FARIDA FAHMY BELLY DANCE فريدة فهمى

Farida Fahmy Belly dance performance from Egyptian film Farida Fahmy was the daughter of a British mother and Dr. Hassan Fahmy, a noted university professor of engineering. In 1959, when her brotherinlaw Mahmoud Reda decided to create a dance company featuring folkloric dances of Egypt, she became the principal female dancer. Together, Reda, Fahmy, and the rest of Reda Troupe created a new performing art a theatrical presentation of traditional Egyptian folk culture. In 1965, King Hussein of Jordan awarded Fahmy the Star of Jordan. In 1967, Egypt s President Nasser awarded her the Order of Arts and Science. She received the Order of Tunisia in 1973.