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Aida Nour |
Mohamed Abou Shebika |
Freiz Sayed |
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TEACHERS OF
THE PREVIOUS AND UPCOMING
NILE GROUP WORKSHOPS
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"The Artists are not presented in
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TEACHERS OF ORIENTAL RAKS SHARQI & FOLKLORE DANCE
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MAHMOUD
REDA
Mahmoud
Reda ” The father of oriental dance in Egypt”.
Mahmoud Reda is a pioneer of dance theatre in Egypt,
Soloist, choreographer and
director of hundreds of productions
Many of today’s famous
Egyptian dancers started their careers
in the Mahmoud Reda Ensemble as
folklore dancers in The Reda Troupe.
He founded the first Reda Troupe Ensamble in 1956
which now has presented
more
than 300 shows over the whole world.
Mahmoud Reda has been largely responsible for
introducing oriental dance to the world by
bringing it to the international
scenes.
In 1999 he was honored by
the International Dance Committee of Unesco
and in 2001 was given the title of ”dance personality
of the year”
at The International Middle Eastern Dance Conference.
He performed on the world's most prestigious
stages such as Carnegie
Hall (NY, USA), Albert Hall
(London, UK), Congress Hall (Berlin, Germany),
Stanislavsky & Gorky Theaters (Moscow, USSR),
Olympia (Paris, France)
and the United Nations
(NY & Geneva).
The Reda Troupe has performed
for many world leaders and Heads of states.
Mr. Reda received Egypt's
Order of Arts and Science in 1967,
The Star of Jordan in 1965 and the
Order of Tunisia in 1973.
In 1999, he was honored by the
International
Dance Committee/Unesco and in
May 2001.
by the International Conference
on Middle Eastern Dance
A participant in the Olympic Games in Helsinki
in 1952,
Mahmoud Reda represented
Egypt in gymnastics after winning
a gold medal in free exercise at the Arab Countries
Championships Alexandria
in 1950.
Mahmoud Reda holds a degree in commerce from the University
of Cairo.
From 1982 to 1990 he was
Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry
of Culture.
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FARIDA FAHMY
Farida Fahmy was Reda's principal
female dancer from 1959-1983
and has through the years danced in a number of films.
Farida Fahmy, Mahmoud Reda and
his brother Ali Reda (Farida's late husband), formed the first Egyptian
dance company The Reda Troupe to record Egyptian folk songs
and dances and perform them on stage.
Farida performed in over 50 countries with the Reda Troupe ,
Farida Fahmy played a major role
in elevating dance into a fine art in Egypt.
She was rewarded by President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1967
with the order of Arts and Science of the first degree ,
by King Hussein of Jordan with the Star of Jordan in 1965 ,
and by President Bourguiba of Tunisia in 1973.
She is an accomplished choreographer in both Oriental and Folkloric styles around the world.
She dedicated her whole life to the oriental dance.
For the Egyptians she is symbol of grace and a tribute to the oriental dance as an Art form.
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DAWLAT
IBRAHIM
Dawlat Ibrahim is one of the most
famous Choreographers
in Egypt.
She was a trainer and Choreographer
for the Khaomeya Troupe in Egypt.
She started 1963 in The Khaomeya
Troupe and later on she became a
Choreographer and
Dance Teacher for many famous dancers in Egypts
as:
Fifi Abdo, Nagwa Fuad, Dina, Zizi Mostafa, Hala Zafy,
Sahar Hamdi, Samya Hamada and she was also helping many famous
egyptian
actors in film and Theater with their
dance scenes. She
also travelled to many Countries
for teaching. We are very proud
to
present Dawlat Ibrahim for the first time in Egypt as a
Teacher in
a dance festival for foreign dancers.
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NEVEIN
RAMEZ
Nevein Rames
is one of the Trainers for the Reda Troupe
She has been dancing
and teaching Egyptian folklore
dances for 30 years and was recently working
as the general manager for the Reda Troupe.
Nevein Ramez has been traveling teaching
and performing all over the world.
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YOUSRY SHARIF
Yousry
Sharif is internationally celebrated as a
choreographer and instructor
of Middle Eastern Dance.
Based in New York City, he established
The
Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance
where he hones new students to his
richly
expressive and unique style and has created an impressive
contingent
of professional protégés. Over the years,
his popularity
has grown to such an extent that he
tours the globe eight months
of
the year to headline seminars as a guest artist/instructor.
An innovative
and incredibly musical artist,
Yousry explores movement and music from
folklore to oriental cabaret
and seamlessly infuses traditional and
contemporary dance elements from
the ethnic flamenco, jazz,
ballet,
to modern genres.
He is one of the few contemporary artists
who has
the gift to artfully and organically combine
or individually address
these variant idioms.
s such, he is highly respected
and enjoyed by
diverse communities from indigenous
Arab population who seek entertainment
from their original homelands,
to purists who wish to preserve traditions,
to dancers who thirst for modern fusion.
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HASSAN AFIFI
Professional Experience:
Profession: Choreographer since over 30 years.
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Over the last decade, taught the folklore and the classical oriental dance in Germany, Switzerland, France, Vienna, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Russia, China and USA.
- Designed the choreography of more than 130 Egyptian films.
- Designed the choreography of more than 18 theatrical plays.
- Designed the choreography of the yearly T.V. dancing show (Fawazeer) in Egypt for 25 years.
- Trained a lot of national and international popular oriental stars such as Nagua Fuad, Fifi Abdo and Dina.
- In 1977, founded his own dance performance group.
- In the early fifties, traveled with Mohamed Reda all over Egypt to study the local folk dances in the various regions of the country.
- In late fifties, become a member of Mohamed Reda's first founded public folkloric group in Egypt (1959), the "Reda Troop". The group showed for the first time the local Egyptian folk dance on stage and was famous throughout the world.
- Awards:
- Certificate of Appreciation from Doha Cultural Festival (2002)
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Egyptian Ministry of Education in the
First Children International Nile Song Festival (1998).
- Choreography Award from the Egyptian Minister of Media (1983).
- Best Choreographer Award from the Egyptian Minister of Media (1981).
- Certificate of Appreciation from the Media Arab States Union (1979).
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FARUK MUSTAFA
Faruk Mustafa is an Egyptian teacher and choreographer
of Egyptian folklore dance.
He started as a dancer in the Reda Troupe.
And was dancing with them for many years.
He has also been participating in many Egyptian films as
a dancer but also as an actor.
Faruk traveled all around the world as a performer and teacher.
Now he is living in Egypt.
He is teaching private and giving workshops.
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AIDA
NOUR
Aida Nour is originally from
Alexandria in Egypt.
