in 94 she was diagnosed with colon cancer, and at her last bday she danced her last dance saying she is happy with her life and what god gave her. she then went to organize her coffin and funeral. her last wish was to see fareed in heaven.
thats her life in short, you can return to my first post in the previous page to read the whole posts from the beginning
in 85 then realized her money is getting lesser and lesser, so she left her famous apartment in cairo to use the rent money and lived with her sons in her old sister apartment and used the money to let them complete their studying. at that time economic changes were huge in egypt, and all prices became higher. so in 86 she returned to dancing when she was 62, tourists came to see her, but then after months she left dancing when her older son/nephew found a job
roshdy a very famous actor and a kind man from a famous family in egypt, but was alcoholic and a womanizer, that was the reason for problems between them, but since they loved each other, they were able to be married for 20 years, in 78 he was drinking all the time and they were finally divorced for the third and last time. he died in 1980 due to drinking problems
at that time she adopted her nephews and gave them money to complete their school and university studies, they were 5 sons of sister
she then decided to return to egypt, she couldn't take any money with her back.
she started again working in many successful egyptian movies and her salary became the biggest between stars.
in 58 while acting the movie the second man she met her second husband roshdy abaza, a famous actor, they married for nearly 20 years, they had 3 divorces but once divorced they were soon remarried. roshdy had a girl from a previous marriage that samia adopted, and she stopped acting and dancing in 62
she then decided to end her relation with fareed and married an american man to get out of the country and the press.
she married a wealthy man who became a muslim to marry her, his mother didn't approve that and didn't give him the family money. samia worked in many clubs in us and was successful but her husband who became her manager took her money, and when she asked to take the money he refused. at the same time the 52 revolution erupted in egypt and the king went to italy
one journalist made a comment that samia can't marry fareed nor farouk cause they are both royal and she is only a country girl who became a belly dancer, he meant farid not farouk cause it was impossible for the king to marry her any way, he was just making fun. when she knew she cried for days and taheya asked farid to marry her but he couldn't for the reason i told you before. when samia finally confronted him he had nothing to say so he told her she's king lover and the all country knows
in 49 king farouk made her the national dancer, ending formally the era of taheya but she and taheya remained friends till the end, samia danced in many national occasions, the press made stories about an affair between her and the king, but nothing is proved, she always denied having an affair with him
in 51 she went to paris and danced to king farouk in his vacation and his friends , the press in egypt covered the story in a way that angered farid
at her bday, he gave the present, the contract of the movie, she nearly fainted. the movie shown in 47 is one of the most successful movies in egyptian cinema history. they starred in 6 movies together from 47 to 51
troubles began between them when she asked him to marry her, but he couldn't marry her or any one else and remained unmarried till the end of his life cause he was a druz prince and could only marry a druz woman
another problem appeared when king farouk appeared
in 46 fareed was bankrupted and the owner of the club refused to up his salary, he decided to leave the club so samia decided to leave the club with him too, she went to work with a huge salary in a club near suez canal.
fareed who is a great singer and composer decided to make a huge movie and asked many businessmen to support him, so samia decided to support the movie without his knowledge, she didn't know he was going to ask her to star the movie with him
one director decided to give her a chance and she acted in a movie, but political unrest forced the director to cut many scenes from the movie that it had no meaning, at first day audience tried to beat the director and actors, samia returned again to being extra in movies
at the same time she and fareed was having a great romance
in 44 she acted in a movie and succeeded, then in 46 she was the star of a very successful movie although she didn't dance in it
so she went there to congratulate him, farid told the director that she is a crazy teen dancer that is obsessed with him, when the director saw her he decided she has a good face and asked her appear in a scene, she was scared but when he told her she is going to be near farid she approved, she was 16 and appeared only for few minutes.
in 42 she was 18 and was so famous as a dancer but she wanted to appear in movies, she appeared as extra in few movies.
she then wanted to prove to the owner she is completely different dancer now but didn't have a badla to dance solo, taheya gave her a badla , the owner was convinced of her abilities so he allowed her to dance solo and in no time she became so famous of her new style when she was only 15
at that time, she was so attracted to an older singer at the same club who is fareed el atrash, she used to sneak in to listen to him singing, she knew he was going to act in a movie
when she went there taheya was so famous and the queen of belly dancing, she had a stage fright at her first solo day and everyone was shouting we want taheya, the owner decided to make her dance in groups since she is still young and not mature. she decided to take dance lessons cause she believed belly dancing is not just a local dance, she took lessons from mr izaac dikson and ballet lessons from a russian teacher. she also decided to play sports to make her body flexible.
thats samia real life, her mother died when she was 6, she lived a hard life with her step mother who didn't allow her to go to school to clean the house and beat her, then her father died when she was 8, she ran to her older sister but her husband made her work in a factory, she used to listen to neighbors radio and danced to the music, she went to cinema with a neighbor and was blown away and decided to work in show business, she then left the house to work in badea tiatro
@Cranberries87 it is from the movie ما تقولش لحد or "dont tell anyone" in english, the music is compsed by farid el atrash. you can download all movies from the internet but in arabic, she acted and danced in nearly 50 egyptian movies. many movies are in youtube too. just search in arabic. the movies are famous and shown in arabic channels too
in that scene, she is in paris in a trip leaving her lover in cairo, the old man in the middle of the scene is jealous from her lover
@lisalrocks@helios180746 i bet! this was a jaw dropping comment for me!! i guess it's because they r from a totally different culture and background even the music its important for u to be fimiliar with it so you can enjoy the movements and know their beauty! well like it or not this is real bellydancing and whatever imitaition of it in western programs is just trash really!! it even disgusts me seeing our art being performed in certain way by others
Secret of magic success in belly dance is simple. You must dance for your own pleasure, for your happyness. Like Samia dances. Only subject to this condition you can become real belly dancer
Legend Samia in one of her best solo dance, music composed by the love of her life legend great maestro Farid el Atrache in their co- starring movie Matakulsh lhad . Their love and infatuation for each other shines through their films. They were named the royal couple, the golden couple and Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire of the Middle East, Samia´s best dance, their dual dance and sing and operates are beloved until nowadays, allah yerhamhom.
