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Below for a description of the less known styles available.....
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Whirling
Dervish / Tanoura:
This
spectacular continuous spinning is part of a special meditation
of the Sufis.
Yasser presents the Egyptian version. It is merely symbolic
of the original Sufi dance
and its main purpose is for entertainment. The bright colors, exciting
music, drum props
and physical ability of the dancer will amaze onlookers and excite
any audience!
see
video
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Saiidi
Cane / Saiidi Stick Dance / Tahtib
Tahtib
is a stick dance from Upper Egypt. This is the Southern region of
Egypt - a place with very strong cultural traditions among the rural
people who have lived there for thousands of years. The sticks (made
of a special plant grown by the Nile) are used in daily life for
farming, herding sheep, walking and playful combats.
Yasser performs this dance in a variety of ways: by using one stick;
two sticks or duet with a partner.
Yasser
Darwish
see
video
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Horse
Show
Our
version of the Horse Dance uses a life-sized horse puppet not a
real horse. This is an imitation of the movements of the famous
Arabic Dancing Stallions.
This show is very good for family events: children's parties, sweet-sixteen,
bar-mitzvahs, and weddings... Bring fun and laughs to your party!
see video
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Zaffa
- Middle Eastern Wedding Processional
In
Egypt and many other Middle Eastern Countries, the bride and groom
are accompanied by musicians, singers and dancers in a playful and
exciting procession into the Wedding Party.
Bring
traditional culture to enhance your wedding celebration.
Choose from the following artists to enhance your special day:
Musicians , Singers, Saiidi Stick Dancers, Bellydancers, Wings of
Isis, Shamedan and more...
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Shamedan
This
dance was traditionally performed at weddings by the dancer/bride
who wore a large Candelabrum (Shamedan). The Candelabrum looks like
a large candelabra, except that it holds numerous lit candles in
a dome shape frame that fits snugly onto the head. Although this
fiery crown is quite heavy, the dancer's movements are light and
graceful as she luminates any room and brings good luck to all.
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Dabke:
The Dance of the Village
Dabke
is the line and circle dancing that one can often see danced at
weddings and celebrations. The Dabke is danced in Lebanon, Syria,
Palestine, Jordan and Israel - all with their own variations.
It is a very "earthy" line dance with lots of feet stamping,
hoping, and twirling done in different combinations and a community
dance where women and men can perform together. Usually the leader
of the line has their right hand free, so will twirl napkins or
hankies.
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Wings
of Isis / Butterfly
Graceful
dancers wear large colorful wings imitating Isis - one of the famous
goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Isis grew wings searching the dessert
crying for her lost love - the murdered Osiris. The wind created
from her wings brought the breath of life back into Osiris. Oriental
dancers today use wings as a symbol to remind viewers of and evoke
the power of this great mythological image.
A
beautiful addition to any dance show, Zaffa or cultural presentation.
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Raks Sharqi
- Oriental Dance
Sharqi
refers to the "Dance of the East" or "Oriental Dance".
Possibly the oldest dance form in the world. The dance originated
as a fertility dance or Goddess worshiping dance performed by women
in front of other women only. Today there are influences from many
other international styles of dance which reflect the many cultural
influences that have impacted this ancient dance.
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Many
more styles available upon request.
