Hello Dancers,
A little more classic glamour today to take our minds off more serious matters. Here are two lovely clips of the Egyptian dancer Taheya Karioka (تحية كاريوكا). I always learn something when I watch her, but sometimes it’s also lovely to just get lost in the music, costumes and overall beauty and not think too much for a bit.
These are both from wedding scenes but the costuming is quite different for each one. They are both just lovely.
تحية كاريوكا
This is Taheya Karioka in a wedding scene from the 1942 Egyptian film “Dreams of Youth” (أحلام الشباب Ahlam al Shabab). She plays the part of Bahia, a dancer who tries but fails to make Farid al Atrache fall in love with her, In this scene she’s hired unknowingly to dance at the wedding of Farid and Elham played by Madiha Yousri. Everything goes along fine until she realises who the groom is. The bride’s aunt is played by the wonderful Marie Munib who’s on the left of screen with the feather in her hair.
The caption above is courtesy of The CaroVan on Vimeo.
Online classes belly dance classes continue through the South San Francisco Parks and Rec Wednesdays at 7PM. The classes are free but you need to pre-register at their online catalog so they can send you a secure invitation. Please contact me if you have any questions!