Najua Fouad*** Accordion-Tabla-Kanoon نجوي فؤاد

[beentherefool]

Najua is the Queen of dance.....She is dancing to the notes of the music…it is not always necessary to be jumping around when you are dancing. I like a dancer that dances to the notes and/or the story the music…. Plus did you see the size of that stage.....

[leveteananz]

fantastic you have been my idol

[OrientalIndianRose]

I am just getting into Baladi music and dance now, learning to solo with different instruments. You have to tell your own story using this dance and this is exactly what Nagwa is doing here. It's not how many pops, locks and gymnastics you can do, it's theatre, storytelling and also how she interacts with the guys as a woman too. Drum solo is wild and sexy as it should be, and it's improvised, can you see the drummer is following her movements? Kanun solo is also unusual for a dancer. I like.

[TheCaroVan]

@OrientalIndianRose  Bravo Rose, I agree 100%.

[Maatdrummer1]

Very nicely done! Who is the drummer? I still hear those riffs in music recorded today, Issam being one of them.

[Zizer43]

Nagwa is an elegant and wonderful interpreter of the instruments. I saw her dance and met her in 1978 when she was at her peak. She was elegant, gracious and spellbinding dancer. She developed her own style and became a goddess of the dance. Each dancer has her own style and Nagwa broke a lot of barriers in her style. In belly dance, many times less is more. I find it quite irritating that so many non-Egyptian dancers think they know more than the Egyptians; we will NEVER outdance them.

[MariaAya]

Had workshop with her one month ago, and i'm still thrilled about it ! the passion, the love for the dance is there !!! no need to move like maniac on a stage, or do 100 things, just one small movement of the hand wrist when the music cries and you feel the soul of the dancer ! Respect !

[wssfetch]

This is BALADI and Nagua is a master. She captures the nuances of the music, hits the accents, moves with the accordian. And she doesn't need to fling herself about and do any tricks to do it. Watch Nagua, watch Soheir Zaki, watch Fifi, watch Mona. What else could you want.

[almas99]

I LIKE KANOON 3:10

[sunurreta]

i don't know why she's so famous..her dancing is poor...she's just standing the and shakiing..lots v other whay better dancers than her ..no comparison..and she's a judge at HEzzi Ya Nawaem show she keeps giving bad comments on brilliant dances i think she's just jelous

[PattavinaFragolina]

@sunurreta Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I respect yours, but disagree with you. I'm curious to learn which form of Oriental dance or dancers you hold in high esteem. Do you like traditional Egyptian dance or do you lean towards the modern style?

[sunurreta]

@PattavinaFragolina well i'm not really an expert in the history or this dancing i just know certain ppl who had had the most attention and Najwa fouad ws one v them

[sunurreta]

@PattavinaFragolina ..and so about the dancers that i find them good..i don't really memorise names but i'v defenatly seen sm impressive performances here while crouzing round YT.. i may say Fadwa from Moroccow she's been a contistance in the Hizzi ya Nawa3em dance show she really blew me away with her since v rithym n gr8 gr8 techniques and while at the very same show Najwa fuad was the judge there and she's been giving Fadwa sm bad marks lol

[zarakedanza]

@sunurreta According to Hossam Ramzy she is one of the greatest interpreter of the baladi style ( the style of this vide)...This particular style does not require great skills in tecnique...the dancer has just to do the right things on the music....

also, remembre that this video comes from the seventies...40 years ago...the dance itself was poorer than

[sadiiqa]

@zarakedanza

and being able to do the right things to music is a great skill!

[wshbella]

supid:hey this vidio is 30 years ago,you must think no body has this good technic at that time,she is fantastic! Naguwa she make many new dance steps and technic,now many dancers still useing her dance,as i know Soraya learn some technic from her,she make oriental in to a new age,without her there have no good new dancers today!

[zarakedanza]

@wshbella You're right, ,without this great dancers from the past we have no good new dancers today!

[wshbella]

@sunurreta

[Zizer43]

@sunurreta

Obviously you don't undertand the Egyptian mind and belly dance. I find it quite interesting that so many dancers or lovers of belly dance criticize the women who created the dance that we know today as belly dance; Egypt is where it all began, Baby, so live and learn from the best. They interpret the instruments and don't rely on tricks to do this. I doubt Nagwa is jealous of anyone at this point in her life; it's all about "feeling" the music.

[pohmina]

Sunurreta, I don't know if you dance or if you "have taken dancing classes" and for how long, but one thing is sure: You don't have understood anything at all about arabic dance. You say that Nagwa may be jealous, but I think that you are the one who's jealous. You should be a bit more humble critizing her, because she's been successful for her work, while others couldn't dream of achieving half of her success bec they lack of magic. Dancing is not just a succession of movements but feeling.

[faresahlamee]

she is an amazing excellent dancer and vey respected bellydancer, but Nadia Gamal is still my number one bellydancer.

[chrisbellydance]

She is a very elegant dancers, good tehcnique & feel, she is a true RA'ASA! :)

[samirfouad1]

I agree with all the comments made here!!

A long time fan of this dancer.

I had the pleasure of dancing on the same stage with her a few years back.

Big night in my life and never to be repeated. Dina will never replace her and is not all that great as a dancer.

That's it.

[MOSHATI]

The music is captivating....

thanks for posting.

[zarakedanza]

yes I like it too.

not at all.....

ciao

[solomonpilot767]

yes the orignal best ever belly dancemusic,najwa and,suhair zaki r the best of the best and,thanks 4 posting!

[RoxartLee]

great!

[samoudra]

Just stunning! I had never seen that paticular footage of Nagwa Fouad - Thank you.

So lovely to see the simple costuming & also to show that a dancer doesn't need to bare her belly.

[zaid1234512345]

is anybody know whats the name of this music or what kind is this music?

[zaid1234512345]

this is the most amazing music i have ever heared

[bacyem]

palestinian orgin

[shemshem2000]

shes not fully palestinian, her dad is and she was born and raised in egypt.

[7Vails]

She is a timless dancer FANTASTIC

[methecoolest]

This is a reply to what i said 4 months ago !What is it wrong to wish that If I could watch this kind of dance in nude!I can assure many women would love to dance like her in nude to the man who are in love with or seeing a man or men are forzen when they are dancing for them . It is one of life greatest pleasure to see a woman dance in nude!Lets not to be hypocrite (Monafegh).she is Excellent Dancer!

[crisborges68]

She´s just perfect!Sense of rithym and timing!

[methecoolest]

Momtaz Fantastic.I wish I can watch the dancer in nude!

[dulceajenjo]

My gratitude to zarakedanza, this video is wonderful.

[africansaudi]

She was a true artist at a time when there was respect to one's audience!!!

[SilkieJade]

Yup that's Najua, very cool. I love the simplicity of her costume.