She started her dance career as
a young dancer in the Alexandria
Troupe.
She was performing Egyptian Folklore Dances and solo Dances
for many
years with them. After many years of touring with the
Alexandria Troupe, Aida moved to Cairo where she became
a member
of the famous Reda Troupe for many years.
Aida began to perform as a solo dancer
later on and her success
was big!
She performed as one of the most famous dancers in Egypt in many
of
Cairo's five star Hotels and Nightclubs, now she is traveling
world wide to teach oriental dance.
Aida Nour is is also famous for
her designes of oriental dance costumes.
She is one of the
Co-Organizers of the Nile Group.
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FREIZ SAYED
Freiz started to dance as a folklore dancer in the
famous Kaomeya Troupe "The National Folklore Ensemble in Egypt."
The Troupe was traveling all the world representing Egypt.
Freiz was considered one of the best dancers in the Kaomeya troupe.
The media and the audience often compared her artistic quality,
feeling and her looks with the famous dancer Naima Akef.
After her time as a dancer in the Kaomeya Troupe she became one of the
teachers of Kaomeya.
Freiz is now teaching oriental dance in Cairo
and abroad, she was recently in Sweden and Mosqva for workshops.
Freiz is a very humorous and generous personality and is spreading
joy and happiness around her.
She is one of the Co-Organizers of the
Nile Group since the start year 2005.
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LUBNA EMAM
Lubna Emam from Cairo in Egypt,
she started to dance
oriental dance only nine years old
in
the Egyptian Kaomeya School troupe.
She has been traveling all the world
most of her life,performing with
the
Kaomeya Troupe and other groups.
Lubna has also been working
with the famous belly dancer Nagwa Fuad.
When she some years ago returned back to Egypt,
she stopped to perform
and started
to teach Oriental Dance for Egyptian dancers
and foreign dancers.
Now she is traveling everywhere in the world Teaching
Classical Oriental Dances and Egyptian Folklore Dances.
Lubna has a very distinkt style with very powerful "heavy"
movements, she is specially appreciated
for her interprentation of the Saiidi
Style.
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CAMELIA
Camelia is one of the most famous stars in Cairo
She started her career as a folklore dancer in the end of the ninetees.
Lately she turned to dance the oriental
classical "sharqi" dance style and is
at the moment one of
the most famous
and popular bellydancers in Egypt.
She is currently working at many five Star Hotels in Cairo.
Camelia is dancing with a never ending
energy and her show is breath
taking.
She is giving workshops and performing
in Egypt and all over the world.
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MAGDY
EL LEISY
Magdy
El Leisy is originaly from Egypt but currently
living and working in Germany.
Magdy has a background as a dancer of
classical Ballet at the Cairo
Opera
where he performed in many different ballets,
traveling to many different
countries.
In 1994 Magdy gave up his career in Ballet and turned to
Egyptian Folklore and oriental dance.
Nowadays he travels the world
as a very popular dance teacher,
artist and choreographer.
He has his own dance group in Germany
called "El Leisy Group" Magdy El Leisy
is teaching Classical Oriental
style
" Sharqi" as well as Egyptian folklore.
As a teacher
he is fun
personality with lots of energy.
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KHALED
MAHMOUD
Khaled Mahmoud started his dance career in Egypt
as a dancer and teacher for egyptian
dance from many years back.
After moving to England a few years ago
he started to teach and perform
and is now often traveling to teach and perform worldwide.
Khaled is teaching and dancing the classical oriental "sharki"
dance with big grace
as well as the Egyptian folklore dance.
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TITO
Tito
is an Egyptian folklore dancer, teacher and choreographer.
For the latest ten years he´s been working
as an oriental dancer & folklore dancer and he has his
own folklore group that he is training, Tito Oriental show
which is working together with him all over Egypt.
Recently he started to develope his style to more oriental "sharqi"
style with great passion. he is a very strong stage
personality and
is extremely talanted as a dancer.
He is often travelling abroad for workshops,
all over the world
Within a very short time he travelled
to many Countries all over the world and achieved a big success
for his amazing show, charisma and style
He teaches the classical oriental
dance style
as well as the Egyptian folklore style.
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NOUR
Nour was born in Moscow where she began
her studies of choreography
at the age of 8.
She was focused upon folk dances from Uzbeck,
Tadjick,
and Azerbaijan.At the age of 10,
Nour began performing on professional
stage,
mostly with eastern folk dances.When she was still only11,
Nour
was fortunate to meet Rina Dayal,
the legendary popular dancer in North
India.
Nour studied two classical Indian styles:
Bharat Natyam and Kathak,
as well as four folk styles.
Later on during on of her many tours Nour acquired an
old videotape
showing one composition of some Arabic dancer.
Belly dance became the
only and favorite dance for Nour.
This dance, having its own rules, was like the flight of a soul,
especially for one who sees dance as
art and not just personal exhibitionist
In 1994 Nour won first place in
first competition of belly-dance in
Mocsow,
Russia She began working abroad on contracts.
Nour danced in
many countries such as Jordan,
The Arab Emirates, Turkey, Greece, and
even Shri-Lanka.
Nour’s mother followed her in all her trips as
her best friend and administrator.
Between her tours Nour finished in
Moscow economic College
At present, Nour lives and works in Cairo since seven years.
She has
performed (in different years) almost in all of the 5-star hotels in Cairo,
but
her true concert activity in Egypt takes place at weddings.
Nour is
one of the most popular dancers in Egypt right now.
And she is the Vice-President of International assosiation of Artist in Egypt
and the leader of oriental dance in Association
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LIZA LAZIZA
Liza
Laziza is originally Persian and was brought up
in the United Kingdom
since she was a child.
Liza has been dancing Internationally and for
the past
nearly 15 years is now based in Cairo,
Where she performs and
teaches.
Liza also travels all over the world for shows and workshops.
Liza fell in love with Arabic music when she was at
an Arab nightclub
in Paris some 20 years ago.
Liza beleives it is not
just the Motion of the
dance but the Emotions that are more important.
She believes that understanding the music
and its meaning are just as
important
if not more important than the technique.
Liza has performed for the likes of Prince Charles,
George and Barbara
Bush, The Bruneis,
King and Queen of Malaysia and Ministers
and Diplomats
and international audiences all over the world.
Her recent private party
performance will
be for Prince Albert in Monaco in June 2005.
Liza is
presently dancing at the Meridien Pyramids hotel in Cairo.
Lizas style is very oriental and does all the
different styles from
Saidi, popular to classical to Khaleegy.
She believes it was her destiny
to be a dancer.
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ASMAHAN
Asmahan is from Argentina and is from many years back working
as a professional dancer in Egypt
She is today one of the most famous dancers in Egypt.
