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      Ebraheem Abd El Maksoud’s early passion for oriental dance and folkloric arts started since he was a dancer for El-Mehala folkloric band. Then he moved to several bands across the Egyptian delta, till he joined El Balloon Theater’s oriental dancing and folkloric band in Cairo, where he had been professionally fine tuned his skills on the hands of the pioneers of dancing masters in Egypt such as: Mahmoud Reda, Kamal Naeem, Essmat Yehya, Mimi Qadous, and many more of oriental and folklore dancing masters in Egypt.

On 1982, he became the designer and instructor for Kafr El Shiekh folkloric dance band, and has successfully led them through many of national and international dance festivals. Mean while he attained two educational courses at the Public Culture authority for folkloric and oriental dance, in addition to another nineteen courses (on yearly biases) at the Leaders’ Preparation Center under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture, where he encountered another level of fine skills by his masters like: Hosney Lotfy, El-Gedawy Ramadan, Hani Abu-Gaafer, Mohamed Khalil, Mamdouh Othman, Medhat Fahmy, Farida Fahmy, Ekhlas Nour-ElDein, and many more of the finest at the fields of folkloric customs and musical instruments, motion expressions, legacy and traditions of the Egyptian life style. And various specialties and subjects that concerns all about the Egyptian folkloric and oriental dancing arts.

Now that he has become one of the rare gems makers at the dance training and designing, he was qualified to help establish, supervise, design and directing a group of the Egyptian folkloric and oriental dance bands such as: El Mahala Weavers, El Gharbia, El Mansoura, The League of Tanta University, The League of Ministry of High Education, The League of the Egyptian Ministry of Youth. And managed to accompany them through many of the national and international dance festivals in France, Romania, Germany, Libya, Tunisia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Morocco, Ismailia international, World’s Alexandrias, and Arabian Universities.
 
He also has designed and directed various dances for the Egyptian TV, among them, the month of Ramadan’s shows for five years in row. Where he had the opportunity to work with some of the brightest stars of the TV shows in Egypt, like: Samir Sabry, Dina, Yasmeen Farag, Rania Yousef, Mohamed Abo-ElHassan, Diaa El Merghany and much more. In addition to the plays he has participated at as a dancer and a designer for large groups for the Egyptian private and public sectors alike.

As result for his wide range of experience, and qualities as a qualified leader for several of the Egyptian youth activities, and the many courses he achieved (Ministry of Culture: 2 courses – Ministry of Youth 19 courses). He received more than once, a fine gesture by being honored from the two Ministries by their own leaders themselves, for his constant efforts at the fields of the youth artistic activities and for designing and directing the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Egyptian Revolution, which been held at the presence of the President of the Republic.

His name has been printed several times as the Best Dance Designer Award Winner at the national competition sponsored by the Ministry of Culture.

Ebraheem Abd El Maksoud
has been the trainer and the instructor of the Egyptian dance for many dance schools in Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Currently, his main efforts are dedicated for supervising and techniques designing for several Egyptian bands and work-shops in Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, France and Belgium.

 

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