You’re invited to arrive as both a dancer and a traveler: open to unfamiliar rhythms, different ways of living, and the beauty of discovering something beyond your usual frame of reference.

The intention is to return with a richer understanding of your influences, a more thoughtful relationship with the cultures you draw from, and a deeper feeling for the movement you make your own.

A Journey to the Roots of Your Dance
Egypt for Fusion Dancers

This journey is for fusion dancers who want to connect with the feeling and spirit behind the movement—the music, people, places, and living traditions that inform their dance.

Together, we’ll explore Egypt through dance, cultural encounters, and shared experiences, making space to listen, learn, and move. It’s an invitation to deepen your relationship with your influences and discover how those encounters can enrich your own expression.

Inside this folder, you’ll find the proposed itinerary and an introduction to the experience.

Interested in joining?

Please read the itinerary carefully. If this journey speaks to you and you’re ready to explore joining us, email hello@nawaleltememi.com with a short introduction, Where you have traveled, your dance background, and what draws you to this experience.

We’ll then discuss availability, costs, and the next steps to reserve your place.

With warmth,
Nawal El Tememi
www.nawaleltememi.com
Instagram: @nawal_el_tememi

Look at the Google Drive with all infos: HERE

Tour Philosophy & Experience

Dance carries the feeling of the places and people it comes from. Its spirit lives in the music, gestures, celebrations, and everyday encounters that give movement meaning.

This journey invites fusion dancers to connect with the feeling and spirit of the Egyptian traditions that influence their art. We’ll work with musicians rooted in the culture, exploring the relationship between rhythm, movement, and expression through direct exchange.

Two Egyptian-American guides will accompany you as language interpreters and cultural bridges, sharing perspectives shaped by life between cultures.

Nawal has spent the past five and a half years living in Egypt, with experiences extending Egypt top to bottom from Cairo’s neighborhoods, markets along the Suez Canal and village communities. Her relationship with the country is grounded in daily life, friendships, and navigating its many social worlds. She brings that experience to help you understand the nuances of what you encounter—the gestures, humor, customs, and unspoken context that can be difficult to access as a visitor.

Bevin is still exploring her Egyptian identity, bringing her own questions, discoveries, and experience of reconnecting with her heritage. Her journey opens space for others to explore what connection, belonging, and cultural roots mean to them.

Together, they offer personal perspectives shaped by living between cultures, alongside opportunities to learn directly from local artists and musicians.

Together, we’ll weave dance, music, and cultural exploration with time to listen, ask questions, move, and reflect. We’ll also leave room for the unexpected encounters that make a journey personal.

Come as a dancer and a traveler, with curiosity and a willingness to learn. The intention is to return with a deeper feeling for your dance, a richer understanding of its influences, and meaningful connections with the people who keep these traditions alive.

Tour Timeline | April 7–19

Cairo · April 7–10 | 3 nights

Breakfast overlooking the pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo, and more discoveries in this vibrant megacity. On April 10, we fly to Aswan.

Aswan · April 10–12 | 3 nights

Stay in a Nubian village, experience Nubian culture and hospitality, and visit Philae Temple, dedicated to the goddess Isis.

Private Nile Cruise · April 12–16 | 3 nights

Board our private dahabiya with our own Arabic band. Enjoy music and dance workshops with local artists, peaceful days on the Nile, and visits to Kom Ombo and Edfu temples.

Luxor · April 16–19 | 3 nights

Experience Upper Egyptian hospitality, and bring our collective performance project to life before we say goodbye.