She started studying classical ballett when she was 6 years old.
When she was 14 years old, she started studying Spanish and Flamenco
and when she was 16 she moved on to dance oriental dance.
Asmahan soon became a professional dancer
and has since then been working as a professional oriental dancer in
Argentina and all over the world where she ´s been performing
in five star hotels and for Royalties and diplomats.
She has been broadcasted in Tv and Media all over
the world and been cooperating with many famous artists.
She has been working as a dancer in Alexandria and in Cairo
in many five star hotels like Sheraton Montaza Cairo Sheraton, Meridien,
Semiramis Intercontinental, Conrad Hotel among many other hotels.
Nowadays apart from her work as a dancer in Egypt,
she is travelling to make shows in different European countries
{France, Switzerland, England, Ukraine Russia, Singapore in Asia, Argentina}
She has been teaching belly dancing the past few years.
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ZEINA
"Suzanne Petrén Abou Shebika"
Zeina
has been dancing oriental dance since 1981.
Zeina is teaching classical oriental as well as Egyptian folklore dances.
She is known for her pure
Egyptian style ,soft female touch and creativity,
she has a never ending energy and very high teaching skills, being a teacher since 1985
The students most common comment after her classes
is that they " are really learning!"
Zeina is a regular teacher in the Nile Group festival since the start in 2005
and she is travelling all the world with her teaching.
She lives and teaches in Egypt as well as in sweden and travels
between the 2 Countries about 6 times
in the year.
She started to dance in Sweden 1981 and travelled
to
Egypt to learn more in the end of the end of the eightes.
In 1990 she started to
as a professional dancer at the Safir Hotel
in Cairo during the stage
name Zeina,
She worked in Egypt at many
different five star hotel and Nightclubs
in
Cairo and Alexandria between 1990 - 1994.
Among them Safir Hotel, Sheraton Alexandria, Baron hotel
and performed in many egyptian weddings in different five star hotels.
Zeina came back to Sweden after four years as an artist in Egypt and opened
her own
dance school ( Egyptiskt Kulturcentrum )
with her husband Mohamed Abou Shebika.
Mohamed Abou Shebika is one of the organizers and founders of the Nile Group festival.
In Stockholm she is teaching
15 regular classes a week for all level and ages
Children, youth and adults as well as daily privat classes for students from all the world.
The EKC Dance School in Stockholm is now one
of the biggest schools for oriental dance in Europe
The couple Abou Shebika have their own dance group "Nefertari"
which
often represents Egypt in many cultural events in Sweden.
Zeina and
Mohamed Abou Shebika is also organizing the annual
"Stockholm
Belly Dance Festival" since year 2000 in Sweden
as well as
they are are Co-organizers of the Nile Group.
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NESMA
Nesma is a very famous dancer and teacher in Spain with
many years of experience in the oriental dance.
She has got her own dance school in Spain and
is a very established teacher and dancer there.
Nesma was working in Egypt in Cairo
for many years between 1993 - 1998
as a very popular bellydancer in many
five star hotels and nightclubs.
She was also one of the few foreign dancers in
The Reda Troupe for a long time and she use to assist Mr.
Mahmoud Reda during his workshops and tours.
She has also been broadcasted in Egyptian TV
with the Reda Troupe many times.
Nesma will teach for the first time at the
Nile Group festival in April 2007
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NESRIN
Nesrin is an egyptian dancer and teacher
she started her carrer in 1993 in the Reda Troupe
She travelled all over the world with the Reda Troupe.
she is often assisiting Mr Mahmoud Reda during his workshops
in egypt and has been assisting him through the
previous Nile Group festivals. Now she is a soloist in the Reda Troupe.
She is also teaching in Egypt and abroad.
She was teaching at the Nile Group for the forst time in the
November festival 2006
after she is came back from Japan.
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NAWAL BENABDALLAH
Nawal is a dancer, choreographer and teacher of Moroccan oriental dance
and she nourishes her love for the dance since childhood.
Her cultural, national and family inheritance is great,
and she is a true artistic link between North Africa and Machreq.
Nawal is deeply inspired by the artistic effervescence
of the fifties’ in Cairo, as well as by the
modern development of the oriental dance today
and by the richness of the dance in her own country, Morocco.
Since 1992, Nawal teaches Moroccan oriental dance in Paris.
She also devotes herself to spreading her art through
the dance training courses that she leads in Paris,
in the countryside and abroad (Morocco, U.S.A., Europe).
She created the oriental dance association
“Les Amis de Nawal” (“The Friends of Nawal”) in 1990,
and she founded her company “Nawal BENABDALLAH” in 1991.
Her meeting with the great Egyptian choreographer
Mahmoud Reda in 1991 was the beginning
of a close collaboration between them for ten years.
The pedagogy and the style of this master
resembled her own ideal in teaching this art.
In order to pay tribute to him, she presented her show
“Memoires” both in Paris, in the Parisian region and in Morocco.
“Memoires” was centred on Egypt, Andalusia and Morocco.
In 1997 Nawal participated in a number of shows and films
shootings together with the Reda Troupe in Cairo.
To create her Moroccan repertoire Nawal gets inspiration
from dances from different Moroccan regions and she lets them develop on stage,
thus participating in conserving this rich patrimony.
In 1994, on the occasion of Women’s Day,
she presented her show “Autour de l’Atlas” (“Around the Globe”)
at the Institute of the Arab World in Paris.
Nawal has often been invited to Moroccan and French television
and in 1999 she made a creation for France 2 in the programme
“Vivement Dimanche”, presented by Michel Drucker
in the honour of Elisabeth Guigou, minister of justice
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MAYODI
Moroccan dancer born in Agadir,
Mayodi knew to conquer its letter of nobility by a
thorough knowledge of the Arab music,
and various dances of the Middle East and the Maghreb.
A ny young person, he turns naturally to the music,
dancing the feastdays, for the family and his friends.
W ith the wire of time, he discovers
the large musicals and Egyptian ballets,
being let allure more by Cairo by Hollywood.
Mayodi is a Nile Group teacher from November 2009
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HESHAM SALEH
Hesham started his work
as hobbyist dancer in the
cultur houses in 1972 to 1978.
He has also
collaborated in most of the culture shows.
He was working as a professional
dancer in The Reda Troupe in 1980
He also worked with the famous belly dancer Mona El Said
and Nagwa Foaad
from 1986 to 1990.
He collaborated in a lot of international
festivals during 1980 until 2004 in
many different countries.
He worked in Japan for "Twist" as open class teacher.
