Hadia Intensive Pro Training

Hmmm. For those of you who swear by Hadia's technique-you'll know how revelatory her training can be. For me, it changed the way I dance on a profound level. Now I know this sounds cheesy and overblown to those of you who are skeptic, but I swear it's true.

I know some people have issues with her style of teaching, but hey, the woman is amazing. Yes, she is very strict. Yes, she won't hesitate to fix you in class until she feels you understand what she is trying to convey to you. Yes, she is very direct and won't mince words. Yes, she will call you out every time you repeat poor technique/body positioning. Some people find this too demanding and perhaps even offensive if they are also teachers/have been studying for years. But Hadia is really passionate about teaching. She is willing to do whatever it takes to improve your dancing. She really cares. She won't take your money and feed you bullsh*t about your dancing when she needs to be correcting it because she doesn't want to offend you.

She has an ingenious way of teaching technique, she calls it "Body Logic". She takes everyday movements then builds on it. She teaches you technique without you realising it!The best thing about Hadia's courses is that my body doesn't hurt or ache. The woman is phenomenal, she knows how to dance without injuring or placing undue stress on the body.

We worked on a choreography to "Talisman" from Beata and Horacio's album. She really went into the technique in detail, and as a result, my arabesques have improved, my hip drops are better, and I feel like my understanding of music has really improved. She also gave us one-on-one coaching which I feel really helped me. Changed my dancing in terms of my performance skills. She pointed out that even though I smile, I need to focus my gaze and lift my chin up more to embrace the audience. She came up with a few exercises that I repeated several times. I literally felt something change inside me. Like something clicked and released emotion that I had been holding in.

Hadia is an extremely supportive teacher-and when she does compliment you, you can feel the sincerity since she is very straightforward and doesn't say things she doesn't mean. I can't wait to take another one of her courses.

After taking her course, for the first time ever, I received a standing ovation for my performance last week. I was so overwhelmed! It was a fantastic feeling-dancing your heart out for the audience and having them respond in that way! I think that that was a result of me taking the training.

I am going to work the exercises she gave us while she was here and I hope my dancing continues to improve!

Night night!xoxo