Aziza of Egypt

[zafirah]

Hi

Several of us saw her for the first time last month, we've just found these videos (thanks Aleya, whoever you are!) . . .

Really nice, very ladylike, great taste in music, nice to see a new up and coming egyptian dancer. We saw her at ElLeil where she outclassed her surroundings, but hese vids of her dancing at the Semiramis (where Dina also dances, which I think she deserves)

My favourite

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ietc7yaYbn0]YouTube - Aziza Egyptian Belly Dancer in Cairo - Semiramis Hotel March 2010 2nd set[/ame]

Balady

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvXr1AXK9vc]YouTube - Aziza Egyptian Belly dancer in Cairo- Balady and tabla solo Semiramis Hotel Cairo[/ame]

Magency:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk659daM_Ww]YouTube - Aziza Egyptian Belly Dancer in Cairo, Egypt - Semiramis Hotel- Megeance (opening number)[/ame]

Saiidi

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTkridIDHpQ]YouTube - Aziza Egyptian Belly Dancer in Cairo at Semiramis Hotel - Saidi[/ame]

Enjoy!!!

Z

[amiraates]

Love it. Awesome dancer, great music choice.

Aleya posted them on facebook as well.

[emma-bessa]

Lovely!Thanks for sharing:)

[salma1001]

I love her videos, too!

Is she egyptian or a foreigner who lives in Cairo?

Kind regards,
Salma

[NandaDncer]

Ooo, I spied her on youtube the other day. Lovely dancer, lucky you to see her live :-)

[zafirah]

As far as I know she is egyptian, its reassuring that there are some up and coming native dancers to keep the scene fresh!

[Mihrbanu]

Oh my. Real class and sexiness. Thank you for sharing. And that saidi costume! I want it.

[nasila]

Aziza is Egyptian and incredibly gorgeous, isn't she?

Aleya is a dancer/teacher who moved from Los Angeles to Cairo last year. *shamless plug alert*
We'll be hosting a workshop with Aleya when she comes back to visit LA this May (check LARaqs soon). I believe she's also doing a workshop in SF in May with Hala.

[carolabrie]

My Godddd!!!!! This girl really knows how to dance! I am blown away. She is so good and fun to watch. I NEED to see her live.

Thank you Zafirah for making me discover this girl I never heard of before.

[Aziza_UAE]

She's great....I'd love to see her live....Cairo's only 4 hours away....I could go for the weekend

[Candi]

She is adorable. I so enjoyed seeing her live.

[Vasha_Hatal]

I saw tons of pictures of her when I was at Sahar Okasha's house and was wondering who she was. She is lovely! I will have to go see her next time im there.

[NandaDncer]

I saw tons of pictures of her when I was at Sahar Okasha's house and was wondering who she was. She is lovely! I will have to go see her next time im there.

Then could I assume that Sahar is responsible for that very simply but pretty blue costume she is wearing? I love it!

[zaradanza]

Next time I'll go to Cairo it's a must to go and watch her dancing...:cr::cr:

[TablaDuo]

♥ aziza ♥ :)))))

[cbarros]

I think I've seen some photos pop up on Facebook where she has been teaching workshops!! Maybe this is someone else we should put on our wish list for the States???

[TablaDuo]

I think I've seen some photos pop up on Facebook where she has been teaching workshops!! Maybe this is someone else we should put on our wish list for the States???

i guess it was in Greece, no ?

[cbarros]

i guess it was in Greece, no ?

yes, it was Greece! Athena Najat-Cristine has a couple of photos from the class.

[AngelLina]

Wonderful dancer!
She hears the music awesome!
Dance performed by her soft, feminine and deep

[Dollara2assa]

[TablaDuo]

YouTube - Aziza (Egypt)- AINI YA AINI 2011 - Escola Rosadela

[caroline_afifi]

My eyes lit up when I read that the group saw her at El Leil!

When I was in Cairo early March, every club had been torched and didnt look like they would be re-opening any time soon.

Aziza was/is a great nightclub dancer in Haram St.

I heard she is being coached/trained by Raqia Hassan these days... she is the 'new dancer on the block' and no doubt being groomed for greater things.

[phillyraqs]

I feel fortunate that I saw her at El Leil in January just before the revolution.

I really enjoyed her show - she was great, and very natural - my Egyptian friends were a little unimpressed, they were like, "well, this is just normal good Egyptian dancing." not realizing how rarely we get to see it abroad (or even in Egypt!) Haters are gonna hate.

She is affiliated with Raqia now, I hope those greater things happen in Egypt and sooner than later - so sad to think of Haram Street clubs closed.

[caroline_afifi]

[QUOTE]

I feel fortunate that I saw her at El Leil in January just before the revolution.

I really enjoyed her show - she was great, and very natural - my Egyptian friends were a little unimpressed, they were like, "well, this is just normal good Egyptian dancing." not realizing how rarely we get to see it abroad (or even in Egypt!) Haters are gonna hate.

Yes, I saw her before she was 'Aziza' and she was a nice nightclub dancer.. but this is what is 'normal' in Egypt. She did stand out in terms of elegance and and trying new variations etc. I agree she would not necessarily stand out for Egyptians.. they tend to go for dancers who are vary bold and outgoing in their style (generally speaking that is).

She is affiliated with Raqia now, I hope those greater things happen in Egypt and sooner than later - so sad to think of Haram Street clubs closed.

Yes, I imagine she is being groomed for the international market. It will be interesting to see how her dancing develops.

I thought she actually started to look a bit like a Randa/Dina copycat last time... this would be a real shame.

I agree about Haram St, although personally I very rarely frequented this area as it was over priced and less exciting that a local Egyptian nightclub.
Having said this, they are an important part of the nightscene culture which attracts tourists from the Gulf and creates employment for so many dancers and musicians.

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[Rosalind]

Yay! I love, love, LOVE Aziza! I too found her on Aleya's Youtube account, about a year ago. I am so glad to see she keeps getting more & more recognition. I hope to get a chance to see her live someday.

[Tourbeau]

The engineering of this costume is going to give me nightmares! How do you get sideboob in the center of your chest? Mommy, I'm scared...

[caroline_afifi]

She reminds me alot of Suheir Zaki in some of those photos..