Hesham traveled around the world several times to present
alot of artistic
works as well as
Egyptian TV & Theater as a dancer & choreographer.
He received diplomas from Korea & Spain, several medals,
Certificate
of appreciation from
England & The Ministry of Culture in Egypt.
He got a lot of experience during the service period at
The Ministry
of culture as a professional dancer,
assistant trainer, trainer,
artistic
secretariat works, artistic supervisor,
he was the vice director of
The Reda troupe
during the general directors travelings..
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MOHAMED KAZAFY
Mohamed Kazafy has been dancing with the
world famous Reda troupe of Egypt for 17 years.
After initially training with the troupe's founder
Mahmoud Reda, & The legendary
principle female dancer Farida Fahmy,
he went on to perform with the Reda Troupe in dozens of countries
worldwide. Mohamed Kazafy remains one of their principal soloists.
He is available as a teacher and dancer in Egypt and abroad.
He is now travelling all the world teaching and performing.
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OUSAMA EMAM
Ousama
Emam is
a Teacher and Director of the Kaoumeya
Troupe for egyptian folklore dance.
he is representing Egypt in many international
dance festivals such as
in Amerika, Sweden,Greece, Czeck republic,
France, Japan, China ,The Arab World among other Countries.
Some of the most previous dance festivals he taguht in was:
The Stockholm Belly Dance Festival in Sweden, In Germany at
"The Stuttgart Festival and The Dusseldorf Festival"
Ousama also have his own dance group for
folklore dance in Egypt called "Layali El Sharq"
Which you can see perform in boats and hotels all over Egypt.
The group is also presented at the Nile Group parties.
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AHMED
FEKRY
Ahmed Fekry is originally
from Egypt now living in Germany.
He started his career as an Egyptian folklore dancer.
He was also a member of The Reda School.
He is now teaching oriental as well as folklore.
Ahmed was working with many folklore
groupes in Egypt before moving
to Germany.
In Germany he is teaching and performing
and often traveling
to many different countries
for workshops for example lately Sweden,
Brazil, Norway,
Russia, and Egypt in the Nile Group Festival.
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SAMEH El DESSOUKI
Sameh
is born in Cairo.
He has been dancing Egyptian Folklore for
about 25 years. He started as a folklore
dancer and was working with
many different dance groups in Egypt.
He have also been working with
Egyptian Theater and TV.
Now he is living and working in Russia,
Moscow
where he has his own dance
school for oriental dance.
Sameh is often
travelling to
many different countries for
workshops and festivals.
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MONA MOUSTAFA
Career: artistic supervisor
Education: B.D in physcial education.
Mona Moustafa is originally from Cairo in Egypt.
She started her dance career as a dancer in
REDA Troupe for folklore dance .
She get her first step from the Master Mahmoud Reda ”
The father of oriental dance in Egypt” and Mrs. FARIDA FAHMY.
She received diplomas, Certificate of appreciation
and several medals from many countries as a professional dancer.
She was performing Egyptian Folklore Dances and solo Dances for many years with
the
REDA Troupe as a professional dancer since 1987 till now .
After many years of touring with REDA Troupe she visited all the
world and she is make her won name by 28 years of
experience in folklore and oriental dance.
She is artistic supervisor for REDA Troupe
since year 2004 unttil now.
Mona is a teacher at the Nile Group festival from April 2007
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GABY SHIBA
From Libanon
Gaby Shiba is Libanese famous dancer, choreographer and dance master
He studied Classical ballett and modern and dramatic art in Paris and London
He has his own dance group that mixes oriental dance with folklore,
modern dance and ballett
Gaby Shiba performed all over the world and in
Libanon and many different Countries in the Arab world
he made many different TV Shows.In 1994 he participated in the best
Ramadan Tv programme in Cairo
"El Fawazir" together with famous artists like: Samir sabry, Samah Anwar and others
he have allready opened 3 different dance schools in Beirut cairo and Bahrein
Gaby Shiba is a new teacher in the Nile Group from June 2007
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OLFAT HASSAN
Olfat Hassan is born in Cairo
She has been working with egyptian
dance since 1979.
She started in the Reda Troup and has since 1979
been travelling all the world.
She has been working with Mahmoud Reda, Samir Sabry,
Galal El Sharawy, Kamal Naeem,
Nabil Mabruk, Hassan El Sobky, Ez Elden,
Hamada Hossam Elden,
Hassan Afifi, Mohamed Sobky and others
Olfat is a teacher at the Nile Group festival from April 2007
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HASSAAN SABER
In the 1972 Hassaan created his first Troupe in Cairo,
Egypt. Now after more than 30 years, Hassaan
Folkloric Show is well known not only Nationally or even to the Middle East,
But to the whole World as one of the Best One Man Shows.
Hassaan Troupe is one of the best in the field,
we focus on the credibility of our work.
we communicate with the viewer's logical and emotional sides.
We try to link the traditions and heritage of Egypt with the most
recent events that affects people both locally and Internationally.
Throughout the show you will be able to discover the 6 regions
of Egypt in only 60 minutes,
By this we try to take you in a ride through all Egypt,
As normally visitors or tourists have very limited time
and want to see as much as they can, So we try to deliver this to them.
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Our History
The year 1972 , the very first begin of Hassaan Folkloric Show,
the vision was clear, To engage the viewer in a thrilling experience
in which through he will recieve an entire tour in Egyptian heritage.
Taking into account the world events and changes as seen with the creators eye.
Since the start Hassan Show has been around non-stop,
He Marked his show as the most realistic, modern, sophisticated, and professional in Egypt.
We have been in the field for more than 30 years,
with such a presence and experience we have reached a point in which artists
come to us to learn and develop themselves in order
to create their own shows on the same footsteps that Hassaan took in the beginning.
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The Troupe - and Hassaan personally - has received over 30 Awards and Certifications
from all over the world, of both Governmental and personal entities
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NASRA EMAM
Nasra is a Teacher and dancer from the Kaoumeya
Troupe for egyptian folklore dance.
She travelled to many international
dance festivals such as in Amerika, France, Japan,Sweden, Greece
China ,The Arab World among other Countries.
Nasra has her own dance group together with her husband:
Ousama Emam. dance called "Layali El Sharq"
Which you can see perform in boats and hotels all over Egypt.
The group is also presented at the Nile Group parties.
Nasra is a regular teacher at the Nile Group festival from April 2007.
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VIRGINIA
Virginia is an award winning international performer and instructor
of Raks Sharki (Bellydance), based in Miami, Florida.
A powerful and exciting performer, a motivational and articulate instructor,
“Virginia’s dancing is extremely focused and inspiring,
She is charismatic, clear in her movement,
and electric when she performs.”, Yousry Sharif (founder E.A.O.D. NY, Egypt)
Virginia has been featured internationally in film,
publications, theatre, and television, including MTV.
