Aliah – international professional bellydance dancer, teacher of educational workshops at many festivals in Europe, Latin America (Argentina), Asia (China, Japan). Jury member of prestigious international competitions, organizer of her own festivals in Poland “Dance Weekend in Warsaw” and “Open Bellydance Championship”. Founder and choreographer in Aliah Team studio in Warsaw.
In addition to dance activities, Aliah is engaged in the creation and sewing of unique bellydance outfits, training clothes and accessories. Her on-line shop: www.aliah.fashion
Art-director of Bellystream.TV – educational online bellydance project.
Katya Kiipli is a dancer, choreographer, belly dance costume designer and Raqs Ireland festival organiser from Estonia, living in Ireland since 2007. She has BA degree in dance from University of Limerick, having background in ballet and contemporary.
Not many know that she has been playing classical violin for almost 10 years and participating in competitions, which played a major role in developing musicality in her choreography style.
Since 2016 she’s actively participating in European festivals and competitions, having won numerous awards and continues to learn from the best Oriental dance masters by regularly visiting various workshops. Since 2017 she’s also being invited as a master teacher and judge.
Laura Zaray is one of the top names in Finnish oriental dance. She has been actively studying under the guidance of the top performers in the field for 23 years. During her career, she has toured directing and performing at international events and has achieved several competition victories both as a soloist and with her performing groups.
Today, Laura directs weekly classes at the Zaray Dance dance school in Helsinki and intensive courses both in Finland and abroad. She is an active member of the international Bellydance Evolution dance group and the Enkidu dance group, which performs Iraqi folk dances. Laura directs three performing groups in Helsinki: Zaray Dancers, Jawahir and Zaray Dance student showteam. In addition, she actively produces top international artists in the field for director visits to Finland.
Laura is charismatic and authentic as a performer. As a director, he is known for his gentle yet precise directing style, innovative exercises, and endless versatility in the world of oriental dance and Middle Eastern folk dances.
ANNA- The winner of Jamila Queen Crown 2025
Anna is a rising oriental dance artist from the Czech Republic. Oriental dance enchanted her as a little girl and still fascinates her until now. Diversity, femininity and freedom is what she treasures the most in oriental dance. Besides performing, Anna also teaches her regular dance classes.
Since 2023 she is part of the Bellydance Evolution international company with which she performed their latest show The Jungle Book in two European tours and also travelled to the USA.
ANHELINA
At the Jamila Festival, we have a special category for newcomers — Rising Stars! The category will be judged by Angelina Statkevich — a dancer and teacher with solid experience both on stage and in the classroom. She knows how to support beginners and will give clear, helpful feedback and recommendations for your further growth.
TAISA
A new category at our festival – Bellydance Freestyle! Here, you can do anything connected with bellydance that doesn’t fit into strict official criteria. The organizer of this category is the amazing dancer and teacher, winner of the second Jamila Festival and many championships in Ukraine and Europe, Taisa Shtepa. As a true experimenter in bellydance, Taisa knows how important it is to give a dancer freedom of self-expression, the chance to perform on a big stage, and to receive fair and honest feedback. She will point out what you can improve and highlight what already stands out as your strength and unique style.
