéo Educatif des Danses
de Moyen Orient de L'Académie de Giza.
Est
l'un des secrets les mieux gardés du Canada.
"Hadia a l'énergie d'une
fillette de cinq ans, la sagesse d'une vielle femme et l'esprit éternel
d'une vrai danseuse".
Elle a trouve l'équilibre entre une
technique impeccable et une vision de l'âme orientale. Ses interprétations
musicales sont capables de vous transporter au centre du coeur de la danse
orientale.
Bien qu'elle est née au Canada, elle a
passe un tiers de sa vie entre l'Europe et les pays du Moyen-Orient au bout
d'apprendre, travailler et enseigner la danse orientale et le flamenco. Elle
est revenue au Canada en 1991 pour lancer sa deuxième carrière en Massage
Thérapie et Thérapie Manuelle.
Elle a travaille avec les meilleurs
professeurs de danse oriental, notamment Ibrahim Akef, Ibrahim Farrah, Mona
Said, Dina, Nadia Gamal, Ahmad Jarjour, Farideh Fahmy, Raqia Hassan et la
Compagnie Nationale Folklorique d'Egypte. Par ailleurs, elle part
fréquemment en tourné de perfectionnement a fin de continuer a de
développer ses habiletés et a s'imprégner ave les richesses de la culture
orientale.
Son expérience en danse orientale,
flamenco, ballet, contemporain, jazz et danses africaines, bresiliennes et
polynésiennes, combinée à ses connaissances en anatomie, kinésiologie et
massage thérapeutique fait d'elle un maître instructeur inégalé. Hadia
enseigne actuellement la danse orientale et le flamenco, ainsi que le
massage approfondi à Montréal. Chez elle, pendant le moi d'Août, elle
présente Le Festival du Nil la seule Festival de la Danse du Moyen Orient
au Canada.
Danseuse d'une qualité impeccable, elle
s'est produite et a enseigné à travers son pays du Canada, aux Etas-Unis,
au Mexique, en Amérique du Sud (Argentine, Brésil, Chile), ainsi qu'en
Europe, notamment en France, Hollande, Allemagne, Luxembourg, Espagne,
Italie, Grèce, Hongrie, tout comme en Turquie, Egypte,Tunisie, Syrie, Maroc,
Hong-Kong, Nouvelle-Zélande et Australie.
Ses qualités de pédagogue lui permettent
d'enseigner des techniques de discipline, l'application aux rythmes et aux
musiques orientaux, ainsi que l'expression artistique. Différents niveaux
d'enseignement sont dispenses : du débutant au professionnel. Pour les
vraies passionnées de la danse orientale, elle organise des voyages
annuelles en Turquie depuis 6 ans, ainsi que des semaines de formation
professionnelles intensive a Acapulco, Mexique et les Formation Des
Professeurs de la Danse Orientale Certifies.
**Click
here to read The Calgary Herald Article about Hadia!**
**Click here to see the Global Television Network Interview with Hadia!**
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