Many thanks to all festival participants, artists, internat. judges, teachers, vendors, sponsors, visitors (shows & fair), audience (2 x full theatre), great dancers (Gala Shows,
internat. Open Stage & Judges Shows), helpers,
video- & photographers, technicians, my lovely
Ensemble, my great internat. Project & Showdance
groups, webmaster & assistants & Team Leyla Jouvana,
and thanks to all approx 400 contestants and WS
attendees from all over the world/more than 40 countries
(China, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Syria,
Brazil, USA, Israel, Russia, Georgia, Belaruss, Lituania, Kasastan,
Ukraine, Slovenia, Chech- Republic, France, Italy, Sweden,
Poland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Turkey, Belgium,
Netherland, Morocco, Switzerland, Austria, Luxemburg,
England, Hungary, Guernsey & Jersey, Greece,
Bosnia & Herzegowina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania,
Germany, a.s.o.).

Thanks to all special guests and to all involved, that the
26th Oriental Festival of Europe was a huge success.

Many thanks also to all media/TV:
WDR, WAZ & WAZ Online, Halima, NRZ, RP, Weiberkram
in the City, EventMagazin DU, Orientgeflüster for your support.

Thanks for all the flowers, gratulations and gifts
and best wishes and for the amazing feedback
from all of you - And thanks also to them who appreciate our Contest so much, still fighting - after 3 years - for the 1st place!

1001 Thanks to the Superstars & internat. Judges & WS teachers & Gala performers:

Nika Mlakar, Marta Korzun, Serkan Tutar, Munique Neith, Amira Abdi, Ebru, Alla Vatc, Svetare, Aliah, Pauline Ata, Lauriane, Ula Milunovic, Elisa Saha, Laetizia, Helen Saida, Danke an die Chinesische Gruppe Watc aus Peking/thanks to the Chinese Company Watc Official YAO/Beijing for the great performances from Xu Ming Ming, He Xiao Ming, Shen Yan Zhu, Shy Mulan, Lan Shuman and thanks to the translater LuYi,

A big thanks also to my wonderful Ensemble
for your support and team work, positive engery and wonderful performances:
Khalyshah, Johara Candan, Leah.

Thanks also to my lovely Showgrops & best Projekt-Group:
Azahra Andrea, Anna Fanina, Corinne Schnorrenberg, Doris Kraus, Gina Melenuda, Marina Mawchuda Mamadaliewa, Johanna Johara Candan, Khalyshah, Leah Crnko, Katja Grasshoff, Miya Bernhardt, Dimphij, Roos, Verena Alexandra, Monika de lavea, Katharina Krieger Trin Kat, Petra Frank, Ranin, Steffi Akasha, Tanja Schütz, Stania Nes Kudi, Johanne, Gloria So.

Thanks all our helpers, it would be impossible without you:
Thanks to the fair team leader Marion Fettes, Amira Shay Annett Frantz-Kochs (presentation/announcments of the internat. Open Stage/Winner Stage & your mother for her support at our Basar,
thanks to all further Helpers & Assistants (Team Leyla Jouvana):
Yalla Habibi Vicky & Yasemin Avci
And very special Thanks @ Marijke (cashier & Contest Check in, a.m.m.) -
for your incredible support - THANK YOU !!!

Thanks @ Festival WS Office
Birgit, Elisa, Laetizia, Khalyshah

Thanks to all helpers @the fair:
Elena Ditmann for the taking care of the Star-Designer & assistance at the fair, Jessenia Kristina Racke, Ilo, Olga Klimanow, Carmina, Tanja, Gloria, Johanne, Semra, Elke Rambow, Elke L., Maria Sch., Kathi, Violetta Moser
and thanks to Dr. A. Reupke and our Friend Vedat Örge for the airport pickuap/transportation of our artists, thanks also to Suzana Mlakar.

Thanks to all contestants
for the amazing performances and for your fair and positive attitude also backstage for the positive atmosphere! I am still sending the contest feedback on demand.

Thanks to all internat. Open Stage/Winner Stage Artists:
Watc/Yao Beijing/China, Luvi Kaori (Tokio/Japan) , Xu Ming Ming (Nanying), He Xiao Ming (Shanghai), Shen Yan Zhu (Qingchao), Shy Mulan (Beijing), Lan Shuman (Beijing), LuYi (Beijing), Nadja Kniss (RUS), Donia El Boudali (NL), Dasha Daria Kreys (RUS/PL), Naomi Salwegter (NL), Suhana & Castano, Akasha Shanti, Alisar, Shayna & Ensemble Nurah, Junko von Kiefernwäldchen (Japan/BRD), Yasmien (B), Rya, Duo Mahara, Izabel Dimitrova.
Thanks/Danke Elmiras Orient, Honorine Benchat, Angelika El Nour.
Danke auch Alexandra Essbaum von REHA für das Massieren einiger Künstler/for the great massages !

Thanks to the technicians:
Markus Albrecht & Melanie Maurer &t Max & Marie, Dirk Gelbrich.
Video: Vladimir Kluchenkov, Foto: Starphotographer Andre Elbing, Natalie & Michael

The great stage Decoration is as usual from my superman Roland!

Thanks to our further special Guests/Colleagues:
Momo Kadous, Magdy El Leisy, Enusssah, Seetha, Verahzad, Iman Haddad, Kalima, Asmahan El Zein, Leila Tiana Rechberger, Sina, Walid Kadous, Laetizia, Helen Saida, Birgit G., etc.

Thanks Jean Pütz for the festival greetings via email.

Many thanks to our Sponsors & Festival Partners:
Mercure Hotel, Reha im Dellviertel, Oasis Dance Festival Sankt Petersburg & Summer Dance Camp Thailand, ODFO Norwegen, Mahasti Budapest, Isis-Basar, Aida Style, Polina, André Elbing -Artistic Theatrical Oriental Photography & Deco., Sevastopol Festival /Marta Korzun, Polen internat. Festival Warschau Dance Weekend von Aliah & Vladimir Kluchenkov, Festival Amira Abdi/Kiev, Monas Fliegender Basar, Sayed Balaha, Basar Ginni, Orientalische Sterne Mohamed El Gneiny, Natika, Restaurant Fatamorgana, Insel Travel, Soulgoodies Schmuck, Zargar Schmuck, Basar Svetlana Zralko, Fayoum, Oriental Stars, Aladin El Kholy – Festival in Egypt, Raks Swiss Locarno, Kiev Festival Amira Abdi, the groups of Leyla Jouvana dance in costumes from Aida Style & Isis-Basar & Polina.

Still a little bit tired but sooo happy, we can´t wait to welcome and see and hug you all next year again. We want to say also thank you to them, whom we did not mention here or forgot by mistake (hopefully not!)

Love,
Leyla & Roland