Zafirah - Meleya Leff

This is an example of the 'Melaya Leff' style developed as a stage 'tableux' in Egypt in the last 50 or so years. March 2005.
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Music="Banat Baharei" from the Cd 'Wash ya Wash vol 2'

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• belly
• dance
• bellydance
• arabic
• egyptian
• melaya
• leff

[mariesaffron13]

if someone know  this music plese tell

[Zafirahn]

The music is 'Banat Bahri' from the album Wash ya Wash volume 2 which you cna get form all good bellydance vendors :-)

Zafirah

[Jonnablablabla]

Excellent! You really caught the spirit of the "melaya lef" dance. :D

[ImmanBellystylin]

thats really nice Zafira very well performed :)

[laurasbelly]

So cute! Great attitude, and perfect song! :)

[HalaJamal]

Meleya Leff means "black shawl" referring to the black shawl or wrap the women wear out in public in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. In this dance, an unmarried woman goes out to the market and enjoys the male attention she receives (compliments on her beauty) but must fend off their advances to maintain her respect and not appear TOO available . . . a very coy, playful and amusing dance.

If anyone knows more details, please share!

[corvette1]

Meleya leff is the Black sheet that she raps herself in...It was the way the women used cover over the dress before they go out (50 years ago) hence that Egypt used to be very conservative.

Meleya leff used to be more associated with ALEXANDRIA where I'm from.

You wouldn't see it in the big cities any more but may be deep countryside.

I hope this helps.

Iskandrani weben heboooo....Ayoooooooo :-)

[sunmaidliz]

what's a meleya leff?

[shirine]

wow-wonderful performance!

[manina06]

Verey nice, well done..thx

[betyblue]

beaultifull!!

Bety - Brazil

[mariesaffron13]

good performance really entertaining, you are so good, and gracefull, what a gifted dancer, bravo, bravo,