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Choreography

Fakarouni (Classical Song)

Choreography to a classical song Fakarouni. Originally by Umm Kalthoum. This instrumental version is from Nesma's album Enta Omri : A Homage to Umm Kalthoum (Oriental Dance Music), Vol. 4 (feat. Ahmed Abdel Fattah).

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Part 1 at 10:40

Part 2 at 26:05

Part 3 at 34:38

Part 4 at 53:02

Part 5 at 1:05:55

Part 6 at 1:15:05

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Suggested Technique Drills

Vertical Circle with Shimmy - Drill 171

Quadriceps Workout - Drill 170

Travelling Chasse Step - Drill 153

Turns Without Spotting - Drill 144

Intricate Barrel Turn - Drill 142

Walking Hip Arch - Drill 133

Chaines - Drill 125

Double Undulation Step - Drill 102

Inserting Knee Shimmy into Combos - Drill 99

Controlling Your Energy - Drill 97

Hip Locks - Drill 96

'Window' Arms - Drill 62

Soheir Zaki Step - Drill 58

Scoop Down - Drill 53

The Jewel Movement - Drill 52

Juicy Hips - Drill 36

Arabesque (Muwashahat Edition) - Drill 34

Layered Shimmy (Saidi edition) - Drill 32

Horse Step - Drill 26

I was made to remember


I was spoken once again about you,

I was made to remember.

The fire of yearning was awakened in my heart; in my eyes.

The past was brought back, with its blessings, its preciousness, its sweetness,

its torment and its cruelness.

I remembered how happy I was with you,

I also remembered why did we go apart.

I was just about to forget,

My heart was just about to harden and get distracted.

Then everything changed with the slightest notion,

Why was I made to remember?

After getting used to your absence, despite of me,

After forgetting all about hopefulness and wishfulness,

With a couple of words, my patience was wiped away.

The yearning to see your smile was awakened,

The longing to hear your talking was awakened,

Even jealousy and suspicions were awakened.

My heart began to torment me with its sighs,

The night began to seem much longer,

I stayed awake listening to my heart beats calling for you.

Despite everything, I adore you,

What's the world while we aren't together?

Life is never the same without you.

I'm returning to what I have been through with you,

I'm returning to live on what I have lived with you,

I was just about to forget,

My heart was just about to harden and get distracted.

Then everything changed with the slightest notion,

Why was I made to remember?

I was made to remember,

After being deprived of you for so long.

The wound that has almost become a memory was reopened.

I was made to stay awake,

Thinking of tomorrow and what might happen afterwards.

Ô my life,

I'm all perplexed, on fire, jealous and yearn for you.

I wish I can escape this torment,

I wish I can find peace in your arms.

Such disputes, separation and awful nights,

Do not make me forget your love.

The feeling remained always in my heart.

We went apart, changed but it didn't.

It's the same love, even more,

It's the same yearning, even more,

It's exactly the same.

I was just about to forget,

My heart was just about to harden and get distracted.

Then everything changed with the slightest notion,

Why was I made to remember?

Ô my love,

I can't live without you.

Ô my love,

Life is too short.

Why waste our lives in separation and disputes?

We are capable of creating a beautiful world.

Our lives would be renewed with kindness and closeness.

Our sighs would disappear with tenderness and love.

Our happiness would make the moon brighter,

The stars would seem bigger and more beautiful,

The trees would become green before spring time,

We would forget all about the past and its cruelness,

Let's catch up some days of serenity.

Without our being together, life is not the same.

Ô my soul, we are not going to live twice.

How come I was made to remember?

I have never forgotten you.

Ô my happiness, you're closer to me than my own self,

Being with me or far away.

Time will come to an end,

Our lives will come to an end,

Yet your love will remain forever,

Your love is endless.

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