Her newly released series of teaching DVD’s entitled Bellydance One-On-One ,
Essential Technique with Virginia and Combinations & Chorepgraphy are available worldwide.
She has danced for the Saudi Arabian Royal Family,
and toured with renowned Egyptian singer Mustafa Amar.
She has entertained sold out audiences at all five of her Oriental Dance productions,
Echoes of Cairo, Odalisca Oriental, Cairo Cabaret, Egyptia,
and the critically acclaimed Amal Hayati. Mahmoud Reda
(founder of the Reda Troupe of Egypt)
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SHAREEN EL SAFY
Shareen El Safy has performed and taught Egyptian dance
in sixty major cities on five continents in Japan, Australia, New Zealand,
Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands,
Germany, England, Scotland, Italy,
Egypt, Israel, Canada, and throughout the U.S.
She has received a number of awards for her teaching,
choreography, and instructional materials,
and was honored by the Parliament of
South Australia for her cultural contributions.
Shareen has made many visits to Egypt,
studying with the great choreographers and dancers there.
She lived in Cairo, performing raks sharqi at Parisianna,
El Leil, Siag Pyramids and Sunset nightclubs during the
1988 to 1991 summer seasons.
For more than twenty-five years Shareen has published articles
and interviews featuring the celebrated artists of the Middle East.
She has presented lecture demonstrations
for university programs and at the
1999 World Congress of Sports and Dance held in Cairo.
She was Publisher and Editor of Habibi Magazine from 1992-2002,
and Editor-in-Chief in 2003.
In America she co-produced the 1 st and 2 nd International Conferences
on Middle Eastern Dance in 1997 and 2001, where Mahmoud Reda,
Farida Fahmy, Mohamed Khalil, Nagwa Fouad,
Amani and Mona El Said were honored.
Shareen resides in Santa Barbara, California,
and continues to research dance, author articles,
travels widely to teach workshops, offer weeklong dance retreats,
and lead Dance Study groups to Egypt.
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Dr. MOHAMED HASSAN
Mohamed Hassan is a new teacher at the Nile Group festival in November 2008
he is now living and working in Germany but is originally from Egypt.
He is currently Dr. Teacher at the Academy of Arts.
In 1987- 1990 he received B.A. from the Academy of Arts Department.
In Choreography and Directing
In 1990-1997 he was working with Mahmud Reda and Nagwa Fouad, Samir Sabri's Group
In 1991- 1993 He was appointed Assistant Professor at the Academy of Arts. Cairo
In 1988-1999He was a member at the Ballet Company- Opera House Cairo
After studying german language at the
Goethe Institute of Cairo he went to Germany
where he during the years of 2000-2001 worked as teacher at the higher
folkdance school of Munich Germany
Between the years of 2000-2002 studied History of Arts and Semitic Language at
LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY in Munich
2004-2006 Teacher at the higher folkdance school of Germering Germany
2005 Teacher at the centre of oriental Dance of Munich Germany
2006 Applied Ph. Doctor at Science of Arts, Dance and Theatre
received approval from LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS
UNIVERSITY on subject of Thesis; Explain the Theatre
and its Relation with the Egyptian Mythology. Munich
MOHAMED HASSANS WORK EXPERIENCE ABROAD
1996 Visited Germany for 3 Months to observe Standards of Culture and Arts. Hanover
2003 Arabic -Teacher at the Higher Institute of Languages. Dachau
2004-2005 Interpreter and translator. Munich 2007-2008
1992-1999 Travelled with the Academy of Arts and Opera House
for cultural exchange in different Countries;
Tunis,Mexico,Italy,Syria,Germany,
Mauritius,Ireland,England,Germany,Korea and USA
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RAMA
Born in Cairo, El Ramah began dancing at the early age of seven,
followed by classical dance training during his school years.
Shortly after, he joined the National ballet of Egypt,
in which he took part in several prominent world tours.
He then danced and taught in Cairo alongside the famous international artist Elkawmair.
Graduated, El Ramah has received his Doctor’s degree in June 2007.
He’s still giving lessons all around the world including countries like Germany,
Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Hungary and equally in Japan, Canada, and USA.
Actually based between Switzerland (Geneva) and Germany. H
e continuously develops his teaching abilities.
Thanks to his many experiences, El Ramah has developed an unique
and efficient teaching method, provided by a strong technical
knowledge of three styles of Egyptian dance; Sharki (classical dance),
traditional folklore and El Tahla (Technical mastery and
Special technical for classical oriental choreography).
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ASHRAF HOSNY
Ashraf Hosny has been working as a
professional folkloric dancer since he was 14
years old in many different folklore groups in Egypt.
He performed in
theaters, hotels and clubs all over Egypt.
Ashraf is a teacher and Choreographer for various dance groups
in Egypt, Romania, Austria, Germany among others.
He is currently working with many groups
in Hurghada,Sharm el Sheyk and Taba
in many hotels and resorts.
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HOSSAM ABDEL GHANY
Hossam is a folkloric dancer and Choreographer from Cairo Egypt.
He was a member of the Khaomeya National folklore Troupe for many years.
With the Khaomeya Troupe he performed Egyptian folklore and travelled
and participated in many big events and festivals in Egypt and abroad.
Hossam is already familiar to our Nile Group participants as
he has been teaching at the Nile Group festival
earlier many times together with Dawlat Ibrahim,
but this is the first time he is holding his own classes at the Nile Group.
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EHAB ATIA
Ehab Atia is from Egypt and today living in Germany.
He has his degree in sports science and dance as well
as dance education and choreography for oriental
dance and Arabian folklore and modern dance.
During his university studies, he completed a practical dance education at the university and at the national theatre in Zagazig. In several theatres of Cairo , he also worked as a dance instructor and dancer. Ehab Atia appeared in several television programs
as soloist and participated in international dance festivals.
In 1997, Ehab Atia opened his dance studio “EL Karnak” in Munich , Germany . With his dance studio, he passes on his dancing knowledge and philosophy of life, which is portrayed through his conflict with his Egyptian heritage and his life in Germany . Ehab Atia’s dance course is characterized by his portrayal of the nature and technique of oriental dance, in particular the Egyptian style, and his humorous and caring method. His only prerequisite is that his students find their
personal style of female expression in dance.
