http://www.snakeskin.com/edwina.htm
and the newer
http://www.gildedserpent.com/articles25/edwinakhairiyyastruggles.htm
I have been able to contact her. This morning I had my first lesson She is the definite article, sadly maybe the last ghawazia, others in her family do not dance and she herself is pretty retired, teaching only foregners.
Alas she did not want me to video the lesson - maybe she was feeling self conscious today.Her style is soft "shway " slow, but works so well with the music (traditional upper Egyptian music - very much like musicians of the Nile) . She makes it look so relaxed and easy -like all good dancers.
Its hard to communicate as my Arabic is not really up to scratch - and she speaks very little English. But she showed my pictures of her family, herself as a young dancer, Edwina and the many other dancers who have come to take lessons or taken her to there country. She has such big eyes!
I go again tomorrow, I only hope I can retain the style in my body memory.
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are you getting our comments? we're still loving yours... Edith says she feels like she's on the journey with you... your descriptions are fabulous... - however we're only going to Penrith for Keaton's 'fireman' birthday... 8-bit says stay longer! poached egg on dried food for breakfast this morning - she loved it... she found a blue tongue lizard in the garden yesterday... Jack and I poised to buy a Rav4 car - remember the ads with the camels? must be getting under our skin... sun shining after a couple of weeks of rain, beautiful spring time... we love yous lots... look forward to the videos... fantastic that you got to have lessons with that famous nearly-retired dancer...
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