@ACuriousOnlooker Yeah right artform.. You like to watch dancers who wear sexy clothes thats why you called artform. You are the pervert moron! im a girl so whats there to feel pervert to see other girls? You jerk
@Zee1553 Are you serious? I think she has about 100 times more grace, class, and charisma than most nowadays ladies, not to mention subtle control of her body movements. I keep trying to watch modern belly dancers and often I am just struck by how slutty they look.
@hempenasphalt I can see that her dances is not grace. Well she too was trying to look slutty Because slutty dance is the perfect dance ever. But she cant make it. I see that she is not good in dancing?
@Zee1553 belly dance is slutty dance right? Thats what i think. Because when they dance belly dance, they have to wear sexy clothes and show their stomach. Thats why if i see they dont dance well means they dont dance slutty enough.
@Zee1553 bellydance is not 'slutty'. it's a dance of joy and sometimes sensuality. the stomach is bare to highlight isolations and show movement. If you like bellydance, don't insult people by calling them sluts. And if you knew anything about the skill involved in bellydance moves, you wouldn't call Samia Gamal a bad dancer. She's not my mother, but if you're going to spread hate and insult people, I have the right to tell you that's not ok. Just be nice to people. It's not hard.
@Sacred90Lotus Well i didnt start to say the word 'slut' first. Its hempenasphalt who said that first. Adn he said mordern belly dancers look slutty. So he too insult them right? its not really my fault. I just made a comment abt Samia Gamel only.
Omg you have no idea, i love her so much. I didnt knew it was possible to love someone you never meet. She is a role model. Her smile makes me so happy, and how she moves her hand. She is pure, and she is beautiful. She put all her feelings in bellydance. Her bellydance is so beautiful a blind man can see her and a deaf man can hear her dance.
I would do anything to learn her beautiful movements, but i learned bellydancer bymyself so im gonna do this time too. Even if its gonna get hard. Itsn ot about just her movemnets you have to feeeeeel her.
I support you and all the belly dancers that respect and honor the legacy of Samia Gamal, and all those that honor and respect the dance as pure art, healthy, beauty, and grace.
Nothing in life is easy, only through trials and hardships, can we hope to achieve success.
Thank you so much it means so much to me! I do not only respect her there is so much bellydancers from Egypt, Fifi abdo is my number one. I love suheir zaki for her smile, and her hands. And when i saw this vide my heart melted.
Samia Gamal konnte für heutige Begriffe nicht so gut tanzen.Aber die haben damals alle so getanzt und sie war eh in vielen Fimen,weil sie mit Farid al Atrache zusammen war...-Außerdem waren die damals alle von Hollywood beeinflußt-daher dieses Lächeln....
elle danse pas si bien? tu sais combien Samia Gamal a inspiré de danseuses arabes? c'est marrant de dire ca! c'est comme disant: Lara Fabian chante mal!
Found it!!! Singer: Fayza Ahmed Songtitle: Yamma Elamar Albab. Type "Fayza Ahmed Yamma Elamar albab" here on Youtube and you will find it. She's singing this in the film "Tamre Henna" together with Naima Akef!
The contemporary belly dancing might appeal to many of you but that doesn't mean it holds the true essence of belly dancing. The real belly dancer is the one who sets her self free when she dances and enjoys every moment of her dance until you no longer know whether she is dancing to the music or the music is playing to her movements. It is all about grace, grace and grace. Once the belly dancer consciously thinks about any technique, it's no longer the belly dancing in its truest form.
Look at Samia Gamal's eyes, smile and her hands. Every single part of her body is unconsciously following the wave created in her belly. It might appear insignificant to you but the whole body is moving gracefully around the centre (i.e. the belly).
When English people translated the word "raqs sharqi" into bellydancing, they just killed the essence of our oriental dance.
Back to the clip, thanks for sharing another great dance vid from the eternal Samia Gamal.
If that is your definition of belly dance, then I guess everyone who moves gracefully, even though they have not been trained in belly dance, can dance to some music and set themselves free in a flurry of movements and that can be called belly dance.
As the commenter said below, belly dance has branched and evolved. You can't say that contemporary belly dance styles are not belly dance the same way you can't say that human beings are not human beings because we are not Homo erectus anymore.
However, I do agree with you that Samia is very graceful and has facial expressions that go beautifully with her dance. She is radiant and pleasant to watch as she dances. I also find her very pretty. She is a good dancer, that we can't dispute. I just can't imagine that many consider Samia the best belly dancer by virtue of her being one of the originals. Original deserves credit and praise, but original does not necessarily mean the best.
My definition of oriental dance (what westerners call it bellydancing) is that every part of the body is dancing gracefully around the belly without forcing it or making it look too technical.
The contemporary bellydancing i see in sadie's clips gives me an impression she's working out her abs in rhythm.
Bellydancing has evolved throughout the years. Watch out for Suhair Zaky and Nawga Fouad whose styles were different from those of Samia Gamal and Taheya Carioca yet all exude the grace.
Anyone can move their bodies in rhythm but not anyone can do it in fluid-like manner. It requires a real talent and dedicated training to achieve that. The same goes for ballet and other forms of dancing.
I don't believe in the game of the best because everyone of us has a different perception of what the best is. Also, each of the original and contemporary bellydancers has her own space. Me liking Samia Gamal doesn't mean she is the only one out there.
In general, i think the old-style belly-dancers use more footwork, wich is consider the most difficult part of belly-dance. And consider they dance on heels!!!! They also keep to the rythm very well.
Well, wether you prefer this style or the newer style, it's for sure i've never seen a woman with such a waist, haha!
You are right, and I also would add, that nowadays there is almost NO education in rhythms or music interpretation anymore, which is the essence of the oriental dance = translation of the music with your body. This is a cultural loss and with that, a loss of the foundation of oriental dance.
True, there would have been no Sadie or Rachel Brice without dancers like Samia Gamal. We have to give them credit for that. But I say Rachel Brice and Sadie have improved on belly dance much. The belly dance that they give us now have more complicated moves and take a greater level of skill to perform than the one on this video.