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AHMED REFAAT
Egyptian dancer and choreographer of Egyptian Folklore
Ahmed Refaat started dancing at age 9 in theater Child
after two years he moved to elgezera youth center team of folklore dance
under Professor Mokhtar Mustapha,
He participated in several festivals worldwide in many
countries including Germany,
in 1990 in Bulgaria 2000, Spain in 2001, Germany in 2001
In year 2004 and 2005 he participated
as a dancer and trainer in tourism and shopping festival in Oman ,
Finally he participated as a dancer in Reda Troupe for a
festival honoring Professor spiritual/ Mahmoud Reda in Alexandria 2007
wherein he participated in several dances.
He was a guest teacher in a festival of folklore held in Moscow, Russia
at pharaounic School for many years after each other
In year 2008 he was teaching a full term at EKC Dance School of Abou Shebika in Sweden
Ahmed Refaat is now travelling all the world as a guest teacher and performer.
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MONA GHARIB
Mona Gharib is an egyptian
Teacher of theKaoumeya
Troupe for egyptian folklore dance.
She is representing Egypt in many international
dance festivals such as in Amerika, France, Japan,
China The Arab World among other Countries.
She is now one of the artistic directors of the Kaoumeya troupe.
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HAYAT EL HELWA
Born in Brazil, started her knowledge in Belly Dance in 1989.
World-renowned performer,choreographer & instructor in Mid East dance,
Hayat has taught since 1993, including workshops in the EUA and Brazil
and has danced since 1989. In her exhibitions, she has showed us,
through her good technique and dominations of this art,
the most creative rhythms and movements.
She dances with the heart that shows us a very happy and emotional performance .
During her tour in the USA in 1997, she was compared,
by Arabian Colony of the local, with Samia Gamal and Mona Said,
because of her great grace and charm during her exhibitions.
Worked with Ghassan Fadlallah, Shokriy Mohamed Samara from Lebanon,
Setrak Sarkissian, Sami Khoury,
Raqia Hassan, Yousry Sharif, Mahmoud Reda, Farida Fahmy,and Dinah.
She has also traveled to several American cities to dance and teach,
as well as she was invited to participate as “Special Guest “
of the 4th Annual Awards of Belly Dance in LA in August,
2000, receiving an award and becoming the official video cover.
Besides she has appeared in some covers of CD’s in the USA, Egypt and Brazil,
as well as produced videos and books of belly dance.
She traveled to all South America and now Europe to teach and to perform.
In 2002 she recorded some chapters of “The Clone”
a famous soap opera in the biggest TV channel in Brazil.
Hayat is a new teacher at the Nile Group from November 2008.
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DALILAH
DALILA IS ITALIAN, ORIGINALLY FROM NAPLES WHERE SHE GROW
AND BEGAN HER STUDIES OF CLASSICAL BALLET AT 6 YEARS OLD AND
OTHER MIXED DANCES SUCH AS JAZZ, MODERN DANCES AND LATIN DANCES.
AT THE AGE OF 25 YEARS OLD AFTER MANY YEARS OF STUDY OF DIFFERENT DANCES,
SHE STARTED TO BE ATTRACTED FROM BELLY DANCE AND TO LEARN
IT BY HERSELF WITH VIDEOS OF THE CLASSICAL EGYPTIAN DANCERS
OF GOLD AGE AS SAMIA GAMAL, TAHIA CARIOCA,NAIMA AKEF...
AND OTHER FAMOUS DANCERS AS FIFI ABDOU, NAGWA FOUAD AND MONA SAID...
ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION, SHE DECIDED TO GO DIRECTLY
TO EGYPT TO STUDY THIS DANCE AND THANKS TO HER FAST ACHIEVEMENTS
AND TALENT AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS OF TRAINING AND STUDY IN CAIRO
SHE GOT HER FIRST CONTRACT AS DANCER IN CAIRO AT PYRAMISA HOTEL.
SHE HAS BEEN DANCING IN CAIRO DURING FOUR YEARS
AT SEVERAL FIVE STAR HOTELS AND BOATS OF CAIRO SUCH AS PYRAMISA HOTEL,
SEMIRAMIS INTERCONTINENTAL, NILE HILTON, CITY STARS..
.AND ALSO SHE DANCED FOR MANY WEDDINGS AND DIGNITARIES.
AFTER THIS BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE IN CAIRO,
DALILA IS CURRENTLY TEACHING WORKSHOPS AROUND THE WORLD,
TRAVELING EXTENSIVELY TO TEACH WHAT SHE HAS LEARNED AND EXPERIENCED IN CAIRO.
HER MAIN PASSION IS TO SHARE WITH THE WORLD THIS BEAUTIFUL ART FORM BELLY DANCE.
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Shafeek is an Internationally renowned performer, teacher choreographer and director.
Orginally from Cairo, Shafeek trained and performed with the Reda Troupe and the Cairo Opera house.
He has over 10 years of professional dance experience,
appearing in film, television and theatre.
His repertoire is vast and includes modern and traditional styles of Arabic dance as well as ballet,
contemporary and world dance.
Shafeek is now based in London and he has become a major influence
in the International Arabic dance scene.
He is the creator of the Shafeek Stage School- the world first theatre school for Arabic dance,
as well as being the Dircetor for the Arabian Dance Theatre Company.
His most recent show Ilham featured heavily in the media making
it to the BBC Arabic News Headlines and was shown to millions.
Shafeek's knowledge of dance is extensive and highly respected.
He is a warm and inspirational dancer.
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ABIR KAMAL
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AHMED EL SEUASSY
Ahmed is a Teacher and Director of Najwa Fouad
The famous Arab dancer
He is representing Egypt in many international
dance festivals such as in Russia, America, France, Japan,
China and the Arab World among other Countries such
as Dubai, Doha, Bahrain .
Some of the most previous dance festivals he taught in was:
In Germany at
"The Stuttgart Festival and The Dusseldorf Festival"
Ahmed also have his own dance group for
folklore dance in Egypt called "Layali Zaman"
Which you can see perform in boats and hotels all over Egypt.
The group is also presented at the Nile Group parties.
Ahmed is a new teacher in the Nile Group from June 2008
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WAEL MANSOUR
Wael is a choreographer and solo dancer of Egyptian folklore,
and modern and contemporary dance.
He was born in Cairo where from a very young age he began
his dance studies as well as studying Egyptian customs and traditions.
As a dancer he works with a number of companies,
including the Elkawmeia Group, Hassan Hafifi Group;
he participates in festivals and theatrical performances in Egypt
and abroad and also works in cinema and television;
his main activity is now as a teacher and choreographer of oriental dance and folklore.
Wael Mansour is a new teacher in the Nile Group from April 2009
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ZAHRA
Zahra is originally from Algeria but lives and work in Germany
She is a very established dancer and teacher with
her own dance school.
Zahra is often travelling to give workshops
and performe all over Europe.
