Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

I spent 13 terrific years in the Emirates. We lived in Abu Dhabi when we first arrived and spent six years there. We had a flat in the Tourist Club area. By the mid-1990's, the corporate tourism business was really booming in Dubai. For a year I rented a room with a friend in Dubai. Then there was so much work that Hans and I gave up the flat in Abu Dhabi and moved to a villa directly on the beach in Umm al Quwain. Here are some photos from performances I did in the Emirates.

marta the legend, belly dance show in Abu Dhabi

with Ragheb Alami at the Metropolitan Hotel, Dubai
Metropolitan Hotel, Dubai
marta the legend, belly dance show in Dubai marta the legend, belly dance show in Dubai
I am wearing the traditional 'abbaya' and performing the dance of the Khaleej. The Khaleeji dance segment was a regular part of my show routine while in the Emirates and Oman.

marta the legend, belly dance show in Abu Dhabi
Sapphire Nightclub, Sheraton Hotel, Abu Dhabi
marta at the Sheraton Dubai

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo was home for a year, first in Dokki, then in Giza. Yes, Giza! When I stepped out of the flat into the street, I could see the Great Pyramid. Later, to be closer to my work at the Sheraton Gezira, I moved to Mohandessin.

Here are some photos from my show at the Sheraton.

marta at the Sheraton Gerzira, Cairo
marta at the Sheraton Gerzira, Cairo