Folk Dance, Cultural Discussion, History/Background
This spectacular continuous spinning is part of a special meditation of the Sufis. Yasser presents the Egyptian version. It is merely symbolic of the original Sufi dance and its main purpose is for entertainment. The bright colors, exciting music, drum props and physical ability of the dancer will amaze onlookers and excite any audience!
And,
Tahtib is a stick dance from Upper Egypt. This is the Southern region of Egypt – a place with very strong cultural traditions among the rural people who have lived there for thousands of years. The sticks (made of a special plant grown by the Nile) are used in daily life for farming, herding sheep, walking and playful combats. Yasser performs this dance in a variety of ways: by using one stick; two sticks or duet with a partner
This spectacular continuous spinning is part of a special meditation of the Sufis. Yasser presents the Egyptian version. It is merely symbolic of the original Sufi dance and its main purpose is for entertainment. The bright colors, exciting music, drum props and physical ability of the dancer will amaze onlookers and excite any audience!
And,
Tahtib is a stick dance from Upper Egypt. This is the Southern region of Egypt – a place with very strong cultural traditions among the rural people who have lived there for thousands of years. The sticks (made of a special plant grown by the Nile) are used in daily life for farming, herding sheep, walking and playful combats. Yasser performs this dance in a variety of ways: by using one stick; two sticks or duet with a partner
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