You are judging bellydance as though it's just about movement, taking it completely out of the cultural context. Many people will argue the Tribal Fusion is not even bellydance.
The fact of the matter is that neither Sadie nor Rachel, lovely as what they do might be, truly reflect the cultural essence that makes this dance what it is.
Wearing bedleh and being able to isolate and move well does not make bellydance.
In this respect Samia Gamal will always be superior to these ladies.
Well, as long as a dance is kept alive it will go on evolving. Dances never remain stagnant as long as there are people dancing and teaching them. As you have noticed, most dances that are "faithful" to their cultural contexts are considered boring and unappealing alongside their derivations. The derivations are there because they are, in more ways than one, improvements of the dance.
If you use that argument to say that all the other styles of belly dance are not really belly dance, that same logic can be used to prove that the English language we have now is not really English as it has deviated hugely from Old English, the "original" or "real" English, because the Old English is a Germanic tongue while the English we have now has borrowed a lot of words from French. We have American English, British English, Australian English, etc. And they are all English, aren't they?
As someone with a language background, i would be the first to say that English is the Tribal Fusion of languages =)
It's a lot of stuff from alot of different roots, and there's nothing wrong with that as long as we acknowledge it for being that.
Similarly i would acknowledge Tribal Fusion, ATS and even AmCab as being not original bellydance but fusions - BEAUTIFUL fusions, but still fusions, just as modern English is beautiful, but not original english.
With that in mind, I don't think anyone can simply say that other belly dance styles are not belly dance.
There are a lot of people who love Samia because she has paved the way for other belly dancers. For that she deserves the credit. But we can clearly see that when we talk about skills, Samia loses the top spot to many other contemporary belly dancers.
I don't believe anyone is busy claiming Aussie English is better than American English though - because it is recognised that they are DIFFERENT for cultural & historical reasons and therefore have different characteristics.
To follow up from your and my posts above - Samia & Sadie can't be compared as one being better than the other because their styles have different characteristics. One might talk about which style you prefer. Saying that sadie is BETTER for doing something that Samia doesn't is as absurd as saying that Brit English is better tha American because it spells colour with a u.
The skill set for Western Bellydance is DIFFERENT from the skill set for Egyptian, so i don't clearly see your point at all.
@halfpintmya thats the best way to respond. in addition we should consider at the same time that without samia, tahia, and all the other egyptian jems of that time there would be no Sadie, Jilina or ANY western dancers for that matter. Those women were true visionaries, rebels, and innovators taking a folkloric dance customarily performed in front of family and friends and making it a hypnotizing and glamorous performance art.
You're cross comparing styles even which doesn't make any sense, you can't compare AmCab with Egyptian and measure them by the same scale - the two have very different characteristics and it is unfair to both to compare them in this way.
Your response just makes you appear to be quite ignorant.
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You can call me ignorant if you want to, but it does not take an expert to see that Sadie's moves are harder to execute than Samia's. And Sadie does it beautifully, too. When compared side by side, Sadie BELLY DANCES; Samia just prances around.
It does not take an expert to see moves that appear to be more technically difficult, but it DOES take someone knowledgable of the dance to recognise that it is about FAR more than technical proficiency.
I've said it before & i'll say it again, wearing bedleh & doing superb isolations does not a bellydancer make.
Sadie is lovely at what she does - AmCab, but she can't compare to what Samia is to Egyptian style purely because she's missing the cultural essence & it shows.
Dance isn't about executing movements, it's about GRACE and personality. Some people can execute 1000 movements but still is something missing in their performance...
One shouldn't compare any artist with another, but this to understand might take about 30 to 40 years of life and experience in dance. So, young bellydancers, believe us older ones, because we know it better.
Sadie is not the best in bellydance at all, and "real bellydance" can be considered a lot of styles and techniques. There is not a "real bellydance" or a "best bellydancer", there are only too many styles and a lot of excellent bellydancers. You need to open your mind and see more than Sadie.
I, too, love Sadie, but she would be nothing without people like Samia breaking ground before her. I'm sure Sadie herself would agree - she's just the modern face of bellydance.
I agree with the others who replied to this comment. There would be no Sadie, Rachel Brice, or Jillina if it weren't for the legendary dancers who came before them. I agree that one needs to open the mind and see more than Sadie-sure, she is great at pop and lock, but Samia has a classic LADYLIKE presence, unlike some of the things Sadie and her partner Kaya have performed.
I wonder, if you can compare Suheir Zaki with this dancer from Afghanistan.
watch?v=ywGoVb9Vdho
USSR & Americans devastated Afghanistan for their strategic reasons, Russia needed access to hot waters & coalition need gas pipeline through Afghanistan.
Afghan & its culture was devastated well before Taleban came in.
of course she is not perfect, but her arms and upper body carriage are the most beautiful things in her. If she had them any "higher" she'd have that stiff ballet posture, which is problem with most dancers who were trianed in ballet and began oriental dancing as adults. Samia started both when she was a little girl and she has the perfect balance: the grace of a ballerina and fluidity of an oriental dancer!
She has a very beautiful fluid style :-) but I do have to say that I think her arms could be more graceful and her upper body carriage a little "higher" (if that makes sense) But of course no is perfect and this was danced during a different era of bellydance.
