Golden Era Belly Dance: Naima Akef in Baladi wa Kheffer 1949

Naima Akef Stars as Hanouma in the 1949 musical She's Cute! [Baladi wa kheffa] written and directed by Hussein Fawzi.
Plot summary: Hanouma was engaged to Mahrous, [Saad Abdel Wahab] a musician. She met Khaled Bey, [Abbas Fares] a film director, who introduced her to the world of fame. She turned her back on the people in her old neighborhood, but after that she was torn between the devil and a good angel tugging at her from opposite directions; she finally went back to Mahrous.
In this clip, Naima dances several dance styles, showcasing her versatility and artistry, as well as singing. She also, possibly is playing the piano too. :)
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[@yamelhlais]

مساء الخير .شوكرا جزيلا على الفديو الفظيع من الفنانه الكبيره السيده نعيمه عاكف الله يرحمها ويعش فنها دايما مع قلوب الجميع .....

[@berkshirebellydance]

Thanks so much for sharing this Serena!

[@SerenaRamzyDance]

You are so welcome!

[@ameerakhgeer]

انا احبك موت يا فنانه الله يرحمك

[@credinafernandes8751]

Amo !!

[@ameerakhgeer]

روعه

[@azkhasib]

واو

[@j.tea.b]

While I do appreciate her artistry, there is some very alarming blackface going on in the tap dancing scene... kind of disappointing how widespread that was on films everywhere, apparently.

[@gainerma]

yeah, they used to copy hollywood movies a lot without thinking ...It was supposed to be "dances of the world" kind of thing... I don't think they understood back then how offensive it supposed to be (which is ridiculous now)... Still, I can't help but cringe and skip forward!

[@j.tea.b]

@@gainerma that makes sense. I had the same reaction as you. I enjoyed the rest of the clip!

[@moxiechacha1146]

It was the time period. We can’t always put our modern sensibilities on the past. Yes it’s disturbing. I’m glad it doesn’t happen now.

[@hempenasphalt1587]

If that offends you I almost hesitate to share with you the cover of one of the best belly dance music albums ua-cam.com/video/oRWtr72UoUg/v-deo.html maybe people once had a sense of humor ...ua-cam.com/video/9nx3JEc88uM/v-deo.html

[@selinaaylin7224]

Thanks for highlighting this. As if it weren’t sad enough, I’m pretty sure, there are enough black people that could have done that part! It’s Egypt after all…uhmmm

[@asbul_fatehi_official]

When was it released

[@SerenaRamzyDance]

1949

[@pauladianaaguilar4606]

las minas rompiendose la cara y la cn---- contra el suelo y el chabon con el daff dum dum dumm, jajjajajaa que hdmillllll

[@carmenriquelme6056]

Que mujer tan ordinaria, se ve que eres callejera.

[@dee-us5ph]

I was starting to like her, until she participated in blackface

[@SerenaRamzyDance]

I understand. Many felt the same. I don't believe it was the intention at the time. views were very different then.

[@user-qn1mq7tz6l]

Танцуют ужасно девушки😅

[@SerenaRamzyDance]

different times, different standards. x