nagwa fouad arabic egyptian arabic nw fod born 1936 is a famous egyptian belly dancer after her release she performed at the abdeen casino where she met ahmad fuad hassan her future husband for 6 years a producer of stage shows that later became a famous conductor he convinced her to perform live at the most prestigious music and dance show in the 1960s called adwa el madina city lights which had featured such superstars as shadia abdel halim hafez fayza ahmed and sabah in 1976 the famous composer mohammed abdel wahab wrote an entire musical piece exclusively for her belly dancing show titled qamar arbatashar meaning the full moon of the 14th it was her transition from traditional oriental dance to a choreographed stage performancesthe next important career step was nagwas marriage to ahmed fouad hassan the talented violin player composer and conductor ahmed gave nagwa fouad her chance to appear in the very popular sixties stage show adwoua almadina city lights which had featured such superstars as abdelhalim hafez fayza ahmed shadia and sabah nagwa featured on many of the covers of the ahmed fouad hassan lpscds nagua took every career step well calculated hassan was 17 years older than me but i needed him he nurtured my amateurs talents he taught me the importance of studying and working on my talent if i wanted to be a big star he trained me at the nelly mazloum dance school and i joined the national dance troupe to study folklore with russian teachers nagoua fouad learned showmanship and eyecatching techniques which were obvious in her performances of ayoub almasri and bahiya wa yassin but fouad hassan wanted to have a baby with nagua something she didnt approve to so this eventually led to her first divorce after six years of marriagein 1976 nagwa fouad reached the top of her career when composer mohamed abdelwahab wrote qamar arbaatashar blue moon or 14the moon for her her stage performance to this special piece allowed her to change the way bellydancing was presented on stage transforming it from traditional oriental dance to more of a choreographed lavish spectacle adding more dramatic elements to it than ever before the composition served as a transition for nagwa i was able to combine the oriental dancing of tahiya karioka and samia gamal with naemas acrobatic style and created a stage show like a dramatic piece she says najwa established her own dance group but it did not last long and later tried to retire dancing to become actress she played on the stage and in the cinema and finally became cinema producer