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💚 WORKSHOPS 💚
📆 October 15,16 & 18, 2026 – THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SUNDAY

MAHRAGAN 2026 workshops are created as spaces for conscious movement and authentic expression.
Each class offers a balance of technique, musicality and emotional awareness, inviting dancers to explore how movement becomes language.

Rather than collecting steps, these workshops focus on how you move, what you express and how you connect — to the music, to your body and to the space around you. Through structured combinations, choreographic work and guided exploration, you’ll deepen your understanding of oriental dance as an expressive, living art form.

These workshops are designed for dancers who want to grow not only in skill, but in presence, clarity and artistic voice.

📆 October 15, 2026 – THURSDAY

10:00 – 12:00 – TAHIRA
Circle of Expression: One Body, Many Voices – This 2-hour opening workshop sets the tone for MAHRAGAN 2026 through movement, rhythm and conscious choice. Working with short, structured combinations, we will explore different qualities of expression — flow and continuity, accents and clarity, dancing on the spot and traveling through space. By shifting dynamics, rhythm and intention, the same movements will take on completely different meanings. This workshop is not about learning more steps, but about how you move and what you choose to express. It creates a shared physical language for the days to come and opens the Circle of Expression through the body.

12:15 – 14:15 – OLIWIA ROLNICKA
Modern Oriental Flow – Technique of Expression – This workshop focuses on developing flow, continuity and conscious control in modern oriental dance. Through carefully structured exercises and movement sequences, you will work on transitions, body coordination and dynamic quality, learning how technique directly supports expression. The class explores how movement flows, connects and breathes, allowing you to dance with clarity, intention and a strong personal presence. Ideal for dancers who want to refine their technique while deepening their expressive range.

15:30 – 17:30 – SLIVIA BRAZZOLI
Vintage Soul – A Raqs Sharqi dance combination inspired by the legendary Nadia Gamal, blending improvisational elements, dynamic transitions and rich musical phrasing. Drawing from the golden era of oriental dance and shaped by a distinctive Lebanese touch, this workshop invites you to explore a more nuanced, expressive way of moving. By working with classical aesthetics, musical sensitivity and improvisation, you’ll deepen your understanding of how style, heritage and musical context influence expression. Revisiting iconic movement qualities is not about copying the past, but about strengthening your expressive roots and refining your personal voice within Raqs Sharqi.

17:45 – 19:45 – AMANDA ROSE
Movement Analysis & Exploration for Belly Dancers – This class offers an immersive journey into embodiment, self-awareness, and the mind-body connection through improvisation. Participants will delve into Laban Movement Efforts to deeply connect with their own movement profiles, exploring comfort zones, challenges, and personal styles. By uncovering preferences and limitations, dancers will gain profound insights to enhance their improvisation, choreography, and technical proficiency, fostering unique artistic development rooted in self-connection.

📆 October 16, 2026 – FRIDAY

10:00 – 12:00 – SILVIA BRAZZOLI
Belly Dance Goes Swing – In this workshop, belly dance meets swing, inviting you to expand your movement vocabulary through new footwork patterns, rhythmic accents and musical structures. By stepping outside the traditional frame of oriental dance, you’ll explore how learning other movement languages can sharpen coordination, presence and expressive range. This fusion is not about leaving belly dance behind, but about enriching it — discovering fresh dynamics, playfulness and clarity that can be brought back into your oriental dance with more awareness and confidence.

12:15 – 14:15 – AMANDA ROSE
Raqs Sharqi: Exploring Expression through Movement – How to use body language, Energy, Projection and Emotion to communicate and create connection. In this exploratory and improvisation based workshop, dancers will explore how to use body language, energy, projection and emotion to communicate and create connection. Through a series of solo and group exercises, dancers will play with receiving and expressing ideas through their bodies, how to use body communication in dance, and how to focus dance on expression and communication versus technique. Be ready to be playful and get out of your comfort zone!

14:30 – 16:30 – ROBERTA GAZZETTA
Dancing Emotion: Classical Oriental – This workshop is an invitation to dive into emotional expression through classical oriental dance. Working with a tarab song and Roberta’s signature movement quality, you will explore how emotion shapes phrasing, dynamics and presence on stage. The choreography focuses on musical sensitivity, fluidity and inner truth, helping you move beyond steps and into genuine expression. Ideal for dancers who want to deepen their emotional connection to music and dance with authenticity.

📆 October 18, 2026 – SUNDAY

11:00 – 13:00 – AMANDA ROSE
Shaabi Spirit – Come along for the ride in a fun Shaabi track focusing on expressing the music, the lyrics, and the fun Shaabi style in contrast to Raqs Sharqi. This choreography will be fun, vibrant, and full of personality.

13:15 – 15:15 – ROBERTA GAZZETTA
Khaleegy: Feminine Power & Presence – In this workshop, Roberta brings the joyful, grounded spirit of Khaleegy, with a strong focus on feminine energy, confidence and connection. Through a vibrant choreography, you will explore how posture, timing and intention create a powerful yet playful presence. This class celebrates femininity in movement – expressive, proud, rooted – while honoring the characteristic qualities of the style.

15:30 – 17:30 – SILVIA BRAZZOLI
Beautiful arms – This workshop is built around unique exercises and training methods designed to develop fluid, elegant and well-coordinated upper body movement. Through carefully structured drills and uncommon movement patterns, you will refine control, continuity and precision. Beyond technique, these exercises serve as tools to discover your own way of moving and expressing yourself, supporting individuality, body awareness and a more confident, personal presence in dance.

18:00 CLOSING THE CIRCLE
From Expression to Integration – This final gathering brings the MAHRAGAN 2026 journey to a close through shared reflection, listening and presence. Before coming together in the circle, participants are invited to enjoy a light snack break, allowing the body to settle and recharge. Sitting together on the floor, we will explore expression in dance through one common theme, creating space for thoughtful questions, attentive listening and collective insight. Rather than a panel or discussion, this moment is about integration — allowing experiences, emotions and discoveries from the days before to take shape.