Wael Mansourhttp://www.waeldanza.net http://www.heshkbeshk.comBiography
WAEL MANSOURChoreographer and lead dancer of Egyptian folklore, modern and contemporary dance.
-Born in October 18th 1974, Cairo – Egypt
-Holder of BSC in Engineering Science
-In 1988, and for three years after, he learned the fundamentals of Egyptian folklore in one amateur band in a club in Cairo.
-In 1992, and for three years after, he jointed the school of The National Elkawmia Folklore Dance Troupe at El Balloon Theatre, Cairo, where he studied the ballet and Egyptian folklore arts.
-then he has been promoted and became member of the school band and with it have executed several performances. Mr. Kamal Naem (the band’s manager) was in the meantime his personal teacher.
-then he left El Balloon Theatre and moved to work for private sector bands like:
•Hassan Afify’s band, where he worked as lead dancer
•Adel Abou’s band, where he worked as lead dancer
• Hamada Husam El Din’s band
•Dr. Essmat Yahia’s (who was the director of the Higher Ballet Institute) band
• Samir Sabry’s dance troupe
-and, he established a cooperation with the Great Artist Nelly, as dancer and lead dancer, as well as he jointed the Egypt Air Band for Egyptian Folklore.
His artistic experience was in the meantime enriched with several collaborations with the cinema, theatre, TV, enumerated national and international Festivals throughout Egypt and abroad.
-then he has formed his personal band composed by some colleague dancers of his generation, with which he had executed some performances in Egypt and abroad.
-Later on, he worked abroad as dancer, trainer and Choreographer of Egyptian Folklore dance.
-Presently, he lives in Italy where he is the head of his own band which is regularly performing in Italy and Switzerland.
Wael Mansour’s target is to disseminate, through the teaching and the performances, the value of Egyptian dance.