Egyptian Belly Dance: Saidi

[winnie475]

But thats a really heavy walking stick!

[prettycool997]

@winnie475 actually it isn't i have the same came it's made from bamboo so it's really hollow and light, it's not the greatest to use because it's so light it won't stay on my head when I try to balance it :P not happy about that at all

[sistervalla]

I just bought a cane for Saidi and I found this video very helpful! Thank you!

[lidz95]

little do the people taking the class know that the saidi region of egypt is not only the main source of dance...but the main source of jokes! egyptians (especially cairians) love making fun of saidis!

[joeit74]

thank you, Sahira! You are very clear, you explain very well and can complete your nice moviments with a lot of interesting pieces of information. It's very pleasant to see you and listen to you! And your're gorgeous too! ;-) Wish I lived in your country and visited your courses! :-)))

[FRANKIESHANOWSKIY2K0]

belly dancing is also a celebratory dance of

pregnancy fr wemen about to give birth in

acient egypt and stil is a fave dance all over the

world bellydance is a fine art to master and takes

a lot of skill and practice to effect basically the same as ballet

dance another skillful dance also requires skill and practice

i have tried bellydance which i love doing even though i'm a male.

[wodrummerworld]

nice outfit:)

[MollyAnn2009]

Thanks for posting. Nobody actually knows where belly dancing originated from.

[skittlesareyum48]

Even her name is hot

[soilgold]

thank you very much!

[egyption0ghetto]

EGYPTIANS WERE THE FIRST TO DICOVER BELLY DANCING :)

[kittydreamz86]

@egyption0ghetto 1. You can't "discover" a dance. 2. How could you possibly prove that? It's an ancient dance... and dances are hard to document. Because pictures don't move.

[egyption0ghetto]

@kittydreamz86 Are you mad? I Know my own history!!! the first mouvement of bellydancing is drawn on the walls! come to Egypt and check it out! it then evolved in the rest of the arabic countrys! plus the name "Saidi" that you see up there is a region in Egypt and i am from it!!!!!

[kittydreamz86]

@egyption0ghetto *sigh* the point is,There's no way to know exactly what movement the picture is meant to be making because it can't move... and it's possible/likely/probable that other people did the dance and didn't draw pictures of it either.

I'm not saying there aren't deep roots in Egypt and you're right to be proud of your country and region's history. It's still impossible today to say who exactly started a modern dance or where it began. Just when it became popular.

[egyption0ghetto]

@kittydreamz86 Your not fully understanding this, the best belly dancers in the arab world are EGpyptian the most people in the arab world who dance are egyptian, there is not a wedding in egypt where there isn't a belly dancer and people belly dancing, belly dancing was discovered exactly 4000 years ago in Egypt and that's a fact. It's our tridition. there isn't an egyptian movie without belly dancing in it. search samira saeed. Scientists who knw more than you discovered it!!!!

[prettycool997]

@kittydreamz86 no it's not the first time belly dance was ever seen in the states was performances by a woman called little egypt who performed at the chicago world fair in 1893. That is when it got poplar in the states

[prettycool997]

@kittydreamz86 there is historical written documentation as well as dance scenes on the walls of the Egyptian temples. Belly Dance is the oldest recorded dance in the world

[feflorioslave]

AWESOME WOMEN =)

[PhillyGirl1]

Capoeira is a Martial Art, but they had to make it look like a dance in order to be able to practice. dance and martial arts, both use movement with the same human parts, so, it seems that they could have some basic movements that look the same. no biggy she called it a dance, most know it is a martial art.

[Homerus]

I have something I'd love to see between her thumb and her first finger

[4natman]

This is great!  thanks for this video

[Annonymus]

raqs al assaya is not the mens dance. its tahtyb. woman later made raqs al assaya from it.

and its not modelling horses moves, it comes from the self defencing moves.

[parkman35]

I love the Saidi dance the most...it's so sexy!