Il y'a 14 ans une jeune fille venais de fêter son anniversaire mais quand tout à coup un jeune homme l'étrangla maintenant que vous aver lu se message un esprit viendra vous voir toute les nuits sauf si vous suiver ces instruction :
Sorayada if u want to know why she's so great, u shud stand infront of a mirror and try copying her. Only then will u understand why everyone thinks she's so great. Her dancing is so unique it cannot be imitated.
in 94 she was diagnosed with colon cancer, and at her last bday she danced her last dance saying she is happy with her life and what god gave her. she then went to organize her coffin and funeral. her last wish was to see fareed in heaven.
thats her life in short, you can return to my first post in the previous page to read the whole posts from the beginning
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
in 85 then realized her money is getting lesser and lesser, so she left her famous apartment in cairo to use the rent money and lived with her sons in her old sister apartment and used the money to let them complete their studying. at that time economic changes were huge in egypt, and all prices became higher. so in 86 she returned to dancing when she was 62, tourists came to see her, but then after months she left dancing when her older son/nephew found a job
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
roshdy a very famous actor and a kind man from a famous family in egypt, but was alcoholic and a womanizer, that was the reason for problems between them, but since they loved each other, they were able to be married for 20 years, in 78 he was drinking all the time and they were finally divorced for the third and last time. he died in 1980 due to drinking problems
at that time she adopted her nephews and gave them money to complete their school and university studies, they were 5 sons of sister
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
she then decided to return to egypt, she couldn't take any money with her back.
she started again working in many successful egyptian movies and her salary became the biggest between stars.
in 58 while acting the movie the second man she met her second husband roshdy abaza, a famous actor, they married for nearly 20 years, they had 3 divorces but once divorced they were soon remarried. roshdy had a girl from a previous marriage that samia adopted, and she stopped acting and dancing in 62
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
she then decided to end her relation with fareed and married an american man to get out of the country and the press.
she married a wealthy man who became a muslim to marry her, his mother didn't approve that and didn't give him the family money. samia worked in many clubs in us and was successful but her husband who became her manager took her money, and when she asked to take the money he refused. at the same time the 52 revolution erupted in egypt and the king went to italy
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
one journalist made a comment that samia can't marry fareed nor farouk cause they are both royal and she is only a country girl who became a belly dancer, he meant farid not farouk cause it was impossible for the king to marry her any way, he was just making fun. when she knew she cried for days and taheya asked farid to marry her but he couldn't for the reason i told you before. when samia finally confronted him he had nothing to say so he told her she's king lover and the all country knows
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
in 49 king farouk made her the national dancer, ending formally the era of taheya but she and taheya remained friends till the end, samia danced in many national occasions, the press made stories about an affair between her and the king, but nothing is proved, she always denied having an affair with him
in 51 she went to paris and danced to king farouk in his vacation and his friends , the press in egypt covered the story in a way that angered farid
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
at her bday, he gave the present, the contract of the movie, she nearly fainted. the movie shown in 47 is one of the most successful movies in egyptian cinema history. they starred in 6 movies together from 47 to 51
troubles began between them when she asked him to marry her, but he couldn't marry her or any one else and remained unmarried till the end of his life cause he was a druz prince and could only marry a druz woman
another problem appeared when king farouk appeared
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
in 46 fareed was bankrupted and the owner of the club refused to up his salary, he decided to leave the club so samia decided to leave the club with him too, she went to work with a huge salary in a club near suez canal.
fareed who is a great singer and composer decided to make a huge movie and asked many businessmen to support him, so samia decided to support the movie without his knowledge, she didn't know he was going to ask her to star the movie with him
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
one director decided to give her a chance and she acted in a movie, but political unrest forced the director to cut many scenes from the movie that it had no meaning, at first day audience tried to beat the director and actors, samia returned again to being extra in movies
at the same time she and fareed was having a great romance
in 44 she acted in a movie and succeeded, then in 46 she was the star of a very successful movie although she didn't dance in it
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
so she went there to congratulate him, farid told the director that she is a crazy teen dancer that is obsessed with him, when the director saw her he decided she has a good face and asked her appear in a scene, she was scared but when he told her she is going to be near farid she approved, she was 16 and appeared only for few minutes.
in 42 she was 18 and was so famous as a dancer but she wanted to appear in movies, she appeared as extra in few movies.
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
she then wanted to prove to the owner she is completely different dancer now but didn't have a badla to dance solo, taheya gave her a badla , the owner was convinced of her abilities so he allowed her to dance solo and in no time she became so famous of her new style when she was only 15
at that time, she was so attracted to an older singer at the same club who is fareed el atrash, she used to sneak in to listen to him singing, she knew he was going to act in a movie
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
when she went there taheya was so famous and the queen of belly dancing, she had a stage fright at her first solo day and everyone was shouting we want taheya, the owner decided to make her dance in groups since she is still young and not mature. she decided to take dance lessons cause she believed belly dancing is not just a local dance, she took lessons from mr izaac dikson and ballet lessons from a russian teacher. she also decided to play sports to make her body flexible.
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
thats samia real life, her mother died when she was 6, she lived a hard life with her step mother who didn't allow her to go to school to clean the house and beat her, then her father died when she was 8, she ran to her older sister but her husband made her work in a factory, she used to listen to neighbors radio and danced to the music, she went to cinema with a neighbor and was blown away and decided to work in show business, she then left the house to work in badea tiatro
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
this is the whole movie watch?v=DOah8EEqufI
this is another movie watch?v=CGrkwsC4E3Q&feature=related
and another one watch?v=K3HFyaM56Eg
and watch?v=hgYDaTOwtJk&feature=related
other movies not with farid
watch?v=kVpJCR_XEqc&feature=related
watch?v=rTnPFtFR19w&feature=related
watch?v=AnHvl8YoChQ
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
thank you cinemormex, i will try that
gypsijewel 6 months ago
what is the name of this beautiful music she is dancing to?
gypsijewel 6 months ago
@gypsijewel that's eyptian melody from the 40's and 50's try to search for 'farid al atrache' to know more
cinemormex 6 months ago
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Notyetbutsh8 8 months ago
Does anybody know what song this is?
Cranberries87 8 months ago
@Cranberries87 it is from the movie ما تقولش لحد or "dont tell anyone" in english, the music is compsed by farid el atrash. you can download all movies from the internet but in arabic, she acted and danced in nearly 50 egyptian movies. many movies are in youtube too. just search in arabic. the movies are famous and shown in arabic channels too
in that scene, she is in paris in a trip leaving her lover in cairo, the old man in the middle of the scene is jealous from her lover
Sweetcleopatraa 3 months ago
Everyone talks about her and other Egyptian dancers being graceful.... I dont find her graceful at all. Her movements are often jerky.
lisalrocks 9 months ago
@lisalrocks Millions will disagree with you!!!!!!
helios180746 8 months ago
@lisalrocks @helios180746 i bet! this was a jaw dropping comment for me!! i guess it's because they r from a totally different culture and background even the music its important for u to be fimiliar with it so you can enjoy the movements and know their beauty! well like it or not this is real bellydancing and whatever imitaition of it in western programs is just trash really!! it even disgusts me seeing our art being performed in certain way by others
saroona006 3 months ago
Secret of magic success in belly dance is simple. You must dance for your own pleasure, for your happyness. Like Samia dances. Only subject to this condition you can become real belly dancer
Damajanti2007 10 months ago 25
@Damajanti2007
SO TRUE!
