The Duo Behind Your Favorite TikTok Dance: Meet Sasa & Cheetos
The Duo Behind Your Favorite TikTok Dance: Meet Sasa & Cheetos
From viral moves to celebrity shoutouts, Alexandria's funniest duo is dancing their way into Egypt's heart.
Two TikTok dancers from Alexandria, Sasa and Cheetos, have quietly taken over the internet. From Haifa Wehbe hits to Akon's 'Lonely', they've charmed thousands of followers with their dubbed "Alexandrian style" dance, reinterpreting viral tracks, with humour and an irresistible local flair.
Naturally, I had to meet them.
We planned the interview in Alexandria, their hometown. My trip to Alexandria was smooth, until I found myself wandering the streets with a tripod like a lost vlogger. I was sure I'd made it to the right spot, excited and ready, but a few 'Where are you?' calls later, it turned out I was standing outside the wrong branch of the PlayStation café. Classic. Thankfully, the actual place was just ten minutes away, and luckily, the guys were still mid-FIFA, decked out in what they confidently described as 'Alexandrian style,' all bright colours and mismatched patterns. It was a vibe.
We tried to start the interview, but it took us a solid 10 takes just to record a simple intro. Every time we started, someone would burst out laughing, usually them, sometimes me. 'We're not serious people,' Sasa shrugged. 'We can't even fake being serious.'
Eventually, we pulled it together.
'I'm Mostafa Islam Mohamed Ali Hassanein Mohamed,' Sasa announced dramatically, 'but you can call me Sasa.'
'I'm Youssef Ramadan Ali,' added his partner-in-dance-crimes, 'aka Cheetos.'
The two are close friends, finishing their final year of school. Sasa wants to be a dentist. Cheetos? 'I'm saving up for a tuk-tuk,' he said.
They've been making goofy TikToks together for a while, but things really took off when Cheetos suggested dancing 'Alexandrian style' to an English sound clip. 'We found this one audio that I liked,' he explained. 'So I was like, let's just dance to it. Anything. Just go.'
When I asked them what exactly 'Alexandrian style' dancing was, Sasa broke it down like a science: 'You just follow every single word in the lyrics. Literally. Even small ones like 'in' or 'out.' You act it all out.'
They even stood up to demonstrate, and yes, it was both impressive and absolutely hilarious.
The dance went viral. Views skyrocketed. 'We thought it was a glitch,' Cheetos said. 'I refreshed the app like 10 times.'
Most of their videos now pass a million views, many of them far beyond that. 'It's crazy,' Sasa said. 'The engagement is wild. People don't just watch; they duet, comment, remix it. Then we saw the followers, Wegz followed us.
Ziad Zaza reposted us.' 'We love Zaza,' they both chimed in. 'We'd love to collaborate with him someday.'
They lit up even more talking about celebrities doing their dances. 'Hassan Malek, Mayan El Sayed, Hamza Diab… that one really got us,' Sasa said, still in disbelief. 'Hamza Diab is like… our unofficial third member now.'
To cap off the day, we decided to film a TikTok together, exclusively for SceneNoise. The song? What else but 'El Bakht' by Wegz. 'It's the national anthem,' Cheetos declared.
The shoot was, predictably, a mess of laughter, chaotic choreography, and vibes. But it worked - just the kind of vibe the duo have always operated on.
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