Inessa Aruena
Powerful mejance - Prepare yourself for energetic and intensive mejance choreography. We will work on various rhythms and melody combinations! Come and join us in this beautiful adventure!
Nevena Salome
Spicey technique - This workshop will blow your mind! Don't miss the opportunity to find out lots of tips and tricks to improve your dance technique. Let's dance all together!
Nabila Aswan
Shaabi Cairo club style and Shaabi for the stage - Nabila will make comparations between those two kind of shaabi, but workshops are not fully connected, which means you can take only one, but if you want to have full picture and shaabi experience, our recommendation is to take both!
Jennifer Sdrigotti
Saiidi Dabke mix - Discover the richness of arabic folklore dance! In this workshop we will work on technique and choreography for saiidi as well as dabke. Don't miss this folklore fairytale. Join us!
Workshops - Schedule
Saturday, 25. April 2026
Inessa Aruena
Mejance
09:30-11:30
Nabila Aswan
Cairo Shaabi Style
11:30 - 13:30
Jennifer Sdrigotti
Saiidi/Dabke Mix
13:30 - 15:30
Teachers Gala Show. Program starts at 20:00h
Sunday, 26. April 2026
Nevena Salome
Spicey Technique
09:30 - 11:30
Nabila Aswan
Stage Shaabi Style
11:30 - 13:30
Nabila Aswan
Free lecture about life and dance in Egypt
13:30 - 14:30
Competition, Closing Gala. Program starts at 19:00h
Welcome to Oriental Fairytales Festival - Belgrade, Serbia
It is with enormous pleasure and great honor that we present to you a unique festival of oriental dance in Serbia - Oriental Fairytales. Our oriental dance festival will provide you with the opportunity to learn from many internationally acclaimed instructors, the great names of contemporary oriental belly dance, as well as to share the stage with the stars of the international oriental belly dance scene, make new acquaintances and establish contacts. Through the competition part of the Oriental Fairytales festival you will have the opportunity to distinguish yourself and be noticed, as well as continue your dance perfecting by means of awards winning.
All programme of the festival will be held in the center of Belgrade! Gala Show will be held at "Decji kulturni centar" big stage. Address is Takovska 8, Belgrade. All the Workshops and Competition will be held at "La Variete" Cabaret. Address is Francuska 6, Belgrade.
The Oriental Fairytales team will be responsible for flawless organization of the event and ensure your comfort, and is always available for all your questions and inquiries.
Come and tell us your own oriental fairy tale. We are always here for you! You are more than welcome and we're expecting your arrival!
Saturday: Workshops, Teachers Gala Show, Bazaar, Fashion Show
Sunday: Workshops, Competition, Closing Show, Bazaar, Fashion Show
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