Festival · Miami, Florida, United States

Rakstar

Name: Rakstar
Location: Miami, Florida, United States

Historical / legacy

Historically influential Miami bellydance festival created by Virginia, known for major international master teachers, intensive workshops, performances and competition/gala programming.

October 2013; exact dates not safely recovered · organized by Virginia

bellydancebyvirginia.com ↗

Edition 2013 · Verified historical edition

Teachers & performers

Budapest · Hungary

Mercedes Nieto

Mercedes Nieto began studying Oriental dance in Hungary in 1997 after earlier experience with jazz ballet and flamenco. Her artistic focus gradually became strongly connected with Egyptian Raqs Sharqi and Arabic music. She founded the Nymph Oriental Dance…

Buenos Aires · Argentina

Amir Thaleb

Amir Thaleb is an Argentinian dancer of Syrian descent who became one of Latin America's most influential Oriental dance teachers. He discovered belly dance in his youth and developed a systematic approach to technical and artistic education. Thaleb founded a…

Dancer · Egypt

Wael Mansour

Wael Mansour was born in Cairo and trained in Egyptian dance, folklore and ballet. During the 1990s he worked with professional dance companies before developing an international career. He later established himself in Europe, particularly Italy, as a…

New York City · Egypt

Mohamed Shahin

Mohamed Shahin was born and raised in Cairo and discovered Egyptian dance as a teenager. He later moved to the United States and developed a full-time international teaching and performing career. His repertoire includes Raqs Sharqi alongside a broad range of…

Full line-up as published

Mercedes Nieto; Wael Mansour; Amir Thaleb; Mohamed Shahin; Issam; Aziza; Virginia

Programme