Initially Randa trained in folkloric dance and spent several years with the world famous Reda Troupe, with whom she toured internationally. Randa began her dance career at the young age of 16, in Alexandria, Egypt. She soon found herself in Cairo taking classes with Raqia Hassan and Ibrahim Akeif.

When Randa launched herself onto the Cairo dance scene, she had worked hard on her own style. Many dancers had modeled themselves on Dina so to find a new dancer with her own unique style was very refreshing. Initially, Randa only worked for a short time then disappeared as she became pregnant with her son.

Randa offers something unique, bringing a new style and passion to the dance world that we didn’t know was missing until it arrived! Randa is a very strong and focused dancer. She takes her work seriously. Her shimmies are like earthquakes – magnificent. Randa is a show dancer – she does not ‘do’ cabaret – as in ‘working the tables’. She puts on a show.

Randa signed up to join the Farha Tour in the UK and work with Fer'et el Negoum in December 2005. She adds a completely new dimension to the show. We are delighted that Randa will be joining us in Sydney Australia for the 2008 tour.

Mohamed Kazafy has been dancing with the world famous Reda troupe of Egypt for seventeen years. Initially training with the troupes founder, Mahmoud Reda and the legendary principle female dancer, Farida Fahmy, he went on to perform with the Reda Troupe and toured dozens of countries around the world. Mohamed Kazafy still remains one of their principal soloists.

Kazafy joined Fer'et el Negoum in October 2004 and have performed with the Farha Tour in the UK 2005 and 2006. Since touring with the Farha Tour in the UK in 2006, Kazafy has been back to England to teach with the legendary Farida Fahmy.

He is a much sought after teacher on the international circuit and we are delighted to announce his first trip to Australia with the Farha tour in Sydney. Kazafy has also taught classes for our Bellydance Egypt Tours in Cairo. Students love his classes.

More photos and information on Kazafy can be found at this site.

Sayed Amar began his training as a folkloric dancer before going on to specialise in the Tannoura or whirling dervish dance, the performance form of an ancient sufi tradition.

Sayed joined Fer'et el Negoum in October 2004 and was one of the group And joined the Farha Tour UK in March 2005.

Sayed can be seen on the Nile Pharon in Cairo where he works as part of Fer'et el Negoum with various dancers. His show is both mesmerising yet entertaining with some audience participation.

Yasmina of Cairo has performed with her orchestra, headed by singer Safaa Farid, at many of Cairo’s night-spots, as well as hundreds of weddings in and around the capital, beginning with her debut at the Meridien Heliopolis in 1995. She told UK, Oriental based dance magazine NADA:

“It is the lure of being able to work with a full live band that brings many foreign dancers to Cairo, and there really is nothing quite like the experience of being able to create a show from scratch, putting into it many aspects of the dance from the classical to the folkloric, then presenting it to an audience with the power of live music behind you.”

It also takes years of experience before the foreign dancer assimilates enough of Egypt into her system to get that true ‘Cairo’ feel, but this is also a dance of individual expression, so rather than copying and trying to ‘become Egyptian’, it’s important that she retain her own personality. As Fer'et el Negoum, the group have worked on various projects over the years, each artist bringing something unique to the ensemble.

Yasmina has taught workshops in the UK, Europe as well as many exclusive workshops here in Australia since 1998. She has built quite a following with her gentle yet exacting teaching style. Her approach and technique are ‘fresh from Cairo’. For more information, please visit Yasmina's Website.

Caroline has been dancing in Egypt since 1998 in 5-star venues and weddings as well as appearances on television. She has studied with the great master teachers including Raqia Hassan, Aida Nour, Ibrahim Akef and Mahmoud Reda.

Caroline has appeared in six volumes of Raqia Hassan's teachnique DVDs, and has performed under contract in India, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

She regularly travels around the world to teach workshops and perform in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, China and Singapore as well as teaching in Cairo and running holiday courses in Dahab (Sinai).