Thursday, February 23, 2012

Interview with male bellydancers in Egypt






These three men challenged the female bellydancers in belly dancing....This is a short interview with them by Mona Madkour







For the first time since the advent of the art of belly dancing in the twenties of the last century, appeared in Egypt troupe of Men bellydancers who compete on the revival of concerts and watchful nights in major hotels, and some nightclubs.

 But, despite that the offers are showered on them, and there is turnout on their performances and nights of tourists in Egypt, but many in the Egyptian society reject what they are doing this band and they see as "an imitation of women."




 The band members take the feminine pseudonyms such as "Tito, Semsem and Miro." ; They pose a risk to practitioners belly dancing who waged a long war for years to prevent the import of dancers from Lebanon, Russia, Romania, Brazil, America, France and the United States, who came heavily on the market, belly dancing in Egypt during the nineties of the last century and the turnout them great due to the low prices for their counterparts Egyptians.

The dancer Ahmed says or (Semsem) as he is called .. "Profession of belly dancing is not easy, but you need to softness and flexibility as well as high physical deep sense of music, and these things we are excelling in the three young men"

 


He said they find encouragement from the tourists who attend the bellydance parties which Egypt is famous for, and that their success in this made his mate Ali "Tito"to travel to the United States hold permanent work,There was the opening of nightclub on his name and bazaar to sell of belly dance costumes , in addition to a private school to teach the art of belly dancing is responsible for. 

About working in Al Haram street which is famous for the presence of the dancers says Tito The owners of these clubs want the body of female undressesd to attract customers.

He added: What we offer is the art of dance depends primarily on the art of rhythm, movement and physical flexibility, not to temptation or to provide nudity played by any dancer because her body is the basis of their work.



"Tito," says his work as a bellydancer is not a reason for the dissolution of his sermon, "my fiancee found out I was firm and awkward, which could not accept it, and that is I do not regret it, When i take off dance clothes,i become another man, there are many offers of marriage, which I received for marriage especially tourists. "

He adds that their example are ex-dancers Naima Akef and Tahia Carioca and Suhair Zaki, and confirms that they are performing strenuous exercises to gain access to the necessary movements in the art of belly dancing prior to each ceremony.
  
 
 The success of "Tito" and his colleagues seduced many young people to apply for membership in the troupe, he says: We are currently training a contingent of 15 people to be associated with us in providing the dancing offers, which we perform, other than the individual reviews by each of us individually, and I have received a lot of requests to join some young people to work in the troupe, in light of the success achieved, as well as receive offers, we have become out of Egypt which is what happened with Amr "Miro," which traveled to Qatar to provide artistic performances there.












  


 
 
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Bellydance Legends and Divas









1. Badiaa Masabni – she was the founder of the ‘Opera Casino’, in Egypt, and the inspiration behind raks sharki or Egyptian cabaret style, as we know it today. Badia Masabni was born in Lebanon around 1892/4 and moved to Egypt in the 1920’s, where she opened the ‘Opera Casino’. There, comedians, singers and dancers from different countries used to perform. Her target audience were upper classes and westerners, for whom she created a belly dance style that incorporated western elements, such as floor patterns that were unknown until then in Middle Eastern dance. Stars like Tahia Carioca, Samia Gamal, Naima Akef and many others started their careers in Badia’s ‘Opera Casino’.







2. Tahiya Karioka – is one of the dancers of the Golden Age of Egypt and was born between 1915 and 1923 in Ismaileya, Egypt. As a teenager she fled to Cairo, due to contrasts with her family, where she started her career as a dancer and was introduced to Badeia Masabny. Taheyya Karioka then started dancing in Badia’s troupe and she gradually became famous and starred in not less then 150 movies.





3. Samya Gamal – She was born in Egypt in 1924 and, like Tahiya Karioka, started her career in Badiaa Masabni’s Opera Casino. Samya was trained in ballet and modern dance. She soon became famous and starred in movies, including ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’ (1954) with French comedian Fernandel and ‘Valley of the King’ (1955) with Robert Taylor. Samya’s film career was linked to her love story with Farid el-Atrash, the famous Lebanese composer, singer and oud player, from whom she eventually split up as he refused to marry her. Samya Gamal’s style is well known for her veil work, gracious arm movements and elegance.




4. Naima Akef – together with Tahiya Karioka and Samya Gamal, Naima Akef was one of the stars of the ‘Golden Age’ of Egyptian cinema. She started her career working for Badeia Masabny. Naima also starred in many movies and theatre productions and once won the first prize at a festival of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.



 





























Friday, February 17, 2012

Folkloric belly dancing in Egypt




Because the most popular venue for the dance remains night clubs, (as well as the proliferation of video and DVD recordings of popular Egyptian dance celebrities), it is this version, rather than the folk or social versions of the dance that is most popular. The costume now associated with this dance is called bedlah in Arabic (meaning "uniform") and was adopted by dancers in Egypt in the 1930s, from where it spread to other countries in the region. It owes its creation to the harem fantasy productions of Vaudville, Burlesque and Hollywood during the turn of the last century, rather than to actual authentic Middle Eastern dress. An enterprising night club owner in Cairo named Badia Masabni is credited with the adoption of this costume due to the fact that this was the image that Western tourists came to expect, rather than the native costumes which covered and concealed the contours of the body, with only a scarf or belt tied around the hips to highlight the movements.

