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Old 06-14-2007, 06:34 AM   #7
Dheisha
I could get used to this!
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 94
Raqia charged me 350 LE per hour when I trained with her recently. This also included me coming in an hour before the lesson to rehearse by myself, and I usually stayed 30-60 min after the lesson to practise. I don`t know if she urges everyone to do this, or if she just thought I was a particularly hopeless case!
Mind you, I was so in awe that I was actually in the same room as the legendary Raqia that I never even tried to bargain with her, it might well be that others have gotten it cheaper.
If you haven`t trained with her before, don`t be alarmed that she disappears out of class for some time or never tells you when the lesson is over, this seems to be an Egyptian thing
Oh, by the way, my teacher told me there is no dancing going on during Ramadan ( does anyone else know about this?) so if this is true you should cram in as many shows as possible before Ramadan starts! When I was there (2 months ago) Randa and Asmahan danced at Nile Maxim, Soraya and Hanadi at the Casablanca Club at Sheraton, Doaa on the Nile Pharaon (correct spelling ??), but this will veeery possible change by the time you get there : )

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