MonaTheBellydancer 4 months ago in playlist Egyptian Oriental Dance - Short Playlist
@Damajanti2007
SO TRUE, really loved what u said
MonaTheBellydancer 4 months ago in playlist Egyptian Oriental Dance - Short Playlist
wonderful
bebetigre12 10 months ago
so natural dance.
mariasegal 11 months ago
Samia my favorite vintage belly dancer!
1LilMegz 1 year ago
She is the Egyptian Marilyn Monroe and she is a great dancer!
catzohra 1 year ago
Legend Samia in one of her best solo dance, music composed by the love of her life legend great maestro Farid el Atrache in their co- starring movie Matakulsh lhad . Their love and infatuation for each other shines through their films. They were named the royal couple, the golden couple and Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire of the Middle East, Samia´s best dance, their dual dance and sing and operates are beloved until nowadays, allah yerhamhom.
Sportyboynr1 1 year ago
the great and sweet samia gamal, sensual lady of charm, i love you much much sun flower
camelitto1 1 year ago
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i like belly dance. samia gamal was a gorgeous dancer.she was very beautyful also.ujhnkl
siddharthdimri 1 year ago
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i like belly dance. samia gamal was a gorgeous dancer.she was very beautyful also.
siddharthdimri 1 year ago
i like belly dance. samia gamal was a gorgeous dancer.she was very beautyful also.
siddharthdimri 1 year ago
@ACuriousOnlooker Yeah right artform.. You like to watch dancers who wear sexy clothes thats why you called artform. You are the pervert moron! im a girl so whats there to feel pervert to see other girls? You jerk
Zee1553 1 year ago
خلاص عرفتها وسمعتها بالكامل اسم المقطوعة سوق العبيد وهي من اجمل المقطوعات الموسيقية
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amor2000ae 1 year ago
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amor2000ae 1 year ago
Samia Gamal is my favorite vintage belly dancer..I wish I was her! wow!
1LilMegz 1 year ago
Samia is a real great artist in bellydancing, although she is more better than this.. she's my fav.
i gave up on nowdays bellydancers.. seriously.. leave bellydancing for those black and white stars.. no1 can top them..eveR
lilMissF0F0 1 year ago
@lilMissF0F0 I agree In this day and age it seams anythig any music if they wiggle passes for belly dancing or so they think!
7Vails 1 year ago
samia and tahiya karyouka and naima akif are the best dancers ever
hollaespanafla 1 year ago 2
ce qu'on appelle " la danse du ventre" ce qui est incorrect....excellent pour les abdominaux
fanchette122 1 year ago
Sem comentários, Samia muito boa dançarina de belly dance!!!! Até hoje o estilo dela surpreende !!!! Uma verdadeira arte !!!!
lininhamiguinha 1 year ago
She dont dance as well as nowadays ladies..
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 Are you serious? I think she has about 100 times more grace, class, and charisma than most nowadays ladies, not to mention subtle control of her body movements. I keep trying to watch modern belly dancers and often I am just struck by how slutty they look.
hempenasphalt 1 year ago 2
@hempenasphalt I can see that her dances is not grace. Well she too was trying to look slutty Because slutty dance is the perfect dance ever. But she cant make it. I see that she is not good in dancing?
Zee1553 1 year ago
@hempenasphalt Well, bellydancers are slutty dancers. But she tried to look slutty but invail. I think she dont dance really well.
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 I think she dance pretty good. She looks playful and cute. That is my opinion.
hempenasphalt 1 year ago
@hempenasphalt Sure pal. Its all up to you. No offends.
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 none taken. you know what they say, de gustibus non est disputandum.
hempenasphalt 1 year ago
@hempenasphalt Yeah
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 If you think bellydancers are slutty, why watch bellydance videos? Don't be a dick. Appreciate it as an art form or don't comment at all.
Sacred90Lotus 1 year ago
@Sacred90Lotus I like to watch slutty belly dance you jerk. You dont have the right to tell me what to do. Unless she is your mother.
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 belly dance is slutty dance right? Thats what i think. Because when they dance belly dance, they have to wear sexy clothes and show their stomach. Thats why if i see they dont dance well means they dont dance slutty enough.
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 bellydance is not 'slutty'. it's a dance of joy and sometimes sensuality. the stomach is bare to highlight isolations and show movement. If you like bellydance, don't insult people by calling them sluts. And if you knew anything about the skill involved in bellydance moves, you wouldn't call Samia Gamal a bad dancer. She's not my mother, but if you're going to spread hate and insult people, I have the right to tell you that's not ok. Just be nice to people. It's not hard.
Sacred90Lotus 1 year ago
@Sacred90Lotus Well i didnt start to say the word 'slut' first. Its hempenasphalt who said that first. Adn he said mordern belly dancers look slutty. So he too insult them right? its not really my fault. I just made a comment abt Samia Gamel only.
Zee1553 1 year ago
@Zee1553 bellydancers are slutty dancers? clearly you know NOTHING about bellydance.
halfpintmya 8 months ago
bella y glam i love her
marilelix 1 year ago
she is so beautiful
SABBOU7TE 1 year ago
Was she dancing in the 40's? I think Ali Baba was from then.
She danced in that film.
KenJWC 1 year ago
Pure, so eloquent and natural!!!! beautiful samia gamal, RIP
monak2 1 year ago
Wonderful oriental belly dance,
Oriental belly dance is pure art, very graceful, powerful communication between rhythms and dance,
Wonderful Samia Gamal,
I am sure that there are young oriental dancers that look up to legends such as Samia Gamal, and other classic Egyptian dancers,
Yalla Raqs!
