June 30, 1 and 2 July - London, England Tree concerts of Oriental dance"Egyptian Moonlight". Featuring: Nour (with part of her orchestra), Yasser Al-Swery (singer) and Tito (Cairo, Egypt), Khaled Mahmoud(Cairo-London), Sandra with her Group (Nice, France) More info: tel. 00 441293 522047, email: khaled@khaled-goldenhips.co.uk; www.khaled-goldenhips.co.uk 
Some comments upon Egyptian Moonlight Part of report of Egyptian Moonlight, Bingley by Deelybopper(taken from bhuz.com/forum): Overall, there was a good range of performances including group dances (Sandra and the Princess Ballets), duets (Sandra & Khaled), singing (Yasser), solos: Tito, Nour, Aida Nour, Sandra & Khaled. Styles included oriental, stick dance, melaya lef, drum solo, etc...Yasser acted as MC between acts as well as singing - he had a great facility for communicating with the audience, and coped with the technical problems *really* well - with humour and tact. He kept the audience entertained, and managed to bridge both difficult moments (tech) and the pauses between performers. I was really impressed by him.
Highlights (for me) were Tito and Nour. Tito truly is an entertainer...his quadruple stick dance wasn't 'traditional' stick dance, but was certainly entertaining. His oriental dance was absolutely fantastic - he is a very masculine dancer. He is also very flirtatious, totally playing up to the mostly female crowd.
Nour was gorgeous - just as I expected after what I've seen on video. She also has a real connection with the audience - very, very open. She has a really lovely 'soft' style - I say this in contrast to the high-octane popping you see so often, I felt she was really *dancing* rather than putting on a technical display, and she made it look easy, which I feel is not only a real feat, but the mark of a top notch dancer. Khaled did come on and dance at one point whilst Yasser was singing, and that was a really lovely moment, as they obviously (at least in a stage context) get on well, and that rapport really came over to the audience. Khaled is loved and well-respected, and he got the audience support whenever he stepped on stage.
Huge thanks have to go to the organisers, all the performers, and Mandy Teesdale of the Shimmy Shop for bringing the show toop north! Kadife (taken from bhuz.com/forum):
Me too-I was really impressed by Yasser, what a guy great compere and love the snappy suits...it must be hot where he comes from so he looked so damn cool. Gorgeous voice and great persona. Aida Nour does come across as old style. Every minute she was on the stage, a warm earthy presence would have made me glow , had I not already been somewhat dripping like a carthorse. I adore the woman!
Sabine Salisbury: Dear Khaled and Sheila,
CONGRATULATIONS! Your Egyptian Moonlight show in London was
FANTASTIC!! I loved everything.
Nour is a fabulous, expressive dancer. She is a true star and I am so
glad that I saw her dance. It must have been very hard work for you to
organize this show. You made a lot of people happy and we will think about
this show for a long time.
Many thanks for bringing all the artists to us. Good luck with the
next ones.
Jane Chamberlain: I was very lucky to see your show on Friday 30 June at Bloomsbury uci
The whole show totally blew me away. My friend and i were
disappointed hat we could not buy a programme to remind us of such a
magical evening. Are there going to be any photos available to buy
or will you post any on the net - that would be wonderful!
Thanks again for giving us a totally awe inspiring experience love! Yvonne (McGeehan) - Saturday Night: Dear Khaled, What a FABULOUS SHOW. Congratulations on taking on this daunting venture and a big thank-you for bringing us a truly Egyptian show - the variety, professionalism, presentation, stage presence, costumes and dancing were really inspiring. I heard more than once on the coach 'How I wish I had grown up with Egyptian dancing in my life. With kind regards to you both Luisa Taylor: Thank you so much Khaled for a wonderful evening, you are a true
professional, my thanks also go to your wife who am sure helped more than a little,
Ive not stopped talking about it. It was the most beautiful show Ive ever seen, so many true stars, again thank you! Charareh:
Dear Khaled,
My friends (12 people!) and I came to your show at Aberdare this Saturday.
I wanted to thank you for organising such a fantastic show. We enjoyed
every minute of it. Heather:Just to say congratulations on a splendid event. I think it was a very successful and enjoyable evening and no doubt you are very happy with the outcome. The mix of lovely dancers plus the talented singer (who was also very charming and personable) made the evening interesting and very enjoyable. |
