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EHAB GADALLA (Egypt) president of jury  He started to study folkloric dance in 1973 by the famous Yousrey Hamdy who was the main solo dancer of the Reda Troup.
He became assistant of Raqia Hassan for 13 years. His teaching method is based on organizing the steps and moovs in groups and explains all details on the right techniq of each step and moovment.His coreographies are based on logic,varieties of steps,playfulness,clasiccal techniqs and rules,artistic elements and with the hint of original egyptian deep feelings.
Ehab Gadalla's workshop at the festival:
Oriental Technique & choreography - Al Fann - 29 October Friday 18:30-20:30 Oriental technique & choreography - mezance with veil - 31 October Sunday 12:00-15:00
NOUR (Russia-Egypt) 
Nour was born in Moscow where she began her studies of choreography at the age of 8. She was focused upon folk dances from Uzbeck, Tadjick, and Azerbaijan. By the age of 15, Nour worked on stage on her own, and after 2 years, she organized her own Middle-eastern troupe, which was actually the first eastern ballet in Moscow. During these days, Nour acquired an old videotape showing one composition of some Arabic dancer. Belly dance became the only and favorite dance for Nour. This dance, having its own rules, was like the flight of a soul, especially for one who sees dance as art and not just personal exhibitionism. Administration of a troupe took too much time; that’s why Nour parted with the troupe girls and started a serious belly dance solo career. She began working abroad on contracts. Nour danced in many countries such as Jordan, The Arab Emirates, Turkey, Greece, and even Shri-Lanka. Nour’s mother followed her in all her trips as her best friend and administrator. Between her tours Nour finished in Moscow economic College. In 1994 Nour won first place in first competition of belly-dance in Mocsow, Russia.
While she was working in Arabic countries, artists and manager kept telling Nour that it would be better for her to work in Egypt, not only because she had perfect dancing skills and a work serious attitude, but because it’s only in Egypt where a dancer can really grow in her skills. It is the center of Arabic art and culture and a kind of “Hollywood”. So Nour went to Cairo. In Cairo, Nour became acquainted with a dancer and choreographer named Raqia Hassan. Due to that acquaintance, she has performed three years in a row at Raqia’s Cairo Dance Festival "Ahlam Wa Sahlan" 2000-2002. Also she shot in video tape of Raqia Hassan's technics vol. 5. Presently, Nour is very famous in Egypt; she is often invited to appear on television programs, gives interviews for local papers and magazines, takes parts in films and video clips, and gives charity concerts. Now openly we can say that Nour is one of the first stars of Egypt. Nour's workshop at the festival:
Oriental Song for Kazm Saher - 29 October Friday 15:15-18:15 Drum Solo Choreography - 31 October Sunday 17:30-19:30
MONA DOLORES GHAZI (Syria-Hungary-Egypt) 
MONA DOLORES GHAZI is a syrian origin lived in hungary since she is 10. She started dancing at he „FANTASY” show dance group of Kate Smidth at the age of 15. At the age of 20 she appeared in TV as the first bellydancer performing oriental dance in Hungary and became famous as being popular in TV shows and in the performing art and entertainment business. 1993 she got a solo dance in the famous LA Bajadere operett. From 1994-till 2008 she travelled and performed around the world working as a professional dancer in all 5 star hotels of the Middle East,suche as : Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Bahrein, Marocco, Tunis, Egypt and in Europe and the west: Austria, Switzerland, USA. Since 2001 she is organizing the RAQS SHARQI FESTIVAL and COMPETITION held every year since 10 years in Budapest, Hungary. SHE learned beside oriental dance: jazz,balett,latin,flamenco,indian.
She trained oriental techniq with the most famous dancers such as : NAGWA FUAD,MONA SAID ,SUHER ZAKI,DINA ,and with the most famous master teachers : RAQIA HASSAN,MO GADDAWI,ZAZA HASSAN, MAGDY EL LEIZI and EHAB GADALLA. Since 2009 living and performing in Cairo at the most famous five star hotels such as :SEMIRAMIS ,MOVENPICK,FAIRMONT and the PHARAON NILE also performing at the most prestigious weddings which are held at the most grandious halls of five star hotels of Cairo. In 2010 sept DANCING and teaching WORKSHOP at Mona El Said's new FESTIVAL IN EGYPT www.aoaegypt.com, perfprming in videoklips of famous egyptian pop stars such as Essam Carica as well.
Mona's workshop: Oriental technique & choreography - Oum Kalthoum / Yamsahharni - 31 October Sunday 15:15-17:15
YASSER AL-SWERY (Syria-Egypt) President of International Association of Artists in Egypt is Yasser Al-Swery - singer from Syria.  Yasser's singing talent has been discovered when he was child: he won the first prize at musician's competition between Aleppo, his native land, singing schools. Later, when he was 11 years old he won a singing competition among Syria schools. Yasser is not the only and the first singer in his family – one of his older brothers had a beautiful voice and entered to the final of a 70-ies famous competition show similar to modern “Star Factory” show together with Miyada Hanawie (at the beginning of her singing career). Yaaser’s brother quitted the show at that time because he had a chance to enter Police academy, a very prestigious school in Syria.
Yasser never stopped performing, together with George Wassuf, Nagwa Karam, Aasy Khilyany, Nour Mhanna he had participated in many performances.
Once when he was performing in “Meridian-Damascus” in Syria he was invited to perform in Egypt.
In Egypt Yasser had performed in such prestigious hotels and public places as “Sheraton-Heliopolis”, “Marriott”, “Sheraton-Cairo” , Maryland, Sun-set, Happy-Dolphin etc.
Yasser participated in International singing competition in Cairo and took second prize there (the first prize went to an Egyptian young singer who sang a patriotic song together with children choir).
When with Yasser’s efforts “Foreign artists of Egypt Association” (later named “Egyptian Artists’ association”) was founded it started to take a lot of his time, especially after a law that prohibited foreign dancers’ performances in Egypt was enforced. (See www.nour-orientaldance.com directory “Association” – Activities) Today Yasser is performing in Egypt at weddings, parties, concerts. At Gala-shows of festivals, where his wife, famous Egyptian dancer Nour is performing he makes an exception and sings in her part of the program. When people see them together often they compare this couple to the legendary duet of Samia Gamal and Farid El Atrash.
BELLA WANG (Taiwan)
 Her professional training began at 10 years old and included ballet, jazz, latin, and contemporary styles. Later she fell in love with oriental dance....
Bella is pessionate Egyptian oriental dance and excites audiances with her unique double-sword, amazing candle, elegant doble -viel, and gracefull wing dances.
Bella runs a bellydance school and is the Taiwan Belly Dance Association chairman. She also teaches and performs at Egypt festival 'Ahlan wa Sahlan '.
2006 Egypt teacher course certificate closing gala show 2007 Egypt festival 'Ahlan wa Sahlan ' summer show. 2008 Japan Amir Thaleb gala show 2009 'Ahlan wa Sahlan ' festival teach and gala show 2010 'Ahlan wa Sahlan ' festival teach and gala show , Argentina Amir Thaleb festival gala show
Bella's workshop: Double Veil Dance - 29 October Friday 13:00-15:00 |
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