Yalla Masry!
I love Egypt!
jespana10 1 year ago 2
@jespana10
You bet! I for one, certainly do. As do many, many other dancers in the world. Samia is very dear to me!
ErinBeledi 1 year ago
That is good to hear.
I wish all oriental dancers success in developing another golden age of oriental dance throughout the world.
jespana10 1 year ago 2
Omg you have no idea, i love her so much. I didnt knew it was possible to love someone you never meet. She is a role model. Her smile makes me so happy, and how she moves her hand. She is pure, and she is beautiful. She put all her feelings in bellydance. Her bellydance is so beautiful a blind man can see her and a deaf man can hear her dance.
MonaTheBellydancer 1 year ago
I am sure that individuals who appreciate her dance will continue that legacy.
It is important to let everyone know that belly dance is pure, beautiful, art.
As long as there are teachers and students, the memory of her dance and her moves can be taught from generation to generation.
Continue the legacy of Samia Gamal.
jespana10 1 year ago
@jespana10
I would do anything to learn her beautiful movements, but i learned bellydancer bymyself so im gonna do this time too. Even if its gonna get hard. Itsn ot about just her movemnets you have to feeeeeel her.
She is best!
MonaTheBellydancer 1 year ago
MonaTheBellydancer,
I support you and all the belly dancers that respect and honor the legacy of Samia Gamal, and all those that honor and respect the dance as pure art, healthy, beauty, and grace.
Nothing in life is easy, only through trials and hardships, can we hope to achieve success.
jespana10 1 year ago
@jespana10
Thank you so much it means so much to me! I do not only respect her there is so much bellydancers from Egypt, Fifi abdo is my number one. I love suheir zaki for her smile, and her hands. And when i saw this vide my heart melted.
EGYPT IS THE LAND OF BELLYDANCER!
Greetings from Iran.
MonaTheBellydancer 1 year ago
Dorud MonaTheBellydancer,
Sepas-gozaram
Khoda negahdar safar-behkeyr
jespana10 1 year ago
@jespana10
Fadat sham :P
MonaTheBellydancer 1 year ago
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SheilaBellydance 2 years ago
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SheilaBellydance 2 years ago
belissima
Malikadanca 2 years ago
furchtbar. gekünstelt. selten im rhythmus.
gefällt mir nicht, sorry. und dieses aufgesetzte lachen...nein danke.
shirocaine 2 years ago
Samia Gamal konnte für heutige Begriffe nicht so gut tanzen.Aber die haben damals alle so getanzt und sie war eh in vielen Fimen,weil sie mit Farid al Atrache zusammen war...-Außerdem waren die damals alle von Hollywood beeinflußt-daher dieses Lächeln....
pelikaaann 2 years ago
samia is so graceful
Bellydanceshiva 2 years ago
Samia Gamal est très fantastique!!
alice0886 2 years ago
@bellydancr64
idiot, tu as rien compris c est quoi bellydance a nous presenter tes turkish chikhate ss ame ni corps!!!!
wallah tu me fais pitie....va defendre la rentree de la turquie en europe idiot!!!
TheHlilou 2 years ago
Única, unique, unic.
92belly 2 years ago
elle dance pas si bien que sa je me demande ce qu'elle a apporter a la dance orientale a par le voile
bellydance64 2 years ago
elle danse pas si bien? tu sais combien Samia Gamal a inspiré de danseuses arabes? c'est marrant de dire ca! c'est comme disant: Lara Fabian chante mal!
jijika77 2 years ago
oh i love it!
samia is my inspiration!
PLEEEEEASEEE!ANYBODY KNOW THE NAME OF THE SECOND SONG?
thanks^^
socey15 2 years ago
I will try to look it up. There's a clip of this song on youtube, this singer together with Naima Akef
smashingpumpkin999 2 years ago
Found it!!! Singer: Fayza Ahmed Songtitle: Yamma Elamar Albab. Type "Fayza Ahmed Yamma Elamar albab" here on Youtube and you will find it. She's singing this in the film "Tamre Henna" together with Naima Akef!
smashingpumpkin999 2 years ago
Hasan, mabrook on your fabulous Channel of belly dancing greats....I enjoy watching it so much..Thank you for sharing! Salam, Soraya ;-)))))
NJBellyDanceEvents 2 years ago
gente...ela e maravilhosa...dentro do seu estilo!
amo ve-la dançar...nunca enjoo...lindo mesmo...apaixonante!
celinhasg 2 years ago
sadie is nothing compareing to samia
Brounty404 2 years ago
Always a pleasure to watch, she may not have the technique of some modern dancers but the modern dancers lack her grace and soul in the dance.
nzbellydancer 2 years ago
She's known in Egypt for bringing classic moves to belly dancing making it seem more graceful. I luv her along w Tahia Carioca
hraslan 2 years ago 4
She is perfect!
ElenOriental 2 years ago
Why they put another music, this is not the music of the film
mariannamazloum 2 years ago
Do you know what is the original music of the film?
smashingpumpkin999 2 years ago
olha que ela dança de sapatos...
a musica voce pode encontrar enviando para o site dela...ou no google, vc procura pondo o nome do filme e a cançao que ela dança...facil!
celinhasg 2 years ago
grace and a lot of charm. and the most important thing: she looks like she has a lot of fun! great dance
whitesheep15 2 years ago
J'aimerai pouvoir danser comme elle...
MounaConnectee 2 years ago 2
oui, moi aussi ...
morena1019 2 years ago
Goggess!!
mariamfati 2 years ago
hi,
how are you mariam
this is really great dnace.
dodi
dodi788 2 years ago
Thank`s i`m good. How u doing?
Samia is symply the best!
mariamfati 2 years ago
@dodi788 . What are you doing now days???
dodi788 2 months ago
I love you Samia, for ever!!!!
cihangirberlin 3 years ago
Hats off to the Queen,
kickassfan 3 years ago 2
anybody know wich are the name of this song??
deborahmacedo 3 years ago
name of this song is Raks el gezlan
EGYPTIAN0KNIGHT 3 years ago
u should see tongolele from mexico. you'll like her. look for her in youtube TONGOLELE.
fredojoe 3 years ago
This song named Raks el gezlan?
