Background
She was born in Rome, Italy. Her father was the news correspondent for the Middle East News Agency in Rome. She earned a master"s degree in philosophy from Ain Shams University at the insistence of her father.
She was born in Rome, Italy. Her father was the news correspondent for the Middle East News Agency in Rome. She earned a master"s degree in philosophy from Ain Shams University at the insistence of her father.
She was named as the "Last Egyptian Dancer" by the American magazine Newsweek. She has a master"s degree in Philosophy. Dina started her career in the early 1970s, dancing with the Reda Dance Troupe.
She became a solo dancer in the 1980s and soon became well known.
In the 1990s she became known for her dancing at hotels like the Cairo Sheraton where she shocked Egyptian society by eschewing the traditional bellydance costume for shorts and a bikini. In addition to public performances at hotels and resorts, Dina also dances for private functions.
As of 2007, she charged around 7,000 Egyptian pounds to appear at weddings. In 2005, she travelled to Brazil to teach belly dance workshops.
In 2011, she released an autobiography entitled Huriati Fi First Rate (at Lloyd's) Raqs (My Freedom in Dancing).
Because of the 2011 Egyptian revolution it did not sell well in Egypt, but the French-language edition Ma liberté de danser (2011) was more successful.