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• Bollywood Star Nora Fatehi’s Net Worth Soars to $8 Million in 2023
  16 August 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Moroccan-Canadian actress, producer and dancer, Nora Fatehi is one of the big names in Indian cinema. How much is the fortune of the most Indian of Moroccans?
  Nora Fatehi’s fortune is estimated at around $8 million in 2023 or "INR 66 Crore", according to the fabceleby website. Last year, it was $5 million. It was valued at $4.5 million in 2021, $3 million in 2020 and $2 million in 2019. Her monthly income is estimated at around 70 million rupees ($850,000). Already among the most (…)

• Morocco Blocks Israeli-Organized Dance Festival in Marrakech During Ramadan
  5 June 2019, by Kamal

  Israeli dancer Simona Guzman was denied permission by the Moroccan authorities to organize a festival in a palace in Marrakech. The local authorities considered the event inopportune.
  The festival organizer had booked a large hall for her dance workshops as well as 50 rooms for the dancers in a grand palace in Marrakech, in order to organize a dance event scheduled between June 3 and 10.
  For religious considerations, the local authorities preferred to refuse the authorization, (…)

• Netflix’s "We Speak Dance" Explores Moroccan Dance Culture in New Season
  19 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  Vandana Hart, the initiator and presenter of the Netflix documentary series "We speak dance", is setting up camp in Morocco, for the second season, with the challenge of exploring contemporary, urban and gnaoua dance.
  "We speak dance", the Netflix documentary series, is making a stopover in the Kingdom of Morocco. After Nigeria, Lebanon, Indonesia, Vietnam and France, it is Morocco’s turn to host the series for its second season, reports TelQuel. American dancer and humanitarian activist (…)

• Bollywood Star Nora Fatehi Releases New Hit "O Saki Saki" on YouTube
  21 July 2019, by Sylvanus

  After the success of her hit "Dilbar", the Moroccan-Canadian dancer Nora Fatehi, now a singer, is signing her comeback with a new song titled "O Saki Saki".
  "O Saki Saki" is the title of the young Nora Fatehi’s new song, launched this week on the YouTube platform. The one who has several lives - actress, model, dancer and singer - had a real success last year with her hit "Dilbar". Nora Fatehi has become a real phenomenon in India, reports plurielle.ma.
  "Having the opportunity to (…)

• Eastern European Dancers Fuel Agadir’s Nightlife and Tourism Boom
  30 July 2019, by Kamal

  A wave of dancers from Eastern European countries has hit the city of Agadir in recent years. Young and beautiful, these women are new objects of desire for Moroccan and foreign tourists. They also master Moroccan, oriental and popular dances and much more.
  Objects of desire for the tourist establishments of the city, these nationals of Eastern countries are, for the most part, from poor backgrounds. The high demand from nightclubs and cabarets encourages them to set foot in Agadir, for (…)

• Marrakech Hosts 6th World Dance Congress, Blending Salsa and Moroccan Culture
  7 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  To make the Kingdom known in order to contribute to its development through tourism. This is the whole meaning of the "World Dance Congress Marrakech", which is in its sixth edition. On the menu: live shows, dance parties and pool parties, dance workshops, a secret big dance party, "1001 Nights between Yves Saint Laurent & Hermès"...
  According to Youssef Alexandre, Communication Director of the event, around a hundred national and international artists will enhance the 6th edition with (…)

• Moroccan Hip-Hop Artist Named US Cultural Ambassador for MENA Region Tour
  24 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  This appointment makes Morocco the only country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region designated to participate in a tour supported by the US State Department, across three US states: New York, Kansas and Minnesota, alongside France, Belgium and Spain.
  At the end of this transatlantic tour, the new Ambassador of Moroccan Hip-hop will continue the development of the project which already brings together several hundred young Moroccans.
  He will also launch the 4th season of the (…)

• Moroccan Author’s Novel Celebrates Iconic Dancers of Marrakech
  29 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  The painter and writer Mahi Binebine has, in his latest novel, paid tribute to the chikhates, the dancers who passionately animate Moroccan festivities.
  "Rue du pardon". This is the title of the new novel dedicated to the chikhates. The heroine of this book, Hayat ("Life" in Arabic), grew up in this poor and teeming alley in Marrakech, within an unloving family, reports Le Point.
  Confronted with the vicissitudes of life, she finds refuge with Mamyta, the greatest oriental dancer in the (…)

• International Breakdancers Converge for Record-Breaking Beat Street Day in Bayonne
  23 October 2019, by Ginette

  Coming from all over France but also from countries like Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Syria, Argentina and Venezuela, the breakdance dancers gathered on Sunday, October 20 for the 7th edition of the Beat street day, held in Bayonne.
  According to the organizers, the Beat street day had never before seen such success.
  Some 1,500 spectators settled in the stands of the Salle Lauga in Bayonne on Sunday afternoon, October 20, to attend the "battles" between breakdance dancers.
  According to (…)

• Controversial Student Dance Performance Sparks Debate at Moroccan University
  30 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  A controversy has arisen around a dance performance by a student on the occasion of the artistic event organized by the students of the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences in Mohammedia. This took place as part of the celebration of the Green March and Independence Day.
  Poetry, singing, "chaabi" dance and theater were on the menu of this student event. The event was proceeding as planned without major incident. However, the performance of a young student quickly created a lively (…)