Thread: When a Lebanese dancer does Melaya...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVfAcrHkAS0"]YouTube - Bassima باسمة / اسكندراني[/ame]

This is Bassema, a Lebanese dancer who did a stint in Egypt. Here she is doing her interpretation of Melaya Leff. This is the funniest video I've watched in a long time. I was laughing hysterically by the end of it. She didn't mean to be hilarious since clearly a lot of thought went into the choreography but goodness this is ridiculous! ..l;,

Here's her version of Leylet Hob (more like Leylet ZOB)...

The extended floorwork section is a mess.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek4qRE7O_po]YouTube - Bassima ليلة Ø*ب / باسمة[/ame]

That was...interesting! I would love to see the faces of the audience up close. I'm suprised she didn't kill herself in those heels. She must have been exhausted. I remember doing that parachute-looking thing back in what, elementary school?!

That Leylet Hob vid, oh wow! OMG, I wonder if that was an Egyptian crowd?! Either way, I'm sure the audience was just as confused as we are!

And I'd like to up you on the new title...Leylet FOB.

Thanks for sharing!

BDF

OK, now we all know she can clean the floors... Does she do windows??? .w.:

Qamar

Originally Posted by Qamar60

OK, now we all know she can clean the floors... Does she do windows??? .w.:

Qamar

..l;, ..l;,

With all that spinning she probably does car washes too. ,r:;

(I'm so bad)

BDF

Originally Posted by Mark Balahadia

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

YouTube - Bassima باسمة / اسكندراني

This is Bassema, a Lebanese dancer who did a stint in Egypt. Here she is doing her interpretation of Melaya Leff. This is the funniest video I've watched in a long time. I was laughing hysterically by the end of it. She didn't mean to be hilarious since clearly a lot of thought went into the choreography but goodness this is ridiculous! ..l;,

Weeeeeell...it's good to know it's not just us Westerners butchering Egyptian culture!

Originally Posted by Qamar60

OK, now we all know she can clean the floors... Does she do windows??? .w.:

Qamar

She's got two window scrubbers up front.

wow..I had claimed Laylet Hob was a bit too delicate for me on a music thread a few months ago...need to rethink that statement....maybe not....

Love Night indeed! Now we know how it's done.

She didn't mean to be hilarious since clearly a lot of thought went into the choreography

I very much doubt that is meant to be anything but an entertaining romp. Comedians work really hard at their craft, a thing isn't funny only if it's not very good.

I'm totally making other people do my prop work for me now, though. The thought of having minions to hold wings behind me or move my veil around is oddly appealing.

She's certainly *energetic* and the floor work was kind of insane but I've seen ghastlier dancers overall. What does her being Lebanese have to do with it?

Originally Posted by ouroboros

Love Night indeed! Now we know how it's done.

I've been calling her rendition Leylet Zob (Dick Night) hahahahahaha ..l;,

the unusual use of melaya leff reminded me of the fabric in "revelations", all be it a rough use.
starts about 1:58
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9uEq9Sjefg]YouTube - Alvin Ailey Dance-Wade in the Water from "Revelations"[/ame]
i applaud her courage to do something different with staging, props and choreography. i didn't watch the "floor sweeper".

Originally Posted by zumarrad

I very much doubt that is meant to be anything but an entertaining romp. Comedians work really hard at their craft, a thing isn't funny only if it's not very good.

I'm totally making other people do my prop work for me now, though. The thought of having minions to hold wings behind me or move my veil around is oddly appealing.

She's certainly *energetic* and the floor work was kind of insane but I've seen ghastlier dancers overall. What does her being Lebanese have to do with it?

I second this - have you seen those clips from Argentina that call themselves ME dancers but in reality are soft porn instead? And yesm what does being Lebanese have to do with it?

Mohamed Kafazy teaches a melaya choreo to "Warda". I mean GOD. Has nobody told him the rules?

Unfortunately it's not on YouTube otherwise I could post When An Egyptian Male Reda Dancer Does Melaya.

Oh,I remember Bassima dancing at a Gulf club I (accidently) stepped into!!!
I was enough puzzled by her patent leather thigh boots and Rob Halford cap before the dance started..

(Despite a quite massive backup she never made it in Egypt)

Here she celebrates Christmas:
[ame=http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ7xg4CyO7k]YouTube - Bassima Bellydancer[/ame]


Here she "sings":
[ame=http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=IEqnt_d6Ez4&feature=related]YouTube - basima want to dance ! باسمه عايزة ترقص[/ame]

LOL!!! I have photos from when I saw her dance last April . . . I really need to sent all that off to Gilded Serpent like I keep promising Lynette.

I have a photo of her Turkish drop in those high heels . . . hmmm, think it is the boots too . . and her crotch is towards the main audience (we were sitting on the side).

