[Safiyah]

I have the Nourhan Sharif Rakset Assaya dvd, and it provides a lot of great instruction on handling the cane. She breaks down the moves by showing them 1/2 time, then speeds it up to full time. She starts by wearing practice attire, then switches to a traditional galibeya. There's a short improvised performance at the end.

I would say it's great if you have never gotten detailed instruction on assaya movements, need a refresher on how to handle the assaya, or if you're looking for ideas on putting together your own choreography. If you're looking for an already-complete choreography, it's not the right video; also, if you're looking for super-advanced moves, it's not the right video. The movements are fairly basic.

I think I'm going to get Faten Salama's video...I love melaya leff!

Also, does anyone know of a video that teaches double cane???