Internationally renowned, world-famous oriental dancer, instructor, choreographer. Founder and principal organizer of the CAIRO! Fest Budapest since 2007, founder and head of the Nymph Oriental Dance Company since 2005, Master Teacher of the Nile Group Festival (Cairo, Egypt) since 2010. One of Europe’s most sought after belly dancers, he has taught and performed in more than 40 countries around the world in recent years.

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Welcome to RAQSoul by Mercedes Nieto! RAQSoul is a source of online Raqs Sharki (oriental dance, bellydance) classes, workshops, music and inspiration - and much more. Be part of a global community of dancers who are passionate about artistic movement!

You can get inspired directly from your home, learn at your own pace. Mercedes with her 20+ years of teaching experience will guide you in your artistic development through live and recorded classes in various styles and techniques.

With inspiring new material being released monthly, exciting discussions with other experts, classes and interviews with guest artists, you will always have a place to reach back to when in need of motivation. 

It focuses on the artistic aspects and emotional expressiveness of Raqs Sharki, helping you to develop and share your unique story. It’s rooted in authenticity but building on personal experiences and aiming to motivate you to move forward when you feel lack of inspiration.

We are involving instructors from other fields of artistic, physical and cultural expertise, as well as focusing on injury prevention, body toning and building self confidence. An exciting part of it all is that it enables a worldwide network of inspiring and likewise minded dancers.