The dancing horse

Egypt has amazing horses, but this is a horse of a different kind. At celebrations where dance troupes come to perform, the dancing horse is a signature part of such evenings, a delight to all of the children in the audience, and drawing laughter and giggles as the mischievous horse goes around kissing people, tapping them on the head, cradling babies, and dancing with the other dancers and sometimes audience members.

Belly Dance

When people think about belly dance - usually a sequined open bellied seductress comes to mind. While these do abound at weddings and hotels, there are also more traditional fully clothed versions of belly dancers too, in a variety of amazing colorful folkloric fabulous costumes. Egyptian dance is playful, creative, can tell a (humorous/love) story, and can feature everything from traditional dance of men fighting with sticks to ladies balancing large brass (and lit) candelabras on their heads.

Sufi Dancers

The Sufi Dancers in Egypt offer a colourful spinning alternative to their Turkish dervish counterparts. In Egypt, the whirling dancers have developed a full entertainment out of their dance which can include everything from nursing a pretend cloth baby (truly, was interesting to see how feminine a form the dance - which is only done by men - takes) to balancing objects. Fabulously impressive.

El Sawy Culture Wheel

El Sawy Culture Wheel is at the heart of Egyptian arts and music. It's melody rings not just of guitars but of the pulse of the people (the name of the center comes from a novel "El Sakia" the water wheel. Indeed, the place is like a reflection in water of the Egyptian soul). Concerts, yoga lessons, drumming sessions, dance classes, children's art classes, science fairs, are a few of the events held in the location. Previously an abandoned disused area that was literally a dump, the organization's founder cleaned up the area and transformed the urban landscape into a thriving cultural hotspot and hub. Love you culturewheel.

http://culturewheel.com/

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