The Aswan Dancers
Are a San Francisco troupe
dedicated to entertaining and educating
the public about Middle Eastern Culture through
Music and Dance
The idea of The Aswan Dancers came about at
the Bagdad Cabaret in San Francisco in 1975.
I wanted people to see that there is more to
Middle Eastern Dance than just Belly Dance.
Amina at the Bagdad doing the debke (1975)
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Doing the debke (1977)
(Suzi, Susu, Claudia, Telma)
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Amina and Susu after performing debke at
the Arab Cultural Center Fair (1977)
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The Aswan Dancers performing debke (1979)
(Shamira, Suzi, Telma, Teri, Eleanor, Claudia, MaryAnne)
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Performing Port Said (1979)
(Susu, Teri, Eleanor, MaryAnne)
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Telma and Shamira at Rakassah (1982)
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We liked to take the essence of the ghawazee
dance and costuming and make it our own (1982)
(Erena and Shamira)
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Amina as a boy performing a Turkish folk dance (1982)
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1982 was a great year - We found guys to dance with us
(Michael, Tim, Bobby)
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Their debut performance (1982)
(cw from back-Ernest, Bobby, Tim, Michael)
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From Tale of the Bashful Bride (1982)
(cw from back- Michael, Tim, Bobby, Ernest)
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From The Tale of the Evil Eye (1982)
This dance was inspired by Mahmoud Reda (1982)
(Telma, MaryAnne, Eleanor)
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From Tale of the Drunken Husband (1982)
(Shamira,
Erena, Telma with Esther in the foreground)
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Preparing for a show at SFSU (1985)
(Bobby and George Dabai)
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Michael and Amina
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Where are the snacks
(George Dabai, Erena, Michael, Amina)
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At Lone Mt. College (1985)
(Ernest, Amina, Latif)
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Latif in Algerian garb (1985)
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Dunya Tanya, Shamira, Sssilvia
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Al Qafila (1985)
(Dunya Tanya, Horacio, Sssilvia)
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Latif (1985)
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The Aswans got a weekly gig at Zorba's S.F. (1985)
(Gregangelo and Amina)
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Our North Africa Show (1986)
(cw from back Ernest, Michael, Mark, Yassir, Roger)
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And here we are today
(performing Hamza by Madonna)
(Shara, Nawal, Amina, Nabila, Cathy)
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Bob al Asmar waiting to perform
The
Aswan Dancers
829 Elizabeth Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 282-7910 aminajune@aol.com