Rachael Refern's Open Level Students

Hanjo

@hanjodancer

Hanjo is a London-based Fusion Bellydancer, pole dancer, and fire performer with a passion for gothic and alternative music, bringing that distinctive energy and atmosphere into her performances.

Tonight’s performance is a gothic Fusion Bellydance piece featuring veil work.

@Amelia_rose_fusion

A Fusion Bellydancer with over 12 years of experience, she has been practicing on and off throughout her dance journey. Currently returning to dance and performance after taking time away following the birth of her baby. As she celebrates her 40th trip around the sun, she is making it as joyful, meaningful, and memorable as possible.

Amelia Rose

Cynthia Caton

Cynthia is a proud member of the SMBA Desert Diamonds and has a passion for performing with finger cymbals. Tonight, she will present an energetic rock-inspired bellydance cymbal performance, blending rhythm, movement, and dynamic stage presence.

@fyravelvette @bawdance

Inspired by Greek mythology, Fyra Velvette presents a piece dedicated to women — to what we inherit, what we carry, and what we become: past, present, and future. Offstage, she is the founder of BAW Dance, a women’s community in London rooted in empowerment and embodied expression.

Tonight, she invites you into a journey of remembering, reclaiming, and becoming.

Fyra Velvette

The Psybelles

The Psybelles - Sammi rose, Julia Burnet, Kelsey Rumens, Karen Pang

A Fusion Fiery Fan Veils performance inspired by the theme of witches condemned to the stake. Tonight, four women — Julia, Sammi, Karen, and Kelsey — stand accused of witchcraft and face a sentence of death by fire. Through movement, drama, and powerful imagery, this piece brings their story to life.

Vicki is a London based dancer who is also the organiser of the London regular showcase Belly Quarter. Performing a fun baladi tonight!!! Say hi to me if you have read this!!! I am the host tonight :)

Vicki

Akasha

@TheShoeyqueen

Heike has been part of the alternative scene all her life and is passionate about fostering an inclusive, supportive community in everything she does. One of the original members of Gothla UK, she is considered one of the OGs of the scene.

Heike has trained in a wide variety of bellydance styles and holds BlackSheep BellyDance Satellite status, is a certified ITS Level 1 and 2 teacher, and holds multiple TT certifications with Keti Sharif. Her most recent achievement is completing Rachel Brice’s Elements Phase 1.

Her favourite prop is the sword, and she has also trained extensively with Belladonna. She is currently undertaking Boho TT Level 1.

@edinabryan

Edina is a fusion dancer who uses dance as a medium for storytelling through expressive movement. Her creativity is driven by a passion for music and a curiosity about the narrative power of dance. She is particularly drawn to exploring musicality and the deeper, darker aspects of the human psyche, uncovering themes of vulnerability, conflict, and the tension between fragility and resilience.

Her latest solo piece, Voices, ventures more deeply into the shadowed corners of the mind while maintaining a playful and dynamic approach.

This fusion piece explores the mind of a psychopath, portraying their inner psychological turmoil through movement and storytelling.

Edina

Sarah-Fay Berry

@sarahfay_b

Sarah-Fay is a fusion dancer, teacher, and Innerdance facilitator from Peterborough with a passion for creative processes, connecting with the wisdom of the body, and learning through movement.

Tonight’s Fusion Dance with Skirt piece blends Arabic and flamenco influences in a dynamic skirt fusion performance, set to Avenged Sevenfold’s cover of the classic Mexican song Malagueña Salerosa.

@alexandrahelenabellydancer

Alexandra Helena is a Leeds-based Fusion Bellydancer whose love of dance began at a very early age. She was first introduced to bellydance ten years ago through her university union’s bellydance society, where she trained under the guidance of award-winning dancer Meilyn.

Alongside performing as a member of Meilyn’s Lola Hips, Alexandra draws on her background in jazz, lyrical, and contemporary dance, as well as her love of all things dark and unusual, to create work that is both distinctive and unexpected in her solo performances.

Attending London Fusion Fest for the first time this year, Alexandra will be performing her own folkloric-inspired interpretation of one of Rachael Redfern’s signature choreographies — the very first choreography she learned with Rachael back in 2019.

Alexandra Helena

Hecate's Spell

Diana Lunae, Catherine, Sammi, Monica, Jenny, Katira, Ana Magalia

Hecate’s Spell was born from Diana Lunae’s vision of bringing together women dancers who share a passion for fusion, ethnic, and spiritually inspired dance. Based in North London and directed and choreographed by Diana herself, this third Hecate’s Spell Performance Project unites fusion dancers through a shared exploration of feminine power and energy, celebrating connection, inner nature, and the magic of the universe.

Taking the stage today are: Diana Lunae, Catherine, Sammi Rose, Monica, Katira, Jenny, and Ana.

Tonight’s performance is a Dark Fusion Bellydance piece infused with epic and electronic influences.

Rebecca, Alex and Amelia

@Onibecky / @Alexandrahelenabellydancer / @Amelia_rose_fusion

An old-school Fusion Bellydance piece that is fun, light-hearted, and full of cheeky charm.

These Northern Fusion Bellydance girls are bringing some shimmy-showtime fun down south! Blending traditional bellydance styles with fusion, they bring fresh energy and personality to this classic tune by Dijinn.

Shimmy Sisters

Ritualys Arkanox

@ritualysarkanox

Ritualys Arkanox, rooted in Quebec’s Tribal Fusion Bellydance scene in Canada, embodies the untamed woman — primal, contemporary, and unbound. In a world unraveling at its seams, she draws from chaos a language of survival and transmutation.

Her work flows through diverse movement vocabularies, weaving their echoes into a language of its own. Step into the night, where shadows shift and transformation begins.

This Tribal Fusion piece is rooted in a pagan, ritualistic atmosphere, evoking the night as a sacred moment of passage and transformation, guided by the symbolic presence of arcana and totems.

@.sidra._______

Datura/ATS style with zills

Taking inspiration from the ATS movement, Sidra’s love for Fusion Bellydance began in 2009. She has been actively developing her technique since 2024 and has remained consistent in her training ever since, also showcasing her talents in several London shows.

This will be her second-ever solo performance, set to I Cash Radii, featuring zills.

Sidra

Reena

@Goldkeyguidance

Reena is no stranger to the stage, having worked for nearly two decades as an actor before returning to dance as a central creative force in her life. Her work now exists at the intersection of movement, ritual, and transformation. For Reena, dance is a living act of transmutation — an embodied practice where experience, discipline, and instinct converge.

Over the last year, she has also begun designing and creating her own costumes, bringing the same care and intention to what she wears as she does to how she moves. Each performance becomes a fully realized expression of her artistic voice, shaped by years of stage experience and personal evolution.

Tonight’s performance is a modern Tribal Fusion piece.

@reversehorizontal

Snigdha Poonam is a fusion dancer with eight years of training whose style weaves together the different threads of her personal practice: bellydance, yoga, and Indian movement traditions. Her movement language is powerful and feminine, deeply informed by history and mythology.

In her interpretation of Acid Arab’s Gul l'Abi, Snigