Egyptian Guys in Cairo Dancing baladi on the Nile

[mblaqmblaq]

woow

[lobna93]

jealous of the girl he takes by the hand... damn haha!

[WickyGirl]

whats the name of the song?????

[jessicajoimmi]

I was surprised how well the men do dance,I got to see the guys from the balcony at my wedding party. My BIL (15 at the time) and his friends are good.

[Mbeebeelove]

LOL I was happy when that girl got up! hahah most of the time guys can dance better then ladies.

[turuanu]

It totally bewilders me how such a sensuous type of male dance could be originating in such a morally stiff and homophobic culture.

[TRUTHTEACHER2007]

@turuanu That's because they are not as stiff and homophobic as the media would lead you to believe.

[turuanu]

It totally bewilders me how such a sensuous type of male dance could be originating in such a morally stiff and homophobic culture.

[scarpien]

What is the name of that song? I really must get it.

[jihanqueen]

egyptian the most sexiest men ever

[jihanqueen]

how sexy 

[Ibnelra17]

Very nice!

[maildogrup]

Feygeles? ;-)

[rosenberg011]

HHHHHHHH YA GAMEEEEEED

[mikado415]

It is very nice to see men dance the baladi-it is elegant, masculine and absolutely not the standard must of us westerns experience via bellydancing. Having had an Egyptian ex, it is great to see men dance this dance in this style.

[Falsteeni2008]

ma shallah sh3eb brf3 alraaas

bejad ya heek alrejallah ya ema bla

aza heek alrejallah al7reem bt3mel eeh 3ndkom

[hyper4life]

does anyone know the name of the song please? and wow great dancing !

[PsychLion]

I love the culture. The food is amazing, too. I wish the whole world was at Peace so people go travel around and experience other cultures without prejudice.

[One4theworld]

Oh yeah, shake that tush.. heehee (^_^)

[adrianacottage]

Simply one of the sexiest man dancing i ever seen... want to go to Egypt haha...

[Mustachemr]

Love the music. I bet this is one of the boats I went on over there. See what the girl is doing near the end? You only do that when you are WAY out on the Nile, away from prying eyes!!! There's nothing to do there at night though - just ride those boats - and walk around . . . the breeze from the water feels great, though.

[TRUTHTEACHER2007]

There's tons to do at night. You just have to know where to go and have a bit of a budget. I'm in Cairo right now heading over to the boats right now :-)

[Mustachemr]

I guess if you have good connections. But I like the little towns in Egypt much more!

[marwachile]

I love it!!!! Can't stop watching him...

[malketbenha16]

ya 3am whats the name of this song i heard it once before in egypt when i was riding a tock tock

[EGvotreamie]

Did you find the name of the song? i'd love to know it kaman :)

[myzombiebreath]

i miss the boats!!! such fun to be had god bless masr......we love you

[potatopeelingparty]

its funny watching guys who can dance better than most girls :P

btw whats the song??

[jfahmy1]

faloooouuuuuukaaa!!!

[ralphocop]

WHAT is the name of this song?!!!

[elaakl]

nice song brought lots of memories back . miss our parties on the street in Egypt and parties on a small boat like that . Yaaah ya Misr, ana moshtaq .

[yarek94]

this video is great!!! those guys are dancing amazing and enjoying the music ,I would like to dance like them.

[tontorrona07]

Do you know the name of the song, it is soooo cool!

[TinTin1st]

this is on the falouka right?

[perchequi]

NIIIICE

[Megalon85]

I just wanted to thank you for posting this, Tarik. I find the way the guys in this video dance very inspiring. They seem so free and joyous.

I'm guessing you've seen this already but, in case you've haven't, there's a really cool turkish dancer you can find by looking up "snY1c3DiS44" on youtube. His style is less relaxed, more boisterous than the style exhibited by the men in this video. And it looks equally fun!

[6969aaaaa]

Thanks. I've added it to my collection. That is the Turkish style of social dance. It is much more earthy and there's a lot more abdominal movements than Egyptian dance. But you're right, the spirit is very much the same. This is the real spirit of these dances for both the men and women as versus the sexy image we're use to seeing in the media.

[Nypintha]

That guy can really dance.

[erimat78]

This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Just to be able to see them dance careree and having a good time is so entertaining!

[boifromhoult]

This guy has some pretty sexy moves. I wonder why the men are the only ones dancing ?

[6969aaaaa]

There were women also, but they were on the other side of the boat with their families. It would be morally wrong for me to post those videos as Egyptian women are very modest and object strongly to being photoed or videod by strange men. I stoped this clip when I did because the girl almost kicked some guys ass for taking her picture with his cell phone earlier!

