Ibrahim Akef

Ibrahim Akef -Creating an archive in memory of

"The great maestro and choreographer died on 9th March 2006. And with him an important part of the history of oriental dance. Who had the privilege to study with Ibrahim Akef will always conserve and treasure his teaching.
Hi was the coreographe of Naima Akef and many other dancers...also Dina.
Yet, this is not enough to keep his memory alive. Important names in oriental dance sustain that there are no filmed images of him.

I knew him for years and thanks to the special friendship we had, he allowed me to film him in not one, but three different choreographies, I would like to show these films to oriental dance fans during the "stages" which will be held in Italy and abroad.

Moreover, I ask whoever has a filmed image of the maestro in their possession to contact me in order to create a Fund and an Archive to allow those who did not have the privilege of meeting Ibrahim Akef, to see the art which emanates from his movement and his way of interpretating music.

The contribution derived from such an initiative would be an immense enrichment to the understanding of oriental dance.

Paola Ziliotto Boudress"




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[Fatimaserin]

thanks for uploading, I love him so much, Rest in peace master Akef

Fatima Serin/ Turkey-Germany

[duniaoriental]

Hi Fatima, really he was a big Maestro.

I Know that in autumn you will go inAcademia Helwa n Palma de Mallorca.

Helwa is a very nice and professional woman, I teach in her school, please kissses her from me

Paola

[duniaoriental]

He was so supportive of the dancer if he saw you had the potential to dance. He would not suffer the

> pretenders or phonies. He was completley aware of the dance world but detached from the politics and machinations of the competition. He was a Supreme Dance Master who existed for the Purity of Dance.

> Unfortunately I do not even have a photo of him for my memories. Please let me know about you tribute to him.All the best with your worK

Asmahan

[duniaoriental]

... Finding his dusty rooftop studio was like a journey into the desert of time to an eternal altar of dance.He was such a hard taskmaster. If you made a mistake he would stop the music and make you start over. It was exhausting. The concept was the

> developement of the dance, as one step evolved to the next, the idea of a mistake was like falling off the path. He was incredible in his dance. He was the music. He could show a woman how to dance, but not dance like a woman himself.....Asmahan

[duniaoriental]

Dear Paola,

> Thank you for you email about the passing of Ibrahim Akef.

> I trained extensively with him in 1990-1991 and again in 1994- 1995,I was dancing in Cairo at the Ramses Hilton Hotel and he was instrumental in my dance technique and choregraphies.I would like to contribute to his memory. He was the consumate artist. He always kept a low profile. He was like a

> magical secret.

Asmahan

[duniaoriental]

Dear Paola, I authorize you to use my words of tribute to Ibrahim Akef. I have never even seen YouTube and don't how to use it. Please be in touch with any information about celebrations of the this great artist. He gave me a little of his soul, he trained me like a horse to dance, and his memory will always live in my heart. Blessings, Asmahan [...]

[artofdance99]

He was amazing ! The master's master teacher and a designer of the stage.Rest in peace

[omardino1]

@duniaoriental hi my dear what is the title of the music track that he dancing on if you can reply to me please?

[omardino1]

@duniaoriental dina can you please tell me the name of the musical track he is dancing at?

[NJBellyDanceEvents]

(((Excellent))))...shokran for sharing this.....Soraya <3

[maria461]

i never seen a man dancing belly dance but he does it so good!!,his arms look like flying

[omardino1]

may he rest in peace, it is not apropraite to downloaf these kind of clips of a dead person

omar

[rosalgueiro]

Thanks for sharing!