Serpentine Dance Studios

10/22/2026

Throwback Thursday with Dina from the mid-1980's. Part 1 of 2.

Dina Talaat was the bridge between Classic era and modern. Dina beg...

10/22/2026

After 6 months waiting for Montgomery County to finally approve our sign, it is up! From Egypt with Love Bazaar is now open. Please join us for a celebration and check out all the lovely things, in time for Christmas. What better time to celebrate ancient Egypt than the DAY of the DEAD!

09/18/2026

This is one of the all time classic belly dance songs to perform to, brought to life by the GOAT herself, Sohair Zuki.

Suhair Zaki Abdullah سهير زكي Suhair Zaki (4 January 1945 al-Mansu...

09/10/2026

A lovely dakhla entrance piece. I know everyone calls them mergencis, but in my day we NEVER called them that. These pieces were "entrance" pieces, dakhla in Arabic. At weddings it was the only time you got to show off your stuff. After that everyone crowded the stage and wanted to join in the fun, lol. The 1970s, the good old days before pre-recorded music put most of the musicians out of work.

Nelly Fouad was born in Alexandria and joined a traditional "Awalim...

09/03/2026

The dawn of shaabi music with the man who started it all. A rare clip from 1975. I worked with him 5 years later and by then he was already a superstar. Sohair Zuki was about 30 here, at the peak of her career.

Seeb Wana Aseeb. Leave me Alone and I'll Leave you Alone by Ahmed ...

08/27/2026

I have given many workshops about this subject over the years, but a picture is worth 1000 words. Can you tell the difference between their technique and modern knee-driven shimmies? Can you name the 14 dancers?

Drum solo by Khamis Henkesh from my album Hymn to Hathor on Sands o...

07/30/2026

Another gem for Throw-back Thursday. Check out Hoda Sinbati's version of the song on Ala Mahlik from my label Sands of Time Music.

Dina Talaat was the bridge between Classic era and modern. Dina beg...

06/25/2026

My newest Classic Era release, unseen footage of Dina from the 1980's.

Dina Talaat was the bridge between Classic era and modern. Here's P...

06/12/2026

My favorite clip of Dina dancing to Taht as-Shebak. Just pure raw sensuality

Dina Talaat was the bridge between Classic era and modern. Dina beg...

05/29/2026

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Dina Talaat was the bridge between Classic era and modern. Here's Part 1 of a wedding from the beginning of her career in the mid 1980's. Dina began dancing ...