[boifromhoult]

Thanks for the reply.  It's really interesting to find out about other cultures.

[6969aaaaa]

No problem. Check out the other videos in my collection, they tell even more.

[Hechicero77]

In my culture, modern women love men who can dance. They love a man who can samba, salsa, soca and merengue their way into their heart. The old mentality of "real men don't dance" is definitely out. Still Aruban (dutch caribbean) men view as men who love to dance as queers, but it's changing. Most men in my family are excellent dancers and get a lot of female attention (except for me, i'm so stiff).

[6969aaaaa]

I guess things are different from island to island. I really don't know much at all about Aruba.

[Hechicero77]

I've talked with a muslim girl from South Africa, she says it's haram for a man to dance like that. She should see me on saturday night lol

[6969aaaaa]

She's full of crap. ISlam has no position for or against dancing socially at all. There is no such thing as muslim dancing. Each country has its own musical and cultural traditions which are qnique and distinct. It would be like saying Soca is christian music and dance. Give her one Jamaican rass lik fi mi! WhaT NONSENSE.

[scarpien]

Man you've got to tell me the name of that song they're dancing to. It's infectious!

[6969aaaaa]

I don't know, but I'll try to find out. Its a shabbi singer but there so many I don't know who he is.

[scarpien]

Thanks man. Any help would be appreciated. I visited Egypt a few years ago and went on one of those cruises (for tourists no doubt) down the Nile where I was fortunate to witness belly dancing in person for the first time, but it was performed by a woman so I had no idea men did it professionally. So I'm glad to learn it isn't a professional exclusively for womaen.

[6969aaaaa]

Well honestly, its just recently that men have begun performing in public. They always danced and still do for fun, like this guy. He's just an average joe from the local area. Guys started doing the dramatic version in the US back in the 60's. Now there are guys like Tito in Egypt doing it on syage, so more of us are now dancing in public, not just at home socially.

[scarpien]

Interesting. Thanks for the info.

[6969aaaaa]

Any time.

[bassem66666]

6969aaaaa you need to see this kid how he dance just copy this word and make search رقص مصرى

[6969aaaaa]

I can't find it. There's tons of clips called Raks Masri. Can you share it with me directly?

[bassem66666]

it's in my favorites videos you can take a look there i have only 3 videos

[6969aaaaa]

Oh. Da kunt farha baladi? He's so cute!

[MariaAya]

Tarikkkkkkk took your advice and at my last trip at Cairo went on the Felucas and ... danced !!!

Well they boat almost fall lol

But was great ;)

Maria Aya, Greece

[6969aaaaa]

Hope you saw some good dancing! The best party in Cairo for only 2 pounds!

[nicksters7]

Do you know what the song playing is? I really like it

[Fikarrajaii]

Awesome video! Glad its out there! People need to know and understand that "bellydance" is not a womans dance and men bellydancing does not mean the men are gay! It means the men are cultural and embrace their heritage! Great dancing too!

[6969aaaaa]

Thank you for making this statement. You are absolutely correct. Its really amazing how many Arabs are totally losing their culture to the point where they have no idea that this kind of thing exists. They are totally brainwashed and media fed. They know more about thechno and hip-hop than they do about their own culture. Really sad.

[maceike]

Why's it called "oriental"? Egypt's in Africa (Islam is largest religion there?). Anyways... it's Euro/Western mentality that hip movement in guys looks gay. I'm west african and our dances have alot of hip movements aswell. Ours doesn't look as "femanine" cuz we incorporate more footwork. But whenever we pull o

[maceike]

(continuing... accident sent w/o finishing)

... when we did an afro dance for school, one part involved more rolling & ticking (tickin the hips). Alot of people thought it was tight, but I remember this white/american guy sayin it was girly. Notice that if guys hold hands in the US its gay; in foerign countries its ok.

[6969aaaaa]

The reason is that Western dances are all legs and arms. African dances move every part of the body. Westerners who saw this thought that it was a sexual display and only women are sex objects, so they assumed hip movements are feminine. The Hawaiian Hula had the same problem before they started reasserting their culture. By the way, the dancing from the local areas in Cairo have movements very similar to Congolese dance.

[6969aaaaa]

BEcause Egypt is located in the region known as the Middle East to Europeans, the nightclub entertainers started calling the professional dancing performed in the clubs "Oriental", meaning Eastern Dance to differentiate it from the Western ballroom dances that the European entertainers were performing in those clubs as well.