The mainstays of costuming for these styles include a fitted top or bra (usually with fringe of beads or coins), a fitted hip belt (again with a fringe of beads or coins), and leg coverings that include harem pants and/or skirts (straight, layered, circular, or paneled). In the U.S. a "veil" may also be used; this is a three-and-a-half to four-yard piece of fabric that is used in part of the dance to move about and frame movements for the dancer. In the 1940s King Farouk of Egypt employed Russian ballet instructor Ivanova to teach his daughters, and it was she who first taught the great dancer Samia Gamal to use the veil to improve her arm carriage. Most Egyptian dancers use the veil as an opening prop which they discard within






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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Reda Troupe




The artist Mahmoud Reda though of formation of the first special group of Folk Art in association with the  and the designer and composer Ali Reda, and  the first dancer Farida Fahmy after the abrupt departure of the artist Naima Akef, in addition to her expertise in training and fashion design, so ​​the band's first performances was on the stage of Uzbek in August 1959, The number of its members at Launch 13 dancers and 13 dancers and 13 musicians, most of them qualified university graduates. Mahmoud Reda designed dances Inspired by arts of countryside,the coast and at the wild, and had them out under the supervision of Dr. Hassan Fahmy and sponsorship, and thanks to this configuration upscale acquired the art of dance respect all strata of society.

Number of members of the troupe now:Dancers: 24 dancers: 24 musicians and choir


The most important trips

The troupe toured the world more than 5 times, and occupied the first rank in most forums and international festivals, attended by most of the kings and heads of state, and made about more than 3000 display in Egypt and the world's largest international theaters, including:

     * Theater of the United Nations in New York and Geneva.

     * Olympia Theatre in Paris.

     * Theater Albert Hall in London.

     * Theater Beethoven in Bonn.

     * Stanislavski Theater in the Soviet Union.





  

















































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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Samaher Belly Dancer

The famous syrian belly dancer.

 Dancer and artist
Her name is "Samaher" and know as"Al dalo3a", She was born in Syria. Her mother is Lebanese,She loved the dance,She learned on my own since childhood. As for my experience on the stage does not exceed the year and a half years during which I was able to be a celebrity, even though I do not like one, but I like myself Al dalo3a











Here are some photos of her ....

                                                           Samaher in black






                                                                Samaher in jeans














For more photos and videos log on... http://www.bellydancersamaher.com/

Email: contact@bellydancersamaher.com

Enas Waseem dancer

Enas Waseem is The future of bellydance in Egypt.



Egyptian actress and working in the field of belly dancer Oriental professional with artistic style is distinctive and sophisticated and reviews of variety and is considered by many in the field extension of the beautiful time of the dancers outstanding as Samia Jamal and Suhair Zaki and Naima Akef and greet Carioca and other artists sense of the word.

It also has long experience in the field of work where she worked in both places, hotels, famous in Egypt and outside Egypt has worked Accompanied by her band musical deals in ... all five-star hotels such as Marriott and Le Meridien Hotel, Grand Hyatt and Four Seasons Hotel and the Hotel Semiramis Hotel and JW Marriott Sheraton Hotels and cost in addition to a lot of hotels and tourist villages inside and outside Cairo such as Ain Sokhna, Ras Sidr and Sinai, Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada and a lot of ships in the global port of Alexandria.

They also worked in a lot of ships such as cruise ship Nile Pharaoh The Nile Maxim ship and ships Egypt Tours and ship the last of the Grand Hyatt.
Enas actress traveled and worked in many Arab countries, after the great success in Egypt and toured their offers of art many of the country, Arab and foreign countries such as UAE, Bahrain, Lebanon, Ghana, Malaysia, Switzerland and Qatar



                                                               Enas Waseem dancer
 




                                                              Enas Waseem dancer


                                                                Enas Waseem dancer





Here are some of her photos....






Friday, February 10, 2012

Khan El Khalili....




Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili

Hobby of belly dancing is sweeping the world

Belly dancing attracts women from all over the globe

Belly dancing in the hall in a hotel located in the Pyramids in Egypt

Has established the foundations of this art in both Europe and the United States, and recently spread throughout the

  The Asian continent. Have traveled this year, dozens of dancers to participate in the Festival

"Welcome" to the dance in eastern Egypt

Good paper, which is responsible for organizing the Festival "Welcome" to the dance in eastern Egypt

  Which is responsible for organizing the festival 

Which I learned and trained dancers Orientals later became a celebrity,

                                                      Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili


                                                      Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili




                                                    Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili




                                                    Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili



                                                     Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili


                                                      Belly Dance. Khan El Khalili

 

 

Watch online bellydance

You can watch online bellydance by clicking on this site...i hope you enjoy it..

http://www.farfashatv.com/index.php .....




                                         You can also watch Al Tet channel on Nile sat

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Health & Belly Dancing

welcome to bellydanceperformers

What is the belly dance?
The dance form we call "belly dancing" is derived from
traditional women's dances of the Middle East and
North Africa. Women have always belly danced, at
parties, at family gatherings, and during rites of passage.
A woman's social dancing eventually evolved
into belly dancing as entertainment ("Dans Oryantal " in
Turkish and "Raqs Sharqi" in Arabic). Although the history
of belly dancing is clouded prior to the late 1800s,
many experts believe its roots go back to the temple
rites of India. Probably the greatest misconception
about belly dance is that it is intended to entertain men.
Because segregation of the sexes was common in the
part of the world that produced belly dancing, men often
were not allowed to be present