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O_o You're right! lol Doesnt even look like a girl.. XD Y
mangabaka 3 years ago
el est trop bonne
sehef 3 years ago
The contemporary belly dancing might appeal to many of you but that doesn't mean it holds the true essence of belly dancing. The real belly dancer is the one who sets her self free when she dances and enjoys every moment of her dance until you no longer know whether she is dancing to the music or the music is playing to her movements. It is all about grace, grace and grace. Once the belly dancer consciously thinks about any technique, it's no longer the belly dancing in its truest form.
momentofserenity 3 years ago
Look at Samia Gamal's eyes, smile and her hands. Every single part of her body is unconsciously following the wave created in her belly. It might appear insignificant to you but the whole body is moving gracefully around the centre (i.e. the belly).
When English people translated the word "raqs sharqi" into bellydancing, they just killed the essence of our oriental dance.
Back to the clip, thanks for sharing another great dance vid from the eternal Samia Gamal.
momentofserenity 3 years ago
If that is your definition of belly dance, then I guess everyone who moves gracefully, even though they have not been trained in belly dance, can dance to some music and set themselves free in a flurry of movements and that can be called belly dance.
As the commenter said below, belly dance has branched and evolved. You can't say that contemporary belly dance styles are not belly dance the same way you can't say that human beings are not human beings because we are not Homo erectus anymore.
iuyaneli 3 years ago
However, I do agree with you that Samia is very graceful and has facial expressions that go beautifully with her dance. She is radiant and pleasant to watch as she dances. I also find her very pretty. She is a good dancer, that we can't dispute. I just can't imagine that many consider Samia the best belly dancer by virtue of her being one of the originals. Original deserves credit and praise, but original does not necessarily mean the best.
iuyaneli 3 years ago 2
My definition of oriental dance (what westerners call it bellydancing) is that every part of the body is dancing gracefully around the belly without forcing it or making it look too technical.
The contemporary bellydancing i see in sadie's clips gives me an impression she's working out her abs in rhythm.
Bellydancing has evolved throughout the years. Watch out for Suhair Zaky and Nawga Fouad whose styles were different from those of Samia Gamal and Taheya Carioca yet all exude the grace.
momentofserenity 3 years ago 2
Anyone can move their bodies in rhythm but not anyone can do it in fluid-like manner. It requires a real talent and dedicated training to achieve that. The same goes for ballet and other forms of dancing.
I don't believe in the game of the best because everyone of us has a different perception of what the best is. Also, each of the original and contemporary bellydancers has her own space. Me liking Samia Gamal doesn't mean she is the only one out there.
momentofserenity 3 years ago 3
In general, i think the old-style belly-dancers use more footwork, wich is consider the most difficult part of belly-dance. And consider they dance on heels!!!! They also keep to the rythm very well.
Well, wether you prefer this style or the newer style, it's for sure i've never seen a woman with such a waist, haha!
naomivanm 3 years ago
You are right, and I also would add, that nowadays there is almost NO education in rhythms or music interpretation anymore, which is the essence of the oriental dance = translation of the music with your body. This is a cultural loss and with that, a loss of the foundation of oriental dance.
latanyasdance 2 years ago
True, there would have been no Sadie or Rachel Brice without dancers like Samia Gamal. We have to give them credit for that. But I say Rachel Brice and Sadie have improved on belly dance much. The belly dance that they give us now have more complicated moves and take a greater level of skill to perform than the one on this video.
mooshikishi 3 years ago
You are judging bellydance as though it's just about movement, taking it completely out of the cultural context. Many people will argue the Tribal Fusion is not even bellydance.
The fact of the matter is that neither Sadie nor Rachel, lovely as what they do might be, truly reflect the cultural essence that makes this dance what it is.
Wearing bedleh and being able to isolate and move well does not make bellydance.
In this respect Samia Gamal will always be superior to these ladies.
halfpintmya 3 years ago
Well, as long as a dance is kept alive it will go on evolving. Dances never remain stagnant as long as there are people dancing and teaching them. As you have noticed, most dances that are "faithful" to their cultural contexts are considered boring and unappealing alongside their derivations. The derivations are there because they are, in more ways than one, improvements of the dance.
mooshikishi 3 years ago
If you use that argument to say that all the other styles of belly dance are not really belly dance, that same logic can be used to prove that the English language we have now is not really English as it has deviated hugely from Old English, the "original" or "real" English, because the Old English is a Germanic tongue while the English we have now has borrowed a lot of words from French. We have American English, British English, Australian English, etc. And they are all English, aren't they?
mooshikishi 3 years ago
As someone with a language background, i would be the first to say that English is the Tribal Fusion of languages =)
It's a lot of stuff from alot of different roots, and there's nothing wrong with that as long as we acknowledge it for being that.
Similarly i would acknowledge Tribal Fusion, ATS and even AmCab as being not original bellydance but fusions - BEAUTIFUL fusions, but still fusions, just as modern English is beautiful, but not original english.
halfpintmya 3 years ago
With that in mind, I don't think anyone can simply say that other belly dance styles are not belly dance.
There are a lot of people who love Samia because she has paved the way for other belly dancers. For that she deserves the credit. But we can clearly see that when we talk about skills, Samia loses the top spot to many other contemporary belly dancers.
mooshikishi 3 years ago
I don't believe anyone is busy claiming Aussie English is better than American English though - because it is recognised that they are DIFFERENT for cultural & historical reasons and therefore have different characteristics.
halfpintmya 3 years ago
To follow up from your and my posts above - Samia & Sadie can't be compared as one being better than the other because their styles have different characteristics. One might talk about which style you prefer. Saying that sadie is BETTER for doing something that Samia doesn't is as absurd as saying that Brit English is better tha American because it spells colour with a u.
