In 2001 I had the great honor and fulfillment of being part of the International Conference on Middle Eastern Dance. We brought Mme. Farida Fahmy and Mr. Mahmoud Reda for […]
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Egypt Diary: First Night in Luxor (June 2014)
The Nile Valley was celebrating on the eve of the inauguration of their new president Sisi. I saw Cairo celebrations June 3 and then on June 7 I saw the […]
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Egypt Diary: Arrival in Egypt (June 2014)
I write this blog in Cairo; I have been in Egypt 16 days now. Yesterday was the first day that I stayed in and rested, organized my Luxor and Cairo […]
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May
Who is Nelly Mazloum?
Who is Nelly Mazloum? Nelly Mazloum was a film star in the Classic Black & White Cinema Era in the 1940’s-60’s, starting as a child prodigy in her first film […]
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May
An Introduction to Tarab
An Introduction to Tarab This last weekend Najia (of Media, PA) and I dedicated a 20 hour workshop intensive to “Finding Tarab in Post-Modern Orientale Dance.”¹ We first had to […]
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Apr
Metkal Kanowi and Hallah al Safi – Sa’idi singer and dancer – Part II
Metkal Kanowi and Hallah al Safi – Sa’idi singer and dancer – Part II Originally this week’s blog was going to be solely about this unique video, then I almost […]
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Metkal Kanowi and Hallah al Safi – Sa’idi singer and dancer – Part I
Metkal Kanowi and Hallah al Safi – Sa’idi singer and dancer – Part I I remember when I was learning Middle Eastern Dance in California in the early 1980’s “Egyptian […]
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Apr
Al’ab al-Atfal – a cute girls’ dance
Al’ab al-Atfal – a cute girls’ dance In the midst of so many serious blogs and videos of Sa’idi Tahtib and Assaya, today I will post a light-hearted video and […]
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Sa’idi Tahtib and Mahmoud Reda
Sa’idi Tahtib and Mahmoud Reda Sa’idi Tahtib and Sa’idi raqs assaya were two of Mahmoud Reda’s favorite folkloric “dances” to be brought to the stage. Many times he has told me […]