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Yasser Darwish. Photo: by Dixie SheridanYasser Darwish
Yasser Darwish. Photo: by Dixie Sheridan
Darwish, a performer and teacher of Egyptian folkloric dance, was born in Alexandria, Egypt. At the age of 18, Darwish became a member of the Alexandria Folk Dance Group and several years later moved to Cairo, where he danced with the National Folk Dance Company. In 2001, Darwish immigrated to Brooklyn, where he adapted group choreographies to solo shows and learned styles that appeal to his diverse New York City public. He is a popular performer of sa’idi tahtib, a stick dance from Upper Egypt, tannoura – a captivating secular Sufi spinning dance – and genres like the Arabian horse dance, which is performed at festivals, theatrical performances and weddings. He is director of his own Egyptian Celebration Company.
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