One of Egypt’s most famous dancers is the artist Soheir Zaki, whose birthday today is. She was born on January 4, 1945, and she was the first to dance to the melodies, lyrics, and songs of Kawkab Al Sharq, the six Umm Kulthum.
Soheir Zaki is from the same governorate in which Kawkab Al Sharq was born, which is Dakahlia Governorate, specifically, she was born in the city of Mansoura. Then she traveled to Alexandria, where she became famous, then she headed to Cairo and danced in the Adwaa Al-Theater program and in nightlife venues.
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Suheir Zaki.. the dancer of leaders and kings and the first to dance to the songs of the Planet of the East.. Today is her birthday
In the sixties, Suheir Zaki became the most famous dancer, and participated in more than fifty films as a dancer and actress, including: For Women Only, The Price of Love, End Life, Men in the Trap, He and I and She, The Story of a Marriage, You bring her like this, you get her like that, She is like that, Hello, I am the cat. , How to Get Rid of Your Wife, Be Kind to Your Parents, Virgin But, and other films.
Suheir Zaki was given several titles, including the dancer of leaders and kings, because she danced at the weddings of all the children of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser. She also danced in front of American President Richard Nixon and Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba. She also danced in the presence of the former Shah of Iran. She also visited Moscow at the invitation of General Andrei. Grechko, Soviet Minister of Defense during President Brezhnev’s rule.
She has a story from Umm Kulthum when she danced to her song “One Thousand and One Nights.” When the woman learned about this, she summoned the musician Baligh Hamdi and said to him: “Look at the dancer who is dancing to these tunes of yours, and prevent her by any means.” Indeed, Baligh went to the place where she was dancing to prevent this matter. But he gave himself the opportunity to watch this dancer, who at that time had achieved some fame and spread, and Baligh was impressed by Suhair Zaki’s performance, but he did not meet her that night, and he told Umm Kulthum about the matter, who also became angry, but Baligh was able to calm her down and asked her to watch this dancer first. Kawkab Al Sharq goes to the place where Soheir performs her dances on a daily basis, and is surprised by a different performance from a dancer with beautiful features. Then, Kawkab Al Sharq meets Soheir Zaki and says her famous sentence: “I was going to you with the intention of being black, but after I saw you, I changed my mind.”
2024-01-04 07:00:00
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