You are right though Egypt is in Africa and you can see that there is a strong relationship between Egyptian movements and other African movements as well.

[niecy519]

no it iz gay..no MAN or even a drag queen should go up to dance like that..

[6969aaaaa]

Ahhh youth! So young, SO STUPID! What are you going to tell us next, some great flash of wisdom like the Earth is really flat after all?

[Fikarrajaii]

SUCK MY COCK WHORE!

[niecy519]

lick my pussy bitch

[Fikarrajaii]

Nah, I wouldn't want to contract VD from your dirty twat! Have a nice day.... :-)

[niecy519]

dats not wat u said last night..:-D

[Fikarrajaii]

well, that certainly was not me, you must have been high on whatever drugs you use! Bellydancing if for EVERYONE! Get over it!!!!!

[niecy519]

O yeah dats hilarious..sorry dont use drugzz..az for bellydancin..its onliee for WOMEN and fagets like u..seriously wat the fusk iz wrong with you..wat world did u grow up in..iz dis wat a man does..lookk a little closer

[Fikarrajaii]

LOL, you are obviously an uneducated person! How can i, or anyone expect you to understand the traditions and ways of other cultures when you can not even spell right?! I feel very sorry for you that you have to go through life with such a narrow and limited mind, it's really a shame! Especialy in a world with so much to offer and so many rich cultures! My sympathies on to you.... Are you a male or female? Where are you from?

[niecy519]

no honestly i feel sorry for u..if u dont like the way i spell..well too bad..anyways im not gonna keep arguin over stupid youtube but imma juss say that u simply are one of those people who turn out to be gay..if not u, then ur kids..its idiotic people like u who let shit like this happen..if i wuz there i wouldve been the first to tell him to sit his ass down..

[Fikarrajaii]

I hope you find peace someday and your heart can be cleansed of all that hate and anger! Asalam Alaikum(*

[niecy519]

theres no anger..its juss the truth i speak.. wa3alaikum alsalam

[Fikarrajaii]

yes, the truth of hate and prejuidice!

[6969aaaaa]

I couldn't have said it better myself.

[6969aaaaa]

Such a silly little twit you are. This is the real culture and since you've never been there and obviouly don't know anything about it, you should open your mind to the fact that there is more to Arabic dance than a Debke line in Detroit. Whatever. So young and stupid. !9 and you think you know everything. I've lived your entire life twice, get a life.

[bassem66666]

just ignore this bitch fikarrajaii

[6969aaaaa]

First of all, like myself, he's West Indian and we grew up seeing guys move thire hips dancing to Calypso and Reggae all our lives. Second of all, this clip is showing you the REAL dance traditions of Egypt, not fantasy bullshit or nightclub shows. Guys all over the Middle East and Africa dance like this. If you don't know something don't assume, ask questions. There is a lot about the world that you do NOT know. By the way, at the end of the clip the guy's dancing with his girlfriend,

[jarocha7]

finaly a girl dance, looks like egyptian guys dance more than girls, nice dancers by the way!

[6969aaaaa]

There are 2 reasons 1 women in public are very reserved because its a conservative country 2, I do have footage of the girls dancing, but they have a cow if they see a guy taping them. Out of respect I wont post it since I dont have their permission.

[jarocha7]

what you mean by the cow i didn't get that, sorry for my ignorance but i am Hispanic. but i apreciate Arabic Culture very much :D

[6969aaaaa]

It means that they get really mad.

[jarocha7]

oh ok go it :P

[6969aaaaa]

I just thought of one more thing. In public women are expected to be very reserved and not call attention to themselves. Therefore, in public settings you are more likely to see the guys dancing. When the girls danced on the boat, it was always with and for their family only and they were on the opposite side of the boat from the guys. The family usually formed a cricle around them, so you knew they were creating a private space.

[Elaineca2002]

Great!  Please post more dancing.

[Paatuki]

I love it, please post more!

[sanosukeii]

i do it on the daily =), dancing with my hips and belly

[TurkishCay]

Masallah... its only fantastic... ;-)

[EasyStreet]

Great job showing belly dance in its natural form. Keep up the good work!

[shaiajean]

I try to tell people that men dance this way in the Middle East, and they don't believe me. I don't understand what makes that so hard to understand - in many cultures, men use their hips in dance, as in Salsa and Bachata.

[zack007]

YEs thats exactly the way it is, even in greece* thank you so much for putting this up!!!

[6969aaaaa]

Thanks.  Keep checking back I'll be posting more soon.