Maria_Aya
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Hi all 
This came as a spin-off idea from the thread about "Reda or National Folk group?"
So my question is this:
Who do you consider living Legends and people we got to hurry to study with them (God bless them and keep them active for many many many years more)?
For me:
Mahmoud Reda (studied with him already)
Farida Fahmy (amazing lady and teacher)
Dawlat Ibrahim (i'm crying everytime in her class)
I believe Dawlat is not so well known.
She is one of the most famous egyptian choreographers. She was trainer and choreographer for the Khaomeya Troupe and later she become one of the trainers and choreographers for many famous egyptian dancers such as:
Fifi Abdo, Nagua Fuad, Zizi Moustafa, Sahar Hamdi, Samya Hamada, Hala Zafy, Dina and many many others.
I want to share my personal experience in her lesson.
She is quite aged and heavy so she cant move, her sons lead her to a chair and sits in the middle of the class. She arrange as in a way that she can see all of us. Unfortunately her classes are not full (or maybe fortunately for us that attend) as most dancers want the teacher to be very active.
Her son teach the choreo and she stops us and correct, stand with help and walk to us, hug us in the class, whisper in our ear... alf mabrouk habebti (and we go on tears), speak to us about her life and how was it dancing in the 40's at Cairo and Mohamed Ali street. For me she is the living soul of dance in Cairo now.
Beside Egyptian teachers/dancers.
I consider a Living Legend Jamilla Salimbour, and would love to be in her class for once.
Also Rhea of Greece and we are lucky for having her here, with her always active and kind of crazy lol spirit (btw i'm going with her vacations at Cairo on March !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Nesrin TopKapi from Turkey !!!!! she is a must (and a young and active must)
Come'on add your Living Legends.
Maria Aya
This came as a spin-off idea from the thread about "Reda or National Folk group?"
So my question is this:
Who do you consider living Legends and people we got to hurry to study with them (God bless them and keep them active for many many many years more)?
For me:
Mahmoud Reda (studied with him already)
Farida Fahmy (amazing lady and teacher)
Dawlat Ibrahim (i'm crying everytime in her class)
I believe Dawlat is not so well known.
She is one of the most famous egyptian choreographers. She was trainer and choreographer for the Khaomeya Troupe and later she become one of the trainers and choreographers for many famous egyptian dancers such as:
Fifi Abdo, Nagua Fuad, Zizi Moustafa, Sahar Hamdi, Samya Hamada, Hala Zafy, Dina and many many others.
I want to share my personal experience in her lesson.
She is quite aged and heavy so she cant move, her sons lead her to a chair and sits in the middle of the class. She arrange as in a way that she can see all of us. Unfortunately her classes are not full (or maybe fortunately
for us that attend) as most dancers want the teacher to be very active.Her son teach the choreo and she stops us and correct, stand with help and walk to us, hug us in the class, whisper in our ear... alf mabrouk habebti (and we go on tears), speak to us about her life and how was it dancing in the 40's at Cairo and Mohamed Ali street. For me she is the living soul of dance in Cairo now.
Beside Egyptian teachers/dancers.
I consider a Living Legend Jamilla Salimbour, and would love to be in her class for once.
Also Rhea of Greece and we are lucky for having her here, with her always active and kind of crazy lol spirit (btw i'm going with her vacations at Cairo on March !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Nesrin TopKapi from Turkey !!!!! she is a must (and a young and active must)
Come'on add your Living Legends.
Maria Aya