I agree that her Milaya is hilarious . . .it was to an uber fast version of some music I really like but dance more baladi.

I personally felt she danced more for the men.

Originally Posted by emma-bessa

Oh,I remember Bassima dancing at a Gulf club I (accidently) stepped into!!!
I was enough puzzled by her patent leather thigh boots and Rob Halford cap before the dance started..

(Despite a quite massive backup she never made it in Egypt)

Here she celebrates Christmas:
YouTube - Bassima Bellydancer


Here she "sings":
YouTube - basima want to dance ! باسمه عايزة ترقص

From reading her facebook fan page, she's back in Lebanon performing at Awtar in Downtown Beirut. The clip of Leylet Hob is filmed in Lebanon not Egypt.

The reason why I mention the Lebanese bit is that she's an incredibly spastic dancer which seems to be the current norm for any Lebo dancer these days (except for Suha Deeb). Another Lebanese dancer is Alissar and she's much too fast for my tastes as well! I like Lebanese style but goodness...I think I dance fast but this is exhausting. The comic value of the Lebo Melaya should not be downplayed...it's TOO FUNNY.

Doing a Turkish drop with your va-jayjay towards the audience is so typically Modern Lebanese...

Originally Posted by cbarros

LOL!!! I have photos from when I saw her dance last April . . . I really need to sent all that off to Gilded Serpent like I keep promising Lynette.

I have a photo of her Turkish drop in those high heels . . . hmmm, think it is the boots too . . and her crotch is towards the main audience (we were sitting on the side).

I agree that her Milaya is hilarious . . .it was to an uber fast version of some music I really like but dance more baladi.

I personally felt she danced more for the men.

You must send those photos!!! BLEAZ HABIBI BLEAZ!

I kept thinking that maybe because she was acting out the lyrics the comedy was just lost in translation; however, that Turkish crotch drop at the end was toooo much.

Originally Posted by Mark Balahadia

Doing a Turkish drop with your va-jayjay towards the audience is so typically Modern Lebanese...

Yousra does it all the time. ..g.: What never ceases to amaze me is the fan following that alot of the Lebanese dancers have on these youtube clips, mostly young people or beggining dancers who take it so personally and become outraged when you say that you don't like the clip or the dancing. Sheesh.


Regards
Priscilla

Originally Posted by Mark Balahadia

Here's her version of Leylet Hob (more like Leylet ZOB)...

The extended floorwork section is a mess.

YouTube - Bassima ليلة Ø*ب / باسمة

Leylet Zob!!!!! My Dream ahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahaha

Hugs from Miss Haifa......

wow bassima and haifa wehbe sound excactly alike
and look alike (a little bit at least)...
hmm..
her floorwork was..interesting. turkish crotch drop to audience was too much..did u notice how she tried to pull down her dress tho? a bit pointless if you'll be exposing it all anyway lol

Originally Posted by zumarrad

I'm totally making other people do my prop work for me now, though. The thought of having minions to hold wings behind me or move my veil around is oddly appealing.

I totally agree - it made me want to indulge my inner diva and get me some backup dancers! ..l;,

One of my students went to Lebanon for vacations and came back with THE DVD of Basima !!!
So last theory/video lesson on oriental dance, was WHAT NOT TO DO!!!
Ofcourse based on Basima's DVD lol

I still feel dizzy watching 1 hour in row that DVD ..c::

Um wow!
On the Layet Hob video I wanted to place one of those LOL cat captions that says "Invisible sex partner"
What was that?

Originally Posted by yeli

um wow!
On the layet hob video i wanted to place one of those lol cat captions that says "invisible sex partner"
what was that?

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha hahaha
that was hella funny!

Originally Posted by cbarros

LOL!!!

I personally felt she danced more for the men.

Geez, ya think?

OT, trying to figure out how to get to ACN in July - will you be there?

Nisima

I just noticed that Lynette (Gilded Serpent) has posted one of my photos of Bassimah in the coming attractions box!! LOL, not the one of the Turkish drop . . . but check out her use of wings!!!

I take this as a sign that she is getting close to getting the article ready to post.

yea, very interesting melaya, i think everyone really tries to be different over there. It looks like she put in a huge chuck of randomly styled debke.... but thats just what i see

As I am currently reading up on Melaya, I saw the topic and thought 'Great!'.
Oh, I don't know. It may be the Melaya Leff for the new millennium! It still kind of in keeping with the theatrical story; girl goes and flirts with the boys. But now she goes off to a westernised club with them, shows she can jive a little. Drinks much too much, acts like a tart, dances out of control, is advised to calm down by a fatherly figure, breaks free and dances madly again, boys having a great laugh and then she collapses in a paralytic heap at the end!
<Removes tongue from cheek and starts ROTFLMAO>.
I haven't had a look at the Leylet Hob yet ....