Festival · Cairo, Egypt
Jewel of the Nile Belly Dance Festival
Active / recurring
Cairo festival centred on Egyptian Oriental dance, offering workshops, gala shows, competitions, bazaars and optional cultural experiences.
22–29 August 2026 · organized by Yousry Sharif & Wael Mansour
Edition 2026 · Verified edition
Teachers & performers
Dancer · Ukraine
Dariya Mitskevich
Dariya Mitskevich began with ballroom dance as a teenager before dedicating herself to Oriental dance. She achieved an important competitive success while still only seventeen, which accelerated her professional development. Dariya subsequently became a…
New York City · Egypt
Yousry Sharif
Yousry Sharif grew up in Cairo and was exposed to Egyptian dance and music from childhood. His training eventually incorporated Egyptian folklore alongside ballet, jazz and other theatrical movement traditions. After relocating to New York, he became one of…
Dancer · Egypt
Wael Mansour
Wael Mansour was born in Cairo and trained in Egyptian dance, folklore and ballet. During the 1990s he worked with professional dance companies before developing an international career. He later established himself in Europe, particularly Italy, as a…
Dancer · Egypt
Tito Seif
Tito Seif is one of the most internationally recognised male Egyptian Oriental dancers. He began dancing as a teenager and developed a career spanning Raqs Sharqi, folklore and theatrical Egyptian performance. His work became especially important for…
Cairo · Egypt
Randa Kamel
Randa Kamel began with ballet and entered the Reda Troupe as a teenager, where she spent several years performing Egyptian folklore. She later moved into solo Raqs Sharqi and became known for extraordinary power, speed and emotional intensity. Her…
Full line-up as published
Wael Mansour; Yousry Sharif; Randa Kamel; Dariya Mitskevich; Tito Seif; Ahmed Fekry; Maha Twefeek; Essam Tork; Dandash; Khaled Badawy
Programme
Highlights
- Workshops, shows, competitions, bazaars, cultural tours, airport pickup and opening/closing experiences.
Verification: Official festival source.
Research record
Verification: High
Current edition verified; older edition-by-edition archives were not publicly recoverable from the accessible site.
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