Henley Here We Come!

Well that is it, our last group rehearsal for the Sheikh It! show in Henley. Those of you who follow our blog regularly, you may remember that back in February we were invited to East Grinstead to perform at Club Baklava for Hossam and Serena Ramzy. Members of the audience were clearly impressed by our performance of a Bedouin routine as it led to an invitation to take part in the Sheikh It! show.

Show time is just a couple of weeks away and we have been working on two folkloric routines - a Bedouin piece based on a choreography by Serena Ramzy, but adapted for Ya Raqs by our very own Meroe, and a Tunisian piece which Meroe is 100% responsible for. Both are very different, but very high energy.

Aisha, Mish Mish, Kebi, Phoenece and Naima in rehearsal

Saturday was our last group rehearsal and it all went really well. Kebi stepped in to Meroe’s spot for the purposes of the rehearsal, just so she could watch what was going on. It’s very difficult to dance in a routine and be aware of what is going on with all the other performers - even with mirrors - so it’s sometime best just to look at how rehearsals are going from the audience perspective!

And how is it going, you may ask - pretty good I would say. All that is left to do now is for the individual dancers within group to iron out the minor wrinkles in their performance and we are good to go!

So look out Henley - Ya Raqs are on their way!

If you want to come and see us, and lots of other amazing dancers, we’ll be at the Kenton Theatre, Henley on Thames on Wednesday 22nd October. Proceeds from the show will be going to support the care provided by Sue Ryder. So not only do you get to see a great show, but you get to support a great cause too - win win!