RAQS & RHYHTM 12.-14.6.2026 Helsinki, Finland
Bellydance & Folklore festival in the heart of Helsinki!

• 7 guest teachers

• 15+ hours of workshops & lectures

• opening show & party

• gala show (tickets : https://biletti.fi/e/raqs-heritage-helsinki)

• closing dinner

  FULL PASS 365e (limited availability)
  Includes both shows & 15h of workshops
  INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS
  Price per workshop 55e/2h

  COMPLETE workshop progam
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xA6mr2KKeC-Y925ijWlWd3i2puKyVg1VwU_WcyiualY/edit?usp=sharing

  INSTRUCTORS
  Rochdi Belgasmi (Tunisia)
  Amina LaForce (Switzerland)
  Bakr Hasan (Iraq/Finland)
  Zahra Mujunen (Morocco/Finland)
  Samira Masreya (Greece/Egypt)
  Ahoora Mahone (Iran)
  Judyta Niyaf (Poland/France)

  VENUES
  Friday opening show :Studio Pausa, Vilhonvuorenkatu 11A
  Workshops :Studio Pausa & Alexanders Theater
  Saturday gala :Alexanders Theater, Bulevardi 23-27
  Festival partner hotel :NOLI Sörnäinen, Hämeentie 33
  Sunday closing dinner :Taste of Uyghur, Vilhonvuorenkatu 11A
  
  SCHEDULE OF WORKSHOPS

  Friday 12th June
  16-18 Ahoora Mahone : Rhythms in motion
  Saturday 13th June
  10-12 Rochdi Belgasmi : Tunisian dances (technique)
  10-12 Samira Masreya : Egyptian Baladi
  12:15-14:15 Zahra Mujunen : Moroccan dances
  14:45-16:45 Judyta Niyaf : Modern Fan veils
  Sunday 14th June
  10-12 Bakr Hassan : Sufi dance & Rumi poetry
  12:15-14:15 Rochdi Belgasmi : Tunisian dances (choreography)
  12:15-14:15 Judyta Niyaf : Golden Era
  14:45-17:45 Amina LaForce : Uyghur culture & dances