In December 2004, I had the opportunity to see a show in Newcastle upon Tyne, featuring a troupe of Egyptian belly dancers. Dancers included Yasmina of Cairo, Aida Nour and Dandasha (also spelt Dandesh or Dandash). The show was amazing and I was very impressed, as it was the first time I saw a belly dance show with Egyptian dancers. The musicians were also good, and so were the Sufi dancers who impressed the audience with their uninterrupted spinning. The dancers were Yasmina of Cairo (I attended one of her workshops a couple of years later), Aida Nour (a very experienced folkloric belly dancer, who is one of the organisers of the Nile Group in Cairo) and Dandesh. Dandash was the star of the evening and everybody was impressed by her style. What struck me most of Dandasha