Mona el Said

[latriamou]

I have heard of her as an excellent egyptian dancer and i have been trying to find clips of her online, on youtube, but to no avail. does anyone know where i could find some?
thanks
Amartia

[kina]

Oh, she's wonderful! I dunno about online clips, but she was in the international conference on middle easter dance, I think it's available at turquoise international.

[Lauren_]

Someone had linked to a few of her clips on Old Bhuz, but I don't know how to get there to search.

[Lauren_]

Here she is! She's one of my very favorites, so much duality there. She's girly but womanly, sweet & sexy, feminine & strong. Earthy yet creative in her approach.

Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lI1v7HSD4E

This one might be my youtube Mona fave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ZyhwwAhlY

See how she's mastered the art of doing absolutely nothing around 2:30? And around 3:30 when she takes the headdress off? She makes it so...steamy!

[weese17]

Man, I wish those clips weren't so dark. :(

[LILI GAMAL]

She Was In Brazil Last Year For A Workshop..... They Have The Videos On Youtube

[habibiyaeini]

There are some clips of her on beledi.ru but i dont have the link

[lizajuk]

Apart from being one of THE great Egyptian dancers, she is surely one of the most beautiful creatures ever to grace the earth and when she dances, in the clip of I have of her , to all those drums in her gold bikini, wow yes steam galore.

Originally Posted by Lauren_

Here she is! She's one of my very favorites, so much duality there. She's girly but womanly, sweet & sexy, feminine & strong. Earthy yet creative in her approach.

Here's one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lI1v7HSD4E

This one might be my youtube Mona fave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3ZyhwwAhlY

See how she's mastered the art of doing absolutely nothing around 2:30? And around 3:30 when she takes the headdress off? She makes it so...steamy!

[latriamou]

wow. she is so passionate. i love it. i wish the clips weren't so dark too. she looks like she is genuinely having a great time. not just a stage smile.

[Andye]

I have one of her workshop videos if anyone is interested in purchasing it. I already have other footage of her and won't need to keep this one. Its 3.5 hours long. email me if you want it.

[ChristinaRizkallah]

I'm hoping that Little Egypt will bring Mona Said to Los Angeles in 2008!

[sumayasaahir]

Her hips are phen-om!

[Mirabai]

Thanks for posting those links. All I have is one of the conference videos and it's not nearly enough! Must have more!

[Andye]

I was asked to give a bit of background on what the video is about...Its Mona in Dallas...the 3.5 hour workshop where she is gives alot of tips on performing and how to dance with emotion in addition to "routines" that are so popular these days. She uses very modern music-nothing before 2004.

She wears a leotard in the video with pants over it and then she changes into something else later. She is shown on stage 90% of the time. She is in a hotel ballroom of some sort and there are about 5 pans out into the sea of students.

What I liked about the video: It has alot of "her" in it. She goes over alot of things that I feel are great for those that perform on a regular basis (be it in traditional and or non-traditional settings). Its long and you can really pretend to be in a workshop with her with the option of "stop" "fastforward" and "rewind."

Dislike: I wish it included the performance she did "in traditional dress" later that night.

Overall, I like it but we can't keep multiple vidoes of the same performer in our library. We just don't have the room! Merci and thanks for inquiring about the video.

-Andye

[nuringa]

i don't know if these are posted on youtube - think i haven't seen them there

have a look :)

http://karima.ru/forums/index.php?au...req=si&img=567

http://karima.ru/forums/index.php?au...req=si&img=568

[nuringa]

http://karima.ru/forums/index.php?au...req=si&img=573

african tabla solo by Mona

the only bad thing is that a montage-man i think was a bit drunk while doing that DVD so he filled Mona's solo with pieces of Hannan and Nelly here and there. Very disturbing at times ;)

[habibiyaeini]

YouTube - Incredible Mona Al Saeed - منى...

wow her face looks a bit like dina here

[wigglewhiz]

Ah, I love Mona. She's so cute and sweet. I was in a workshop with her at Ahlan wa Sahlan, and although I didn't learn anything "new" per se or really feel particularly challenged, it was so much fun to be in a class with her and watch her dancing. I tell you, she's still got it.

She was a little crazy (we have to make this strange movement and yell whoooooooooop! to confirm we were ready to go after drink breaks. Mad!), but loads of fun, and with that gorgeous sweet smile and such a lovely presence on stage. I said it then and I'll say it now - so sweet I want to eat her up with a spoon.