THURSDAY PASS

Description

💚 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.