Mohammed Shahin was SO awesome. I love Reda-style. And I love when a teacher has perfect musicality, when every choreographed move is just what the music would have told me to do if I had been listening properly. And he was a really good instructor, really good at teaching the choreography, breaking down combinations, and articulating what he wanted us to do. Much better, actually, than Dina was, the only other Egyptian instructor I've had. I still love Dina, of course, but Mr. Shahin had the best of both worlds - the analytical and pedagogical side of american dance teaching, and the Egyptian-ness of an Egyptian. Also, he was dreamy.

I loved most of all that I *got* most of it, if not right away, then with some repetition. I need to work on my cane-spinning though. Any move that involved that, I didn't have the technical skill to really keep up. I don't use my cane enough at home. This workshop was an inspiration to break out the old assaya a lot more!