Mercedes Nieto 
Workshops Schedule and Descriptions
 Friday 10/05/12

3:30pm - 6:30pm
 Sunday 10/07/12

9:00am - 12:00pm
 3 Hrs. Workshop
Oriental - Cameli Style
 3 Hrs. Workshop 
Baladi - Camelia Style
Mercedes Nieto was born in the heart of Europe, Budapest. She is dancing and deepening her knowledge of the oriental dance for 12 years. At the same time she was studying flamenco, afro dance and jazz ballet. Up to these days she still involves herself in improving and developing her classical ballet and contemporary dance knowledge. Merging these with the traditional and contemporary Egyptian dance forms -learning in Egypt continuosly- Mercedes created her own style, which is dynamic and floating, delicate and sensual, mysterious, still sincere and natural.   She had won several awards on different professional belly dance competitions worldwide. Mercedes is choreographing dance-theatrical performances, is a leading teacher and star guest of several festivals all over in Hungary, Europe and the World. She has her own dance school for the past 10 years.  Already during her fist visit to Cairo she was invited for dance interviews, after she appeared in Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel, on the Nile Pharaoh Cruising Restaurant, and later on the cruising restaurant Nile Maxim.   Meantime her name is becoming more and more known: she was teaching and dancing in Workshops and performances abroad: Egypt, USA, Japan, Malaysia, Cuba, Morocco, Spain, England, Italy, France, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovakia, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, etc. She was a guest performer on the Nile Group Festival’s Opening Gala Show in Cairo with a live music show with orchestra in June 2010 and to the festival’s Closing Gala Show in June 2011 as well, and now she is one of the first European masterteachers of this World famous festival. Mercedes is the founder and choreographer of the well known oriental dance troup: The Nymph Oriental Dance Company, having international tours around the world and performing in festivals and dance theatre events as well with them. Mercedes is also the main organizer of the CAIRO! Festival Budapest, a yearly organized growing oriental dance festival in Budapest, Hungary, which is now unique in the country and unforgettable for the international audience as well because of its atmosphere.   The choreographies for her students are professionally real challenge, as Mercedes does not keep anything for herself, she loves to give and she is guided by whole transmission independent on whether it is about her own modern ideas or traditional styles. Technically her requirements are quite high, the emphasis are on presenting the varieation of the belly dance through the personal message of the dancer. As she believes there is no dance without real emotions – especially no oriental dance.

Official website: www.nietomercedes.com
MERCEDES NIETO
3 Hrs. Workshop: $90.00
"Dancing to the music of Oum Kalthoum"
Emotional expression from the diva of expression!
MERCEDES NIETO
3 Hrs. Workshop: $90.00
"Classic Baladi"
The heart & soul of Egyptian style with Mercedes!