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What is JWAAD (and why should I care)?

Shopping in Cairo

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Making a circle skirt

Finishing Touches

Famous Dancers

	Tahia Carioca Tahiya was famous for the Carioca, a South American dance for which she is named. She had many of the same influences as Samia Gamal, although her style is more grounded and Baladi than Samia’s. Click here to read the article
	Samia Gamal Samia was one of the pioneers of Oriental dance.  She fused elements of ballet and Latin dance with her own Egyptian Baladi to create a new, innovative form of dance Click here to read the article