Class References: Saidi / Egyptian Traditional

Dance styles from Upper Egypt -- the Said --  to give a taste of the regional styles.
 

General Saidi Style: 

- Metkal Kenawi (legendary musician) and Hala el Safy  [8:53] 

- National Folk Dance Troupe of Egypt: Sallaam Allay [1:37] 

Saidi Dance Tableaux in Raqs Sharki shows:

- Egyptian superstar Lucy's show [7:27] 

- Aziza's show in Cairo, beginning with extended Tahtib section [5:30] 

- Camelia dancing Assaya at Nile Group Festival 2010, Cairo [2:53] 

Cane dances (Raqs al Assaya):

- sassy modern cane dance by Yana Gamal to popular Hakim song, El Kalam da Kebir [4:40] 

- Norwegian dancer Laila Madam Qadam at Luxor, July 2009 [3:13]
 

Stick dances (Raqs al Tahtib):
- Tahtib in midst of 2011 Uprising in Cairo's Tahrir Square [4:22] 

- Karim Nagi, Arab-American musician and dancer [5:05] 

- Saad Ismail and Hosam El Mansy from Reda Troupe and Ismail Oriental Dance Company [6:35] 

- the amazing Tito Seif:

1. Noche de Diosas 2012 [4:13] 
2. from the Nile Group [2:18] 
3. Stockholm Bellydance Festival 2012 [3:25]  

Ghawazi dances:
- Banat Mazin dancers:

1. miscellaneous clips, ca 1960s [1:01] 
2. Khairiya Mazin at wedding in Qena, 2012 [2:13] 
3. Khairiya Mazin 2015 [1:49]