Chronis Taxidis is the world famous musician from Greece, the author of professional bellydance music, used by many famous BD stars. Successfully released 7 albums.
Chronis Taxidis is the highly skilled professional instructor for dancers in such matters like:
- Live tabla solo improvisation
- Live orchestra improvisation
- Sagat playing for dancer level and professionally
- Arab rhythmology, history of music for dancers, traditions of music connected with music and dance performances
Chronis Taxidis is involved and is coauthor of such big projects like study programs for the dancers “Sandra method” by Sandra – France, “Darbuka planet” by Simona Minisini – Italy and intensive courses by Berit Aicha Vill – Estonia.
He is an organizer of amazing Arabic music culture and dance concert “To Dance or not to Dance” in Greece and, of course, took a part in numerous workshops all around the world
Lenka Badriyah is a dancer from the Czech Republic, now teaching regularly in Belgium. She is known for her Golden Era Raqs Sharqi dances, recreations, and unique teaching.
Lenka has been a dance teacher for more than 17 years, performing in more than 60 shows in Japan, Taiwan, Morocco, Australia, the United States and other countries. The organizer of the Kan Zaman festival and the Leylet Raqs festival.
Badriyah is passionate about Raqs Sharqi and its history. She loves to study legendary Egyptian dancers, and perform so-called Golden Era Bellydance. Badriyah is a collector of vintage items depicting Golden Era legends.
To share all this content with the dance community, Badriyah created an online museum on her website (www.badriyahbellydance.com) and now she is renovating a space to build an actual Raqs Sharqi Museum in Belgium.
Mila Tannermaa always keeps on learning. She is also known for her friendly energy and her unconditional love for dance.
Winner of different projects: “Bellydance Prima 2021” and “Business Queen 2021”. Teacher and soloist of “Jamila Dance” -group with over 20 years of experience in dancing. BD Judge, licensed coach of BELLYFIT®️ and a Belly Dance instructor. The main organizer of Jamila Festival and other dance activities in Finland.
Katerina Timonen – dancer and oriental dance teacher, tribal coach. Winner and finalist of dancing competitions and festivals in Russia and in Finland. Healthy fitness specialist and the dancer with over 20 years of experience in the industry. The co-organizer of the Jamila Festival.
Marta Kalva – dancer and teacher. She has been dancing oriental dance since 2007 and regularly improves her knowledge at workshops and individual classes.
An award winner in many different international competitions such as “Cairo Festival Budapest,” “Etoiles d’Orient Festival” and “ODM” Festival. Her style differs with movement flowing and softness with a little ballet technique touch.
Marta is the main winner of the Jamila Queen Crown 2024!
Aside from winning the crown, Marta also participated in a workshop at the festival