Study with Jihan
Structured, no-nonsense training in Egyptian dance and corporal development — from your very first class through to performance level.
Confirmed dates
Spotlight Dance Academy
11735 SW 147th Avenue #10
Miami, Florida 33196
The Mid East Performing Arts Academy is opening the doors of the studio where my Saturday classes are held. I will be there with my fellow instructors — come and meet us, try a free mini belly dance class, and see everything MEPAA has to offer. Whether you are brand new or returning to dance, we cannot wait to dance with you.
Space is limited — secure your spot at MidEastPerformingArts.com or by writing to mepaadance@gmail.com.
Dance Through the Ages
351 SW 136th Avenue, Suite 104
Davie, Florida 33325
The date is booked. Subject, times and fee will be announced closer to the day — send me a message and I will write to you as soon as they are set.
Now enrolling
Two classes, back to back. Take either one on its own, or stay for both and make a morning of it.
Spotlight Dance Academy. 11735 SW 147th Avenue #10, Miami, Florida 33196.
Reveal your movement. Reclaim your confidence. Unveil the woman within.
A specialty class blending contemporary dance movement, full-body wellness, bellydance and creative expression — built to awaken your confidence, creativity, vitality and moxie while having fun.
Join me on a joyful journey through the Middle Eastern dance arts and an empowering creative process that encourages you to move with intention, express yourself freely, and discover the goddess within.
Whatever your experience level, this is a supportive space for adult women to explore graceful movement, musicality, creativity, strength and self-expression — learning, laughing, dancing and connecting with like-minded women.
Come as you are. Move as you were meant to. Discover what unfolds when you give yourself permission to dance.
Be a queen. Move like a goddess. Dance like a diva.
A term-long journey through the beauty and elegance of Uyghur dance from the Xinjiang region, where Central Asian, Turkish, Persian and other influences intertwine in a rich and expressive art form.
I will keep developing and refining the choreographed patterns while taking dancers deeper into the grace, spirit and artistry of the form. Come and experience the beauty, discipline, musicality and cultural richness of the Silk Road through movement.
All levels welcome, beginner through performance. Technique, repertoire, and an introduction to finger cymbals, with an emphasis on port de corps — the carriage of the body.
Terms run in blocks through the year, separately from the Saturday classes above. Get in touch for the next timetable, venue and fee.
One-to-one sessions by arrangement, in person in Miami or online.
Suitable for dancers preparing for performance, competition or professional work, and for teachers developing their own material.
For term dates, fees and anything else, the quickest way is to send me a message or call 305-342-5458. I answer everything myself.
Day-to-day news and any last-minute changes to the schedule go up on Facebook first — Jihan Jamal and Women of the Silk Veil.
For studios, festivals and organisers
I am available to teach intensives worldwide. Each can be tailored in length and level, from a two-hour master class to a full weekend series.
The wrap-and-tease folk dance of Alexandria and Cairo — its history, its coquetry, and the handling of the milaya itself.
The heart of the Egyptian street. Awadi structure, the baladi progression, and the earthiness that makes it unmistakable.
The awalim were the educated, trained performing women of 19th-century Egypt. Traditional steps, choreographed patterns and finger cymbals.
Women’s dances of the Arabian Gulf — the hair, the thobe, and the particular joy of the form.
Saidi, fellahi and the Levantine line dances of Lebanon and Syria, staged for the theatre.
For women only. A dance and creative-process workshop developed since 1987, fusing Near and Middle Eastern women’s dances with interpretive movement.
Host venues. In South Florida my workshops are hosted at Dance Through the Ages in Davie, with thanks to its director, Meredith Dreyfuss. Studios elsewhere are welcome to enquire about hosting.
What to expect
You will learn the structure of each dance alongside its cultural and regional background — and the social, religious and political history that shaped it. Steps without context are just choreography.
Expect real technique. Expect to work on posture, carriage and stage presence as seriously as on hip work. Expect the music to matter.
Beginners are genuinely welcome. So are teachers.
Tell me a little about your dance background and what you are hoping to work on.