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Mellilah’s Favorite Dancers – Video Clips

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 | Videos of Belly Dancers (Video Footage) | 1 Comment

Here are some of my favorite dancers. The clips are placed in some historical order; so it’s also an historical reference, showing how Egyptian dance evolved and changed as it progressed through the 30s, 40s and 50s (Classical), into the 60s-80s (Modern) and the most current Egyptian style (Post Modern). Note there are also clips of American and other foreigners which do not all depict the Egyptian style as it is and has been represented in Cairo, specifically. Putting dancers into categories is somewhat subjective, and the semantics of doing so should be considered. Please note that I do my best to apply what I have learned from master instructors when categorizing dancers and do so for the purpose of studying and learning from these examples. There aren’t many black and white rules when defining the styles of belly dance, and I like to think of the similarities as “commonalities” or “tendencies” when referring to syles.

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LEGENDS (Classical & Modern Egyptian style):

Tahia CariocaConsidered the 1st Star of Raks Sharki in 40s; Classical style

Tahia Carioca

Samia GamalConsidered the 2nd Star of Raks Sharki in 40s; Classical style

Samia Gamal

Naima Akef Star of 50s

Naima Akef

Suheir Zaki Star of 60s & 70s

Suheir Zaki

Nagwa Fouad Star of 70s

Nagwa Fouad