Ranya is honored to be a headliner at the 2013 Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival, which will take place September 5-8. Teaching Schedule Saturday, September 7 10:30am-noon: Bad Girls Have More Fun: A Retrospective of Egyptian Dancers 1:30-3pm: Dancing Musicality: Phrasing/Transitions 3:30-5pm: Improvisation: Choreography... Read More

Join us for Arabic Night at Jebon on Wednesday, July 31. This show will be coordinated with the Oum Koulsoum intensive with Ranya and Nany. $15 plus only $5 minimum for food or drink. Doors open at 8pm, and dance performances will begin at 8:30. Jebon... Read More

Greetings! After two fun workshops in Berlin and Duluth, I’m back in NYC and ready for the Theatrical Bellydance Conference, which starts tonight! I’ll be performing in the show at Drom, which begins at 7pm sharp — and you’ll want to get there on time because... Read More

Willow will be sponsoring Ranya for a 3+ hour workshop in Woodstock, NY, on Sunday, June 30. This workshop will feature footwork and combinations, many inspired by Mahmoud Reda, that draw from folkloric and modern Egyptian dance. These steps and combinations can be applied to... Read More

Ranya will be teaching and performing in Seattle, Washington, during the weekend of October 5-6, 2013, sponsored by Nazaneen.  Workshops will be focusing on Ranya’s signature breath work technique, baladi stylings, modern and vintage orientale, as well as stagecraft. Exact workshop descriptions, times and location... Read More

Greetings! As I finish my final exams for the spring semester, I’m looking forward to an action-packed month of events in NYC and several other points on the globe. First, this Friday, May 17, I’ll be teaching a workshop in NYC, focusing on modern Oriental... Read More

Join us for Arabic Night at Jebon on Wednesday, June 26. Our special guest dancer is Layla Isis! Also performing will be Kaitlin, Monica, Torkom, and Ranya Renée. $15 plus only $5 minimum for food or drink. Doors open at 8pm, and dance performances will begin... Read More

Greetings! Enjoyed a great set of workshops and show in Westchester (NY) this past weekend — thanks to Josie and Nahara for bringing me, to Nisreen for her capable assistance, and to all the dancers. Getting my car mirror sliced off by a drunk driver... Read More

Ranya will be teaching combinations for modern Oriental choreography in NYC on Friday, May 17, 7-9:30pm. Topics will include different ways of covering space, working with musical details to create hand/arm gestures and body lines, and working with which steps go best with different rhythms,... Read More

Join us for Arabic Night at Jebon on Wednesday, May 29. Our special guest dancer is Shoshana! Musicians: Nabawy – accordion Mohammed Abdullah – violin Said Emam – tabla Ramy Hashad – dof and special guest Maurice Chedid – oud/vocals Dancers: Shoshana Khadija La Princesa Boriqua... Read More