Meet Inès Ridane | Dancer & Choreographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Inès Ridane and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Inès, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking
Taking risks is part of the process. We can’t wait at home for things to happen. Being afraid is a normal feeling, and it takes courage to overcome it. I’d rather take risks and see where it takes me than let fear take over and have regrets later. wondering what would have happened if I had tried. I sincerely believe that the Universe puts a dream in each of us. The little voice that we have in our guts pushes us to pursue our dreams no matter what. But if we don’t listen to it, one day it fades and we end up not hearing it anymore. This is where regrets take place and can make us really unhappy.
Taking risks was a big challenge for me. Basically, I’m someone who likes to know where she’s going, to control the situation. But over time I realized that you can’t control everything and that wanting to do so is a hindrance to personal development. I learned to let go on that level and to trust life and trust myself. What is for me will come to me in due time.

I stopped my law studies to be able to pursue my career as a dancer. Was it a risk? Yes. Was I afraid? Yes. But for nothing in the world I will make another decision. Taking these risks, acting despite the fear that I may have had and still may feel at times, has brought me a lot of beautiful things. I was able to blossom as a dancer and choreographer.

If I never had never taken the risk to book a flight over to Los Angeles and placed myself in Laure Courtellemont’s class I never would of been scouted to perform in Ya Levis French Tour and several other projects.

Risks is a good thing.

Because I took the risk to go audition in Puerto Rico. I’m a member of the blackescape cast 2022. Amari Marshall is now my mentor and I’m still working with her. So if I have one thing to say to the people who gonna read this paper is : Be a good person, believe in yourself and work hard ! Go for it no matter what because beautiful things do really happen.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Each creator, vision is unique. We are all different and that is what makes art rich. Over time, I found my own identity. My various travels through North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe have played a major role in the development and affirmation of my artistic identity. My style today is a mix of musical influences and my North African culture. A style marked by body control, fluidity, sensuality and a very feminine energy.
Thanks to this unique style, I have given many classes, judged choreographic competitions and I am one of the official dancers of Ya Levis.

I also created a “Hips don’t lie” training in which I bring together all of my in-depth techniques, but where I also work to strengthen the mindset, self-confidence & well-being of its students. .

I stick to my values and I am committed in each of my projects to showing a vision of liberated, assumed women who take their place in society.

It was not easy, but it is this difficulty and these hardships that make the journey even more beautiful.
The most important lesson I learned was to always listen to your instincts and to not settle down. Instinct is our best friend.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
The beach – the observatory – nature ! Peaceful places where you can recenter.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’ve been raised by an incredible woman. My mum is a warrior, and she’s the best example my sisters and I could ask for. Without my 2 older sisters and my mother, I would not be where I am today. They saw this fire in me and always supported me in each of my decisions. I am lucky to be surrounded by incredible people. My best friend Celia but also Mahdy, Viny, Elvire and Nico’s. They are my pillars outside of my blood family. And I certainly wouldn’t be the dancer that I am without them.
In this industry, it is important to have a good support system. Things go fast, sometimes you feel lost and alone. We are our own product, everything depends on us, our choices, our commitments to our goals, our determination. I am very grateful to have this small circle of friends who push me to fight and motivate me on a daily basis.

My mentors, Amari Marshall and Laure Courtellemont who always pushed me to be unapologetically me.

The book “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho was a revelation for me. He taught me to trust life. that we have to take risks to become our best version of ourselves.

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Image Credits
Alex Muhong – Samuel Nogues