A traditonal Egyptian Wedding can never be without a "Zaffa"  which is one or more belly dancers escorting the bride and groom down the stairs on their wedding night as a start of a  night  long celebration .. click on the image to view the video clip ..Taheya Karioka was a famous dancer in Egypt during 1950's .. the clip shown here was after she retired as a belly dancer but continued to perform as an actress (the movie is "Khally Balek Men Zouzo") ..