As a dancer she is very expressiv and dynamic.
She dances with a great feeling and is very generous as teacher.
She gives a lot space for the dancers own experseeions and feeling for the dance.
She is teaching the Classical Raks Sharky Dance as well the Egyptian folklore dance.
Zahra was working between 1993-1996 in Egypt as a dancer.
She is also a regular teacher at the Stockholm Belly Dance Festival in Sweden
since many years.
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ALAA YOUSEF
"THE TEACHER OF SWORD "
Alaa Yousef is
designing, producing & selling some of the best lightest, most balanced,
most beautiful hand-made swords
in the bellydancing market
He Choreograph & organize Sword dancing Shows ,festivals & workshops across the world
His Favourit Label is " THE TEACHER OF SWORD "
because he design swords & produce them
then
he choreograph & design Sword dancing Shows & workshops
which took him all over the world
from Bahrain to The Red Sea Resorts & from Europe to future plans in the Americas & Asia...
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The historic "Reda Troop" is the cradle of his youth
& the main source of all his created arts and for that
he consider its Founder,the legend"Mahmoud Reda", the
artistic Godfather......
Nile Group teacher from November 2009
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IHAB HASAN
DANCE has always been the most exciting and
fulfilling aspect of my life and has allowed me to
experience positive energy, passion, challenges
competitive experiences, sensuality self-expression
ecstasy, memorable travels and a healthy & fit lifestyle
I would love to share this experience with others and
offer others the opportunity to feel and be part of the
amazing world of dance." Ehab Hassan Being honored to be a trainer& artistically
supervisor to the very well known Reda
troupe in 1985 and a general manager
Of Reda Folkloric troupe
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B orn in Cairo , Egypt .. Ehab Hassan. , In 1978
from a very young age, Ehab graduated with
A Bachelor degree in music.. he studied music
in the Faculty of Music Education Helwan
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I n 1982, Ehab decided to fulfill his life-long dream of opening his
Own Dance Academy that would be the center of dance for young And young-at-heart, people of
all cultures, sizes, and back-grounds he hand-picked the incredibly talented instructors
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Ehab quickly made a name for himself and is currently asked to do workshops in various cities across
The middle East .started by a Major teacher & in Show designer and co-director –
Ministry Of Education in Kuwait 1990 - 2006 :
Show supervisor & director for different nurseries
and schools Rainbow, High Bash,Own Heliopolis,
BBC, Future, Saint Clair, Port Said, Mere De Dieu ) . 1991 - 1998 :
Professor for Motion Rhythm Harmony
- Faculty of Characteristics Education - Ain Shams University.
1978 - Up to date:
Dancer in reda Troupe.
And now manager of Reda Troupe
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MERCEDES NIETO
"Mercedes Nieto is dancing and deepening
her knowledge of the oriental dance for 12 years.
At the same time she was studying flamenco, afro dance and jazz ballet.
Up to these days she still involves herself in improving and developing
her classical ballet and contemporary dance knowledge.
Merging these with the traditional and contemporary Egyptian dance
forms Mercedes created her own style,
which is dynamic and floating, delicate and sensual,
mysterious, still sincere and natural.
She won several prices on different
professional belly dance competitions in
Hungary an many Countries
Mercedes is choreographing dance-theatrical performances,
is a leading teacher and star guest of several
festivals all over in Hungary and Europe.
She has her own dance school for the past 8 years.
Already during her first visit to Cairo she was invited for dance interviews,
after she appeared in Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel,
on the Nile Pharaoh Cruising Restaurant,
and later on the cruising restaurant Nile Maxim.
Meantime her name is becoming more and more known:
she was teaching and dancing in Germany, Austria,
Spain , Transylvania , Poland , Slovenia , Cuba, USA, Latvia, Serbia ,
Slovenia, Estonia, Ukraine, Japan, Sweden and other Countries...
The choreographies for her students are professionally
real amusement and challenge,
as Mercedes does not keep anything for herself,
she loves to give and she is guided by whole transmission
independent on whether it is about her own modern ideas or traditional styles.
Technically her requirements are quite high,
the emphasis are on presenting the variegation
of the belly dance through the personal message of the dancer.
As there is no dance without real emotions – especially no oriental dance..."
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Ibrahim Abd El Maksud
His early passion for oriental dance and folkloric arts started since he was a dancer for El-Mehala folkloric band.
Then he moved to several bands across the Egyptian delta, till he joined El Balloon Theater’s oriental dancing and folkloric band in Cairo, where he had been professionally fine tuned his skills on the hands of the pioneers of dancing masters in Egypt such as: Mahmoud Reda, Kamal Naeem, Essmat Yehya, Mimi Qadous, and many more of oriental and folklore dancing masters in Egypt.
On 1982, he became the choreographer and instructor for Kafr El Shiekh folkloric dance band,
and has successfully led them through many of national and international dance festivals.
Mean while he attained two educational courses at the Public Culture authority
for folkloric and oriental dance, in addition to another nineteen courses (on yearly biases)
at the Leaders’ Preparation Center under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, where he encountered another level of fine skills by many master teachers.
Now that he has become one of the rare gems makers at the dance training and designing, he was qualified to help establish, supervise, design and directing a group of the Egyptian folkloric and oriental dance bands such as:
El Mahala Weavers, El Gharbia, El Mansoura, The League of Tanta University, The League of Ministry of High Education,
The League of the Egyptian Ministry of Youth. And managed to accompany them through many of the national and international dance festivals in France, Romania, Germany, Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Morocco,
Ismailia international, World’s Alexandrias, and Arabian Universities.
He also has designed and directed various dances for the Egyptian TV,
among them, the month of Ramadan’s shows for five years in row.
Where he had the opportunity to work with some of the brightest stars of the TV shows in Egypt, like:
Samir Sabry, Dina, Yasmeen Farag, Rania Yousef, Mohamed Abo-ElHassan, Diaa El Merghany and much more.
In addition to the plays he has participated at as a dancer and a
Choreographer for large groups for the Egyptian private and public sectors alike.
As result for his wide range of experience, and qualities as a qualified leader
for several of the Egyptian youth activities, and the many courses he achieved
(Ministry of Culture: 2 courses – Ministry of Youth 19 courses).
He received more than once, a fine gesture by being honored
from the two Ministries by their own leaders themselves,
for his constant efforts at the fields of the youth artistic activities and for designing
and directing the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Egyptian Revolution,
which been held at the presence of the President of the Republic.
His name has been printed several times as the Best Dance Designer Award Winner
at the national competition sponsored by the Ministry of Culture.
Ebraheem Abd El Maksoud has been the trainer and the
instructor of the Egyptian dance for many dance schools in Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland.
