Absolute gold!! This clip shows most of the dance scenes from the Egyptian movie 'Nour al Ayoun'. Based on a story by Naguib Mahfouz the movie stars Fifi Abdu as a poor country girl who becomes a dance star in Cairo. The movie follows her character's rise to fame to the conclusion where she takes revenge on the man responsible for the death of her father.
In this clip, the first part you'll see is a pastishe used by the film maker to quickly show the progression of the character from small time wedding dancer to featured star. We see Fifi's character sewing her own costumes, performing at moulids then as she moves up the ladder, having photo sessions and practicing with her personal drummer in a luxury apartment with a Nile view.
After that section, I've added the dance tableaus the character performs in her nightclub act in the movie, there's a terrific Saidi piece and a melaya.
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