1st Center for Preserving Egyptian Dancing Arts Opens (Photos)

On Thursday, the first center for preserving the Egyptian dancing arts, Taqseem, opened. The opening witnessed the presence of various figures in the Egyptian society.

The center was founded by Amy Sultan. She is an activist who calls for listing the Egyptian on the UNESCO's lists for the intangible cultural heritage.

Taqseem is considered the first dancing arts center in Egypt that backed and authorized by the UNESCO.

“We are now in the process of raising funds and compiling this file that we will submit to UNESCO to register this dance as an intangible national heritage,” she told media agencies.

She added: "I recently spoke to a dear friend who I felt had my best interest in mind, but he told me that I should not continue to apply to UNESCO to register the dance simply because he didn’t believe that people would take me seriously just because I’m a dancer, because I’m an attractive woman and a dancer wouldn’t let them believe I could participate."

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