To Dance In Her Name
Memoir of an Indomitable Spirit
She performed for royalty and heads of state, dated gangsters, served as a high priestess, and changed her name seven times. In an effort to overcome teenage trauma and reclaim her soul, Yasmina spent 45 years empowering women and girls through dance, raising awareness of a misunderstood art form, and countering the dehumanization of a people. To Dance in Her Name takes readers on a unique quest through far-off lands rich with art, culture, joy, danger, and magic to discover a light within.
by Yasmina Ramzy
Seven Lives, Seven Veils, One Hidden Truth
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What readers are saying…
“Yasmina Ramzy’s epic life-journey – from quirky kid, to teenage cult-member, to globe-trotting performer, and finally to master of dance and her own domain – is too fantastic a story not to be true. Ramzy’s greatest strength is not just in telling her story – so lyrically rendered; not just in facing it – with all Its beauty and horror; it's in the courage of still living that story, as it continues to unfurl, right to the final page. ‘To Dance in Her Name’ is a gripping odyssey of dances danced, loves lost, lives changed – but in the end it is the brave account of a woman who dares to remember.”
— Shaughnessy Bishop-StallAuthor of Down To This, Hungover, and Ghosted
“To Dance in Her Name is a compelling memoir that traces the depth of art, identity, survival, and self-reclamation. Ramzy’s story unfolds as both personal narrative and cultural testimony. Dancer, teacher, choreographer, artistic director, filmmaker, and cultural interlocutor, she inhabits overlapping identities that ultimately reveal the transformative power of dance. Ramzy's story is not only one of an artist’s formation, but also a meditation on resilience, spirituality, and the arduous work of returning to oneself.”
— Dr. Barbara Sellers-YoungAuthor of 5 books on transnational movement and co-edited The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Ethnicity
“Wow, what a story. I just wanted to jump up and cheer”
— Kathy Belicki“I’ve found myself longing to pick this book back up and escape into it again”
— Letitia Biagi“This book evokes so many emotions with such beauty in the details”
— Sue Waller“Infinitely inspiring with wisdom, creativity, resilience, & introspection”
— Chelsea Thompson-O'Brien“Left me with compassion for others and the discarded parts of myself”
— Liza V“An immersive, though-provoking journey that questions stereotypes”
— Rhythm Vekariya
Described by the media as a visionary, a pioneer, and a disruptor, Yasmina Ramzy is the author of To Dance in Her Name, numerous dance magazine articles and blog posts, and is the co-author of a spiritual education book. She taught dance that incorporates women’s empowerment in over 80 cities across five continents, performed in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt (1983-1998), and for royalty and heads of state in many more. Yasmina produced 10 dance and music festivals, created 11 films (including immersive installation), staged 12 large theatrical productions, created 300 choreographies for international ensembles, and founded and chaired Dance Ontario's Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
“Intelligent and inventive”
What the media says about Yasmina Ramzy
“Creates dramatic impact”
“Extraordinary, evocative”