Currently, his main efforts are dedicated for supervising and techniques
designing for several Egyptian bands and work-shops in Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, France and Belgium.
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JOHARAH
Joharah is owner and primary dance instructor of the unique BellyUpBellyDance Studio,
a premiere specialty studio, located outside of Toronto, Canada.
Having dedicated herself to the intensive study, teaching and performance of Oriental dance for many years,
Joharah teaches over 15 popular classes each week, year round at her studio,
as well as travels to other locations to give workshops.
She maintains a busy performance schedule as a soloist at high profile corporate and community events,
weddings and restaurants in addition to be being BellyUp’s dance troupe director
and choreographer for several of her studio’s dance ensembles.
Joharah also performs exclusively with the Arabic band “Layali El Sharq”.
As a performer, Joharah is known for her soulful, elegant,
sassy style and a talent for performing that fully engages and entertains her audience.
As a teacher, she is skilled at unleashing the student’s ability to
express and feel the joy in Oriental dance movement.
She emphasizes the importance to go beyond sheer technique
and into a space where the dancer’s mind takes the back seat to
allow the body to really feel the music and express the music through movement.
Her warm sense of humour, strong sense of musicality and dazzling performance style
make her classes a rich learning experience and much fun to participate in.
Joharah and her studio have been featured numerous times on local Toronto television,
and has been featured in the Summer ‘09 issue of Bellydance Magazine
and the Fall ‘09 issue of Shimmy Magazine. In addition,
Joharah is a strong promoter of the dance form within the dance community,
committed to bringing the best in Egyptian dance artists to her studio to teach as well.
Joharah is an eternal student of the dance and is proud to
have studied with Egyptian masters such as Aida Nour, Fifi Abdo, Randa Kamel,
Lubna Eman, Dr. Mo Geddawi as well as Asmahan, Bozenka, Aziza,
Suhaila Salimpour, Jim Boz, Ranya Renee to name a few.
Joharah will teach in the Nile Group November 2010
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MIABELLA
Miabella is the owner and primary dance instructor of Fort Worth,
Texas’ only belly dance school – Crescent Moon Belly Dance Studio.
She was the first instructor in Texas to be certified by
The National Certification Association For Middle Eastern Dance
and was certified in the Al Massraweya Program by Faten Salama.
She has studied with many great notables
– Aida Nour, Fifi Abdo, Najwa Fouad, Dina, Mona el Said, Faten Salama,
Mahmoud Reda, Dr. Mo Geddawi, Amaya, Jamila & Suhaila Salimpour and many more…
She is the director of the Crescent Moon Belly Dance Co.
Her troop is in high demand for corporate events and parties and known
for their innovative choreography and lively performances.
Miabella has been featured on several local television stations,
graced the cover of Caravan Magazine and was featured in Zaghareet,
Fort Worth magazine, and Texas
Highways magazine. She was voted “Best Belly Dancer”
in the Fort Worth Weekl;y magazine in 2006.
She is one of the few belly dancers in the United States who
receives standing ovations for her breath-taking sword performance
and soulful veil dance. Her ability to break down the intricate moves
as well as her emphasis on smooth transitions makes her one of the most
sought after instructors in Texas as well as seminars nationally and internationally.
She stays busy performing at weddings, restaurants, seminars, and parties.
When dancing, she believes you should savor the moment
…savor the movement – making each movement an “ahhhh movement” and not a “blah movement”.
Miabella is teaching in the Nile Group at November festival 2010
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NABILAH SABHA
Nabila Sabha... is a wild mix of orient and orxident.
Her father is jordanien and her mother is german.
She started to dance with ballet in the age of 5 years
and later she studied Afro- and Jazz-Dance
and as well 10 years of Samba.
Since 1988 she is a professional oriental dancer.
She got her knowledge directly from Cairo where
she travelled many years to learn the
oriental dance and egyptian folklore.
Her first egyptian teacher was Mdm. Nadia Hamdi.
Later on she studdied with all the other great stars
but her main knowledge came from watching oriental dance
in all kind of shows in Cairo – from the Ballday wedding party
to 5-star Night-Club Shows with stars like Dina,
Randa, Nagua Fuad and Lucy.
Nabila started to dance from the very
beginning with live-music and she is specialiced in
to dance the classical egyptian way of oriental dance.
1996 and 1997 Nabila was hired as the main Bellydancer
in London and Geneva for arabic 5-Star Club´s
- there she was dancing regular every night with Livemusic.
Since many years she shares her knowledge
of oriental dance in workshops and personal
Coaching worldwide (Latvia, Russia, England,
Switzerland, Austria, Egypt, Danmark and many other countries).
Since 2000 she organize one of germany´s
biggest oriental events, the international Festival
“BAZAR ORIENTAL” .
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MAHA TAWFIK
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RABIA ABOU TALEB
Egypt
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HATEM HAMDI
Egypt
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MANSOUR
TABLA DRUMS
Mansour is a famous tabla player
from Egypt. He has been working
with many famous dancers and singers in egypt .
He also has much experience of teaching
the art of playing the tabla drums.
He has been a regular teacher
at each Nile Group festival.
The course is suitable for both men and women
Dancers and non dancers.
The level is from beginners to
intermediate in a mixed level.
Please bring tabla if you have, if not:
(Tabla can be bought or borrowed at the festival)
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YOUSEF
SAGAT ( FINGER CYMBALS)
Yousef is a famous musician
from Egypt. He has been working
with many famous dancers and singers in egypt .
He is teaching the "sagat" finger cymbal technique
at the Nile Group since the Nile Group festival started
Yousef is also singing in our dance partys
and is famous for his interpretation of adaweya Songs.
he is also playing tabla Drums in many of our dance workshops
for different teachers.
The course is suitable for both men and women
Dancers and non dancers.
The level is from beginners to
intermediate in a mixed level.
Please bring sagat if you have, if not:
(Sagat can be bought or borrowed or bought at the festival)
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OSAMA
TABLA DRUMS
Osama Shahin- is word famous percussionist from Lebanon.
In 1992 he won prestige contest - "STUDIO ALFAN " in Beirouth.
From 1988 till 1996 was working in restaurants with famous belly dancers and singers.
Since 1996 he has been workng in Russia, opened Magic Drumms School,
each year he organizes Word Drumms Festival in Samara. In 2004 Osama create ethnic group " DOBRANOTCH" ,
with Balcanic style of music. In 2007 Osama was officialy invited to Dubai with Russian Symphonic Orchestra of Hermitage
to play for Al AlNahain. Since 2009- he is organizer of festival Al Salam in St-Petersbourg .
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