Saturday, July 8, 2017

Raqs Sharki 1-2-3: Dina Talaat - Time traveling with the Stars of Belly Dance

Dina Talaat (born 1964)

Dina Talaat Sayed Muhammad is an Egyptian belly dancer and actress, born in Rome, Italy in 1964. She was named as the "Last Egyptian Dancer" by the American magazine Newsweek.

Her father was correspondent for the Middle East News Agency in Rome. Her sister, Rita, was a professional singer in the 1980s.

At age 16, Dina became depressed after her fiancé committed suicide and she attempted to kill herself. She earned a master's degree in philosophy from Ain Shams University at the insistence of her father. 

Dina started her career in the early 1970s with the Reda Dance Troupe. She became a solo dancer in the 1980s and soon became well known.

In the 1990s she became known for her gigs at hotels like the Cairo Sheraton where she shocked Egyptian society by eschewing the traditional bellydance costume for shorts and a bikini. 

Like most belly dancers, Dina dances for private functions as well as public engagements. As of 2007, she charged around E£7,000 to appear at weddings.

She has traveled to various countries to teach workshops and perform. In 2011, she released her autobiography, Huriati Fi Al Raqs (My Freedom in Dancing). 

Because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution it did not sell well in Egypt, but the French-language edition Ma liberté de danser (2011) was more successful.

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xx K.


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