Ahlan Cairo Nights was held this past weekend . . . workshops, competition and shows on Thurs, Fri, Sat, and Sunday!! Some of my favorites for teaching/dancing: Aida Nour, Lubna Eman, Zahra Zuhair, Khadeja & Mustapha (lovely American/Tunisian dancing couple living in Germany) and for performing a spectacularly dramatic show . . . ASMAHAN!!!! I caught Asmahan's show in Cairo last year at the Nile Group Festival and she is amazing. It was a real treat to see her again.
I managed to stagger my way thru 4 1/3 classes plus sit thru one (watching can be beneficial when allowing the feet to recover, lol). The 1/3 class was the one where I went to the first hour, then bopped up to the 2 hr class that started after the other one. Along with the oriental style classes, I took the Nubian class . . . great fun! Hard on the feet at the end of an active dance weekend.
Right now I am letting my feet rest after I slathered them in that type of creme which lets heat get thru . . . rubbed some on my knees too. My ears are finally happy with the silence . . . the level of the music is just so loud during the shows and the workshops. I remembered to bring earplugs this time, so it helped a bit on Saturday evening. I find the noise can exhaust me just as much as the physical movement and late hours.
Interesting that after a long hot weekend, we are getting rain . . . lots of thunder rumbles . . I wish it would be a "gully washer",lol. Parts of the metroplex did get buckets of rain last night . . . but where I live, not so much . . . and my yard needs it so bad! So does the foundation.
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