The skill set for Western Bellydance is DIFFERENT from the skill set for Egyptian, so i don't clearly see your point at all.
halfpintmya 3 years ago 20
@halfpintmya thats the best way to respond. in addition we should consider at the same time that without samia, tahia, and all the other egyptian jems of that time there would be no Sadie, Jilina or ANY western dancers for that matter. Those women were true visionaries, rebels, and innovators taking a folkloric dance customarily performed in front of family and friends and making it a hypnotizing and glamorous performance art.
adriaospina 1 year ago 4
@halfpintmya Well said!
squishypumpkincat 8 months ago in playlist Vintage Belly Dance Videos
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LucMoustache1 8 months ago
i have always loved her, so much better than that Sadie girl.......plz don't compare
25skool 3 years ago
Boring as hell! Is that bellydance at all? That just looks like interpretative dance. And you dare say she's better than Sadie? LOL!
iuyaneli 3 years ago
You're cross comparing styles even which doesn't make any sense, you can't compare AmCab with Egyptian and measure them by the same scale - the two have very different characteristics and it is unfair to both to compare them in this way.
Your response just makes you appear to be quite ignorant.
halfpintmya 3 years ago
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You can call me ignorant if you want to, but it does not take an expert to see that Sadie's moves are harder to execute than Samia's. And Sadie does it beautifully, too. When compared side by side, Sadie BELLY DANCES; Samia just prances around.
iuyaneli 3 years ago
It does not take an expert to see moves that appear to be more technically difficult, but it DOES take someone knowledgable of the dance to recognise that it is about FAR more than technical proficiency.
I've said it before & i'll say it again, wearing bedleh & doing superb isolations does not a bellydancer make.
Sadie is lovely at what she does - AmCab, but she can't compare to what Samia is to Egyptian style purely because she's missing the cultural essence & it shows.
halfpintmya 3 years ago
Dance isn't about executing movements, it's about GRACE and personality. Some people can execute 1000 movements but still is something missing in their performance...
GalinaMora 3 years ago 62
One shouldn't compare any artist with another, but this to understand might take about 30 to 40 years of life and experience in dance. So, young bellydancers, believe us older ones, because we know it better.
latanyasdance 2 years ago
Are you sure that you wanted to address your message exactly to me? Sorry, I don't see any relations between your message and mine.
GalinaMora 2 years ago
it was meant to be for
iuyaneli.
latanyasdance 2 years ago
@GalinaMora Well said. If you can't FEEL the music, what is the point of dancing to it?
RobertRaks 8 months ago
If you want to know what the real art of belly dancing is,search Sadie BellyDance at youtub
marmarar 3 years ago
Sadie is not the best in bellydance at all, and "real bellydance" can be considered a lot of styles and techniques. There is not a "real bellydance" or a "best bellydancer", there are only too many styles and a lot of excellent bellydancers. You need to open your mind and see more than Sadie.
AnaMariaMeldelen 3 years ago 4
I, too, love Sadie, but she would be nothing without people like Samia breaking ground before her. I'm sure Sadie herself would agree - she's just the modern face of bellydance.
culturedandchic 3 years ago 7
I agree with the others who replied to this comment. There would be no Sadie, Rachel Brice, or Jillina if it weren't for the legendary dancers who came before them. I agree that one needs to open the mind and see more than Sadie-sure, she is great at pop and lock, but Samia has a classic LADYLIKE presence, unlike some of the things Sadie and her partner Kaya have performed.
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fsucharles 3 years ago
gorgeous!!!
claucieni 3 years ago
name/performer of the song please.
pirossziv 3 years ago
I wonder, if you can compare Suheir Zaki with this dancer from Afghanistan.
watch?v=ywGoVb9Vdho
USSR & Americans devastated Afghanistan for their strategic reasons, Russia needed access to hot waters & coalition need gas pipeline through Afghanistan.
Afghan & its culture was devastated well before Taleban came in.
Twooooo bad,one failed 2nd is good to go home :)
Fixhist 3 years ago
anybody know wich are the name of this song??'
alwaysborn 3 years ago
she is the only one who knoews how to do it
AbdSalamForEver 4 years ago 4
She is the most beautiful dancer I have seen and I have seen so many of them. She is gorgeous woman and a gorgeous dancer
Ritabellydance 4 years ago 7
i love samia gamal she was always fun and beautiful and just lovely
blcute 4 years ago 6
This is what I call beauty and grace. Gorgous samia
Ritabellydance 4 years ago 12
One of the true greats.
What a pleasure to watch.
caneroad 4 years ago 4
Samia Jamal is my favourite dancer
Danyal369 4 years ago 3
I love samia gamal she's so unique
sarasasa 4 years ago 2
she's the best
icham93 4 years ago 2
thats wat i call dancing
so professional that the music plays with her body
i adore her
ur2satisfaction 4 years ago 4
Escelente video
mijasteofilo 4 years ago
LOL yasin is always funny as hell
TheABsiNtHeFaiRy 4 years ago
dont hate on her, shes a beautiful belly dancer
lebnaniapride 4 years ago
of course she is not perfect, but her arms and upper body carriage are the most beautiful things in her. If she had them any "higher" she'd have that stiff ballet posture, which is problem with most dancers who were trianed in ballet and began oriental dancing as adults. Samia started both when she was a little girl and she has the perfect balance: the grace of a ballerina and fluidity of an oriental dancer!
gypsy8522 4 years ago 5
She has a very beautiful fluid style :-) but I do have to say that I think her arms could be more graceful and her upper body carriage a little "higher" (if that makes sense) But of course no is perfect and this was danced during a different era of bellydance.
AvalonFae 4 years ago
why do people send messages like these? Are you getting something for it? jeeze!
gemini1904 4 years ago
Beautiful and Classic. She is one of the original queens of Raqs Sharki!
RaqsLady 4 years ago
wonderful i love her and love fareed
thanks for posting you have great taste for art
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Oh my god, that costume wants me!
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chocolato66 4 years ago
This is a real dancer, how graceful
joumane 4 years ago
really beautifull samia gamal was a really great dancer. some one know where can i download this movie ?
simbad38 4 years ago
shes the best
slumlumm 4 years ago
Sorayada if u want to know why she's so great, u shud stand infront of a mirror and try copying her. Only then will u understand why everyone thinks she's so great. Her dancing is so unique it cannot be imitated.
gypsy8522 4 years ago