The Competition Of The Year
Dance Like An Egyptian Contest!

Some believe to compete is only to win; we believe competitions can help us uncover our weaknesses and lead us to a path of self-discovery.
Setting a goal will help you grow and enrich your skill level through preparing and vigorous training”

Queen Category $35.00 Pay Via Pay Pal Or Check Out With your Debit Or Credit Card		Rising Star Category $30.00 Pay Via Pay Pal Or Check Out With your Debit Or Credit Card

Competition Information & Requirements

The competitions will be judged mainly by Mohamed Shahin and our Guest Master Teachers, Sahar Samara and Kareem Gad.

DLAE Intensive Week Competition will consist of 2 categories: Queen and Rising Star.
Queen Professional Category; TWO ROUNDS, for 5 or more years of experience in Oriental Dance. Finalists will be performing on DLAE  live Orchestra!

 Rising Star Intermediate Category; TWO ROUNDS, less than 5 years of dance experience in Oriental Dance. Finalists will be performing on DLAE  live Orchestra!

In order to join the competitions you must have registered to Dance Like An Egyptian Intensive Week.

In these competitions you are allowed to dance to only one of these three styles; Oriental (Modern or Classic songs), Shaabi or Baladi, these three styles are not separate categories. Our judges will judge you based on your own interpretation of the style you picked against the other dancers with the style they picked.

Props: The only prop that will be allowed is Veil.
Time: Your music must not exceed  4 minutes.

 

DLAE RISING STAR Category

First Round on recorded music;
A song of your choice; the song must follow the Competition Guidelines regarding timing and style.

Second Round with DLAE Live Orchestra;
Our esteemed Egyptian Orchestra will play for you one of the following 10 songs. Familiarize yourself with these songs, if you happen to be one of the finalists, you will choose the song for yourself in a random lottery right after you have been announced as a finalist on Friday, December 10th.

Here are the Classic Song Titiles:

1. Dandana - Warda
2. Seiret Elhub -Oum Kulthoum
3. Aish Ma'aya – Nagat Esaghira
4. Baed Annak - Oum Kulthoum
5. Ana Bastanak - Nagat Esaghira
6. Enta Omri - Oum Kulthoum
7. Lissa Fakir- Um Kalthoum
8. Hawel Teftekerny - Abdel Halim Hafez
9. El Eih Besalouni - Warda
10. Wana Mali - Warda

DLAE QUEEN Category

First Round On recorded music;
A song of your choice; the song must follow the Competition Guidelines regarding timing and style.

Second Round, With DLAE Live Orchestra;
The Second Round will consist of a short Egyptian Show Program as performed in an Egyptian nightclub, but of course, due to time restraints, it will be a maximum 7-minute show; the show must have an opening with Mejanse, a classic song, After that, a Baladi, Shaabi, Saidi or Tabla Solo as a final. You need to be ready with any of the Egyptian dance styles.
Be ready with an Oriental costume, Baladi dress, Shaabi costume, or a costume with a quick change on the stage or off the stage.
Our esteemed Egyptian Orchestra will play for you one of the following 10 show programs. Familiarize yourself with these songs, if you happen to be one of the finalists, you will choose the program for yourself in a random lottery right after you have been announced as a finalist on Friday, December 10th.

These are the Song Titiles for the Program:

1. Set Elhousn – Dandana – Basbosa
2. Nagwa – Lisa Faker – Kolo Ala Kolo
3. Nelly – Sert El Houb – Balash El Loun Da Maana
4. Mashaal – Enta Omry – Meia Mesa
5. Sahra – Aish Maaya Baladi
6. Nelly – Hawel Tiftekrni – Saidi
7. Nagwa – Aal Aeih Beyesaloni - Balash El Loun Da Maana
8. Mashaal - Tabb Wana Maali – Attawea
9. Sahra - Andah Aliek - Baladi
10. Set Elhousn – Ana Bastnak - Baladi

Winners Announcement: The announcement will take place on December 11th right before The Closing Gala starts, and the first winner will have the chance to perform again on the closing Gala show with my guest stars.

Dance Like An Egyptian Winners Prizes

GRAND PRIZE Queen 1st Place Winner Special Prize 2021 - Original Baladi Music Awarded by Mohamed Shahin - Original BALADI This ORIGINAL BALADI will be composed and recorded in Cairo Egypt, especially for the winner, by some of the most talented musicians and singers the Arab world has to offer. This unique Queen Winner prize is made and offered by Mohamed Shahin.  This music will have the Queen winner’s name mentioned in the song and will completely be owned by the winner with all Copy Right protection.

Queen of DLAE Intensive 1st Place Dance Like An Egyptian Crown Dance Like An Egyptian Sash Original Baladi Music NYCairo Festival half package 2022 Basha Event Ukraine 50% off of full package 2022 Kareem Gad Formation in Paris Performance in DLAE Intensive Week Gala Show 2022 Certificate signed by Mohamed Shahin		Rising Star of DLAE Intensive 1st Place Dance Like An Egyptian Crown Rising Star of DLAE intensive Week Sash 40% discount of DLAE Intensive Week 2022 NYCairo Raks Festival half package 2022 .Belly Dance Costume from our designer Mamduh Moris Certificate signed by Mohamed Shahin
2nd Place Dance Like An Egyptian Sash 20% discount for DLAE Intensive Week 2022 Shahin’s intensive course Italy 2022 Cairo by night Greece, 150 voucher off of Full Pass CDs & DVDs package from Mohamed Shahin Certificate signed by Mohamed Shahin		2nd Place Dance Like An Egyptian Sash 20% discount for DLAE Intensive Week 2022 CDs & DVDs package from Mohamed Shahin Certificate signed by Mohamed Shahin
3rd Place Dance Like An Egyptian Sash Miramar Festival St. Petersburg – Russia Full Package   Kareem Gad CDs package Certificate signed by Mohamed Shahin		3rd Place Dance Like An Egyptian Sash Mohamed Shahin CD package Certificate signed by Mohamed Shahin

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