Last night we had a crazy, fun, chaotic, smoky, tiring night at Moulin Rouge cabaret on Alex Desert Road in Cairo, Egypt. One of the best times you can have in Cairo. 
It was Mamdouh Salama’s birthday and Kay Taylor from the UK had brought a group of belly dancers on a dance tour. If you…
My status in Cairo is like a permanent, temporary resident. I have been living in Cairo, Egypt almost 3 years now and I need to renew my visa every six months. If I will be traveling, then I renew it with multiple entry status so I don’t have to keep getting a renewal every time I come back to…
Today I was booked for a show, and they ended up canceling my show at the last minute. Grrrr…. But I did want to go to Tahrir Square to see what was going on so I wasn’t that upset. All day I had been watching news reports and it seemed to be a very strange day because the…
Today I went to Tahrir Square for the first time in a long time. During the revolution I was there constantly and I never had any trouble, but since there have been lots of problems with foreigners in Tahrir Square and spies that were caught recently, I have to be honest, I have been a little afraid to go. …
For the last few days I have been hearing stories that Friday, July 8, 2011 was going to be a bad day in Cairo. We were thinking that this will be the start of the Egyptian Revolution Part II. The Egyptians are gathering in Tahrir Square again because they are upset that the trials for the old regime are…
Today I was preparing for work and I received a call from an impresario. I know from previous conversations with My impresario that this impresario who I will call impresario number 2, is upset because my impresario no longer wants to work with him. Impresario number 2 called me direct and asked me to work for him. I told…
The Ahlan wa Sahlan closing gala was held at the restaurant at the Mena House. It is a nightclub/restaurant which is more intimate than the Grand Ballroom. Post revolution since the attendance was down, it seemed like a much better idea to hold it in the nightclub. It certainly made the energy higher in the room as the dancers…
Competition day at Nile Group Festival is always interesting for me. Usually I get assorted people who know me, asking if I’ll enter the competition especially if they have seen me dance in the first dance party. Usually I dance with the band and improv, because its hard to choreograph to the band as you never know what version…
Ahhhh……June Nile Group Festival is over, and now I can breathe! Every time the festival is here in Cairo it’s full on craziness in my life. Even the most mundane tasks, like cleaning my room, become difficult. Wake up, get ready, go to class, try to eat during the 15 min. breaks, more class, come home, cook, eat,…
Yesterday I woke up and realized I didn’t have any wet cat food, only dry food. Every morning my cats expect wet food as soon as I wake up. Zack (my boy cat who looks exactly like the orange tabby cat on the Friskies bag) was upset. I gave him and Jackie some cut up lunch meat…
