Thread: Egyptian dancers then and now

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then


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I am assuming that is Randa in the first clip, how old is she there, she looks really different.

Marya

Hi Marya,

Yes it is Randa in both clips.

I was looking for an earlier one of Dina that i have seen before, it is interesting to look at how a dancer develops her style and personality with experience.

Here's a clip of Dina very early in her career. You can see the seed of the style that has become uniquely hers.

Originally Posted by Aziza_UAE

Here's a clip of Dina very early in her career. You can see the seed of the style that has become uniquely hers.

As well as the seed of costumes that defy description.

Marya

Thanks Aziza,

that was the one I got bored looking for.

Yes, the idea was to look at how those dancers have evolved and developed a unique style.

I saw Randa for the first time about 8 years ago and she looked very different to now.

I first saw Dina about 15 years ago and she looked pretty much the same as she had already developed her style when I saw her for the first time.

Originally Posted by Wallowa

As well as the seed of costumes that defy description.

Marya

I am pretty sure that this is the dress which was donated by Dina and raffled at Raqs Britannia about 2 years ago.

It was absolutely tiny and I never imagined she could ever be that small.

I know an Egyptian guy called Afifi (from Afifi's bazaar in the UK) won it and donated it straight back to Just Because so it could be raffled again. It raised alot of money for charity! lol

Look how fresh-faced and pretty Dina was! (I still think she's lovely, but she looked so young in that clip.)

Aida Nour then

Aida Nour now

...and because that´s too short,she´s fab in training clothes too

Thanks Emma

I was hoping someone would post more 'then and now clips'... the more the merrier!

love this thread!

I think it's not only a matter of looking different. I really prefer the style Randa and Dina used to do in the past...

Lucy . . . short clips from National Geographic special:

in the 90's (maybe????), doing Khaleegy:

Nile Group Festival 2008:

At her nightcliub:

Wow, awesome thread!

It's very interesting to see how differently those dancers looked, danced, and dressed back then and how their styles have developed since. Some changed a lot more than others...

I'm going to have to add Soraia Zaied to this even though she isn't Egyptian. I'd definitely say she is Egyptian style and she's been dancing in Cairo for a while now, so I think she belongs in this thread anyway.

Soraia Then:


Soraia Now:

Great post ! very interesting to watch how dancers evolve and change throu time :)