Gallery

From the archives

San Francisco, Cairo, Miami, Prague, Nagoya, Dallas, Key Largo. Four decades on stage and in the studio.

Jihan Jamal performing in 1984 — 1984.

Jihan Jamal performing at Bimbo's, San Francisco, 1987 — Bimbo’s, San Francisco, 1987 — the year she was crowned Miss America of the Bellydance. Photo: Don Klein.

Flyer for the production Echoes of Cairo, Miami, 2001 — Echoes of Cairo, Miami, 2001.

Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre in Pharaoh's Daughter, 2005 — Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre, Pharaoh’s Daughter, 2005.

Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre in white costume, Raks Ibrahim, 2005 — Raks Ibrahim, 2005.

Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre performing Raks Ibrahim, October 2005 — Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre in Raks Ibrahim, 8 October 2005. Photo: Denise Marino.

Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre at GEMS, 2009 — Jihan Jamal Egyptian Dance Theatre, GEMS, 2009.

Jihan Jamal in a turquoise hegab at Azhar Gardens, Cairo, 2009 — Azhar Gardens, Cairo, 2009.

Portrait of Jihan Jamal in a houndstooth cap, 2009 — 2009.

Bellyrina Oriental Dance Theatre member Carolina Morales with fan veils — Bellyrina Oriental Dance Theatre — Carolina Morales with fan veils. Miami, 2011.

Jihan Jamal with Raqia Hassan, 2012 — With Raqia Hassan, 2012.

Egyptia 2012 production — Egyptia 2012 — weekend workshop and gala, Miami, 1–3 June 2012.

Jihan Jamal performing at Tribal Solstice, 2013 — Tribal Solstice, 29 June 2013.

Cairene Milaya Liff workshop in Houston, Texas, 2013 — Cairene Milaya Liff workshop, Houston, Texas, 27 April 2013.

Jihan Jamal teaching at La Habana Studio, Nagoya, Japan, 2014 — La Habana Studio, Nagoya, Japan, February 2014 — members of Hermes Dance Company learning the Mermaids of the Nile choreography.

Jihan Jamal in purple with head veil at Ya Hallah Y'all, Dallas — Ya Hallah, Y’All!, Dallas, Texas.

Jihan Jamal backstage with emcee Rick Astray Caneda at Worldly Treasures, Key Largo — Backstage at Worldly Treasures, Key Largo, Florida, 26 August 2017, with emcee Rick Astray Caneda.

Milaya master class, February 2018 — Milaya master class, 22 February 2018.

Jihan Jamal at Tribal Mania Miami, 2018 — Tribal Mania, Miami, 2018.

Jihan Jamal teaching a workshop in Key Largo, December 2018 — Key Largo, Florida, 15 December 2018. Sponsored by Xenia Leonteva.

Jihan Jamal performing a hip circle in a teal costume at Arabian Voyage, 2019 — Arabian Voyage, 2019. Photo: Siufer Artistry.

Mermaids of the Nile student dance company with Jihan Jamal at Arabian Voyage 2019 — Mermaids of the Nile — the Miami Dade College Kendall student company — after performing at Arabian Voyage 2019. Top: Joumana Ibrahim, Alima Alshaier. Middle: Robin Raqs, Kalilah Sahad, Farida Fouad. Front: Freddie (Anuket) and Jihan.

The Jamal Dancers performing khaleeji — The Jamal Dancers — khaleeji.

Jihan Jamal in a backbend on the floor — “Dancers are athletes of God.” — Albert Einstein

Jihan Jamal in a lime green saidi costume, Pembroke Pines — Saidi, Pembroke Pines, Florida.

Portrait of Jihan Jamal in green in a dressing room — Dressing room portrait.

Jihan Jamal in performance — From the archives.

Photographs from the Jihan Jamal Archives unless otherwise credited. Photographers include Denise Marino, Siufer Artistry and Don Klein. Please ask before reproducing.