Fifi in cabaret

Fire Lily · 04-13-2007, 04:51 AM

Maybe its just me being a sucker for modern cabaret styles. Tribal and traditional folk dance never got to me.
And i'm not really that well aquainted with Fifi. So I cant pass comment wheather or not i'm keen on her style. Old or new

But You might want to look at this.
I love the costume and the choriography.

Enjoy!

YouTube - Bellydance - Fifi Abdo

taheya · 04-13-2007, 08:30 AM

Hi firelily fifi is my no1 egyptian dancer, she is fantastic, i saw this clip quite a while ago, but still nice to see it again. This will be all improvised im sure no choreography here! What a natural!

Yasmine Bint Al Nubia · 04-13-2007, 01:41 PM

Hi FireLily, That cosume was gorgeous, FiFi has always been a favorite of mine too!
Yasmine

Moon · 04-13-2007, 02:32 PM

That was great! And I think she looks so much nicer in a long skirt and on bare feet than in a short dress and on heels.

Aisha Azar · 04-13-2007, 02:58 PM

Dear Firelily,
That was Fifi some years ago. She is and always has been georgeous, but now she is quite a bit heavier and is not dancing as much. I am going to see her dance in Dallas with her next month. She now has back problems I hear. She was at one time THE highest paid belly dancer in the world. My Egyptian friends tell me she is very generous and loved by the Egyptian people because she feeds everyone in the area of the city where she was born during Ranadan and makes other contributions directly to the people. It is quite popular to get voice training in Egypt when women get rich, in order to speak in higher, more refined tones. Fif has refused to follow this trend, saying she is an ordinary person and will stay that way. ( I might add here that she has somewhat of a crass reputaion, but I think she thrives on it!! During Ramadan, she hosts a talk show that is a riot!!
I think she has always had great costumes, too. But I should also add here that this costume style is very old fashioned now. It's probably about 25 years old.
Regards,
A'isha

summerdance · 04-27-2007, 06:56 PM

Fifi remains my favorite dancer. She is who she is. She is bent al balad. One of the people. She never tried to rise above anyone. She learned this craft and was an inovator. One of her best peroformances was in a play where whe does this amzaing cane dance while carrying a shisha. it's classic fifi , in Galabiya and everything! As I've already said my fave dance is a dance in a white and blue costume in the movie forbidden on the wedding night. Nagwa Fouad was in the movie also, but Fifi came only to dance and boy did she!
Nagwa is a queen on stage and Fifi can pull you into the music and make you get up to join in. She has amazing control and fierce expression. very powerful dancer.

Kiadorin · 04-27-2007, 09:16 PM

Oh, you're going to see her in Dallas, A'isha? I'm going, too (and I'm absolutely terrified). See you there!

Aisha Azar · 04-27-2007, 09:39 PM

Dear Kiadorin,
Let's make sure we get a chance to meet each other! I will try to find out from my partner there what name our room is under and if you know your's, then we can call each other or something to make sure we hook up!! ( Don't be scared. You will have a fabulous time!)
Regards.
A'isha

Maria_Aya · 04-27-2007, 09:44 PM

First of all I have to say that I'm jealous that you are gonna have workshop with Fifi

lol and second, enjoy itttttttttttttttttttttt

Fifi is my favorite ever dancer, and whatever she does I just adore it.
There is no words to describe her, I love her to bits.
God bless her

Maria Aya

belly_dancer · 04-27-2007, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by summerdance

Fifi remains my favorite dancer. She is who she is. She is bent al balad. One of the people. She never tried to rise above anyone. She learned this craft and was an inovator. One of her best peroformances was in a play where whe does this amzaing cane dance while carrying a shisha. it's classic fifi , in Galabiya and everything! As I've already said my fave dance is a dance in a white and blue costume in the movie forbidden on the wedding night. Nagwa Fouad was in the movie also, but Fifi came only to dance and boy did she!
Nagwa is a queen on stage and Fifi can pull you into the music and make you get up to join in. She has amazing control and fierce expression. very powerful dancer.

so the movie is "Forbidden on the weeding night"???
where can we find it???

04-13-2007, 04:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fire Lily Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 204	Fifi in cabaret Maybe its just me being a sucker for modern cabaret styles. Tribal and traditional folk dance never got to me. And i'm not really that well aquainted with Fifi. So I cant pass comment wheather or not i'm keen on her style. Old or new But You might want to look at this. I love the costume and the choriography. Enjoy! YouTube - Bellydance - Fifi Abdo

04-13-2007, 01:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Yasmine Bint Al Nubia V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 1,132	Hi FireLily, That cosume was gorgeous, FiFi has always been a favorite of mine too! Yasmine __________________ www.visionsofthenile.com

04-13-2007, 02:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aisha Azar V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 4,464	Fifi Dear Firelily, That was Fifi some years ago. She is and always has been georgeous, but now she is quite a bit heavier and is not dancing as much. I am going to see her dance in Dallas with her next month. She now has back problems I hear. She was at one time THE highest paid belly dancer in the world. My Egyptian friends tell me she is very generous and loved by the Egyptian people because she feeds everyone in the area of the city where she was born during Ranadan and makes other contributions directly to the people. It is quite popular to get voice training in Egypt when women get rich, in order to speak in higher, more refined tones. Fif has refused to follow this trend, saying she is an ordinary person and will stay that way. ( I might add here that she has somewhat of a crass reputaion, but I think she thrives on it!! During Ramadan, she hosts a talk show that is a riot!! I think she has always had great costumes, too. But I should also add here that this costume style is very old fashioned now. It's probably about 25 years old. Regards, A'isha Last edited by Aisha Azar; 04-13-2007 at 03:00 PM.

04-27-2007, 06:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
summerdance Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 65	Fifi Fifi remains my favorite dancer. She is who she is. She is bent al balad. One of the people. She never tried to rise above anyone. She learned this craft and was an inovator. One of her best peroformances was in a play where whe does this amzaing cane dance while carrying a shisha. it's classic fifi , in Galabiya and everything! As I've already said my fave dance is a dance in a white and blue costume in the movie forbidden on the wedding night. Nagwa Fouad was in the movie also, but Fifi came only to dance and boy did she! Nagwa is a queen on stage and Fifi can pull you into the music and make you get up to join in. She has amazing control and fierce expression. very powerful dancer.

04-27-2007, 09:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aisha Azar V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 4,464	Fifi Dear Kiadorin, Let's make sure we get a chance to meet each other! I will try to find out from my partner there what name our room is under and if you know your's, then we can call each other or something to make sure we hook up!! ( Don't be scared. You will have a fabulous time!) Regards. A'isha

04-13-2007, 08:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
taheya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: uk Posts: 520	Hi firelily fifi is my no1 egyptian dancer, she is fantastic, i saw this clip quite a while ago, but still nice to see it again. This will be all improvised im sure no choreography here! What a natural!

04-13-2007, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	That was great! And I think she looks so much nicer in a long skirt and on bare feet than in a short dress and on heels.

04-27-2007, 09:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kiadorin Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Posts: 96	Oh, you're going to see her in Dallas, A'isha? I'm going, too (and I'm absolutely terrified). See you there!

04-27-2007, 09:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
Maria_Aya Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 2,221	First of all I have to say that I'm jealous that you are gonna have workshop with Fifi lol and second, enjoy itttttttttttttttttttttt Fifi is my favorite ever dancer, and whatever she does I just adore it. There is no words to describe her, I love her to bits. God bless her Maria Aya