Choreography
Alo Alo (Mahraganat)
Choreography to a fun Street Shaabi (Mahraganat) song Alo Alo by Pousi & El Lithy. Check the official music video here: https://youtu.be/ELDlIkLIzfs
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Part 1 at 5:27
Part 2 at 18:30
Part 3 at 36:30
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Suggested Technique Drills
Big Hip Circle With Drop & Hair Flips With Heel Hops -Drill 197
Mahraganat Workout - Drill 196
Barrel With Hips - Drill 194
Basic Mahraganat Movements - Drill 191
Figure Eight With One Hip - Drill 189
Catwalk for Belly Dancers - Drill 176
Turns With Hair - Drill 143
Stretching Your Hips and Legs - Drill 124
Chest Lifts - Drill 107
Variations on Chest Moves - Drill 104
"Not-So-Basic" Chest Basics - Drill 103
Ommies Workout - Drill 69
Neck & Chest - Drill 68
The Concept of Hips Shimmy - Drill 37
Shoulder Accents - Drill 30
/Translation by Luna of Cairo, commissioned by Iana Dance/
Alo Alo
Hello hello
Alo alo
Hello hello
Alo alo
Hello hello
Meen hina?
Who is here?
Ana hina
I am here
Meen ma’ya
Who is this?
Ana ma’ki
It’s me
Meen il-basha?
Who is this gentleman?
Ana il-Leisy
I’m il-Leisy
Ah ya huda
Oh hi, Huda (nickname for Mahmoud, which is his first name)
Ya boosy boosy
Hey Boosy, Boosy
Eh ya a3mee?
What’s up?
Ya basboosa
Hey Basbosa (calling her a nickname that is also the name of a popular dessert)
Yabni ihda
Calm down
Ya galasha
You’re a flirt
Tab nafukhna
We’re all puffed up
Ah ya nafukhi
I’m all puffed up
Ihna dokhna
We got dizzy
Matdokhi
Who cares, get dizzy
Min kalamak
(Dizzy) because of your words
Da kalam?
That’s what you consider words? I didn’t even say anything
Le yabni
No, boy
Eh ya khokha
Hey, my peach
Khokha eh
Who are you calling peach?
Gatlee dokha
I got dizzy
Min eh?
From what?
Albi wa’a
My heart dropped
Ah ya ayni
Oh my G-d
Wa’a sokha
It dropped hard
Ya halawa
Oh beaty
Ya ba’lawa
Oh baklava (baklava is sweet, so it’s a compliment to a girl. It also rhymes with ‘halawa’)
Ana fi albi mi’tayn wawa
My heart has 200 wounds (because of your beauty)
Gay tisabit meen ya Kuku
Who are you trying to lock down, Kuku? (Kuku is a nickname she’s calling him)
Ihna dahana il-hawa duku
We destroyed love
Batal ya wad basbasa
Hey boy, stop looking (at me)
Shoghil il-ayal wa mayasa
Stop that childish behavior
Batal ya wad basbasa
Hey boy, stop looking (at me)
Shoghil il-ayal wa mayasa
Stop that childish behavior
Le dana aksik
No, I’m going to harass you (verbally, not physically)
Abasbaslik
I’m going to look at you
Ya amar ya albi mafeesh mithlik
You’re beautiful, and there’s no one buy you in my heart
Le dana aksik
No, I’m going to harass you (verbally, not physically)
Abasbaslik
I’m going to look at you
Ya amar ya albi mafeesh mithlik
You’re beautiful, and there’s no one buy you in my heart
Min halawit-ha ana yoghom alaya
I’m going to faint from her beauty
Ma adirtish o’of ala riglaya
I can’t even stand on my own two feet (these two lines are a from a famous shaabi mahraganaat song from around 2009)
Min halawit-ha ana yoghom alaya
I’m going to faint from her beauty
Ma adirtish o’of ala riglaya
I can’t even stand on my own two feet
Tab nafukhna
We’re all puffed up
Ah ya nafukhi
I’m all puffed up
Ihna dokhna
We got dizzy
Matdokhi
Who cares, get dizzy
Min kalamak
(Dizzy) because of your words
Da kalam?
That’s what you consider words? I didn’t even say anything
Le yabni
No, boy
Ah min halawa
Oh, she’s so beautiful
Ah min sha’awa
Oh, she’s so playful and flirty
Ah min halawa
Oh, she’s so beautiful
Ah min sha’awa
Oh, she’s so playful and flirty
Yalla yalla yalla yalla rooh
Go, go, go, go, get out of here
Tab ana arooh fayn?
Where am I going to go?
Yalla yalla yalla yalla rooh
Go, go, go, go, get out of here
Tab ana agee min ayn?
Where am I coming from?
Yalla yalla yalla yalla rooh
Go, go, go, go, get out of here
Tab ana arooh fayn?
Where am I going to go?
Yalla yalla yalla yalla rooh
Go, go, go, go, get out of here
Ana ana, ana mashi
I’m leaving
Ana akhadt qarar ini mashi
I’m taking the decision to leave
Wa hayigra eh yani?
So? What’s going to happen (if you leave)?
Wil nabi ya akhoya ma yigrashi
I swear, bro, nothing’s going to happen
Ana ana, ana mashi
I’m leaving
Ana akhadt qarar ini mashi
I’m taking the decision to leave
Da fakirni, hatasar
He thinks I care
Wa ha’ool yakharabi
And I’m going to tell him Don’t leave
Tab yalla
Come on, go
Le
No
Alo alo
Hello hello
Alo alo
Hello hello
Meen hina?
Who is here?
Ana hina
I am here
Meen ma’ya
Who is this?
Ana ma’ki
It’s me
Meen il-basha?
Who is this gentleman?
Ana il-Leisy
I’m il-Leisy
Ah ya huda
Oh hi, Huda (nickname for Mahmoud, which is his first name)
Ya boosy boosy
Hey Boosy, Boosy
Eh ya a3mee?
What’s up?
Ya basboosa
Hey Basbosa (calling her a nickname that is also the name of a popular dessert)
Yabni ihda
Calm down
Ya galasha
You’re a flirt
Tab nafukhna
We’re all puffed up
Ah ya nafukhi
I’m all puffed up
Ihna dokhna
We got dizzy
Matdokhi
Who cares, get dizzy
Min kalamak
(Dizzy) because of your words
Da kalam?
That’s what you consider words? I didn’t even say anything
Le yabni
No, boy
Eh ya khokha
Hey, my peach
Khokha eh
Who are you calling peach?
Gatlee dokha
I got dizzy
Min eh?
From what?
Albi wa’a
My heart dropped
Ah ya ayni
Oh my G-d
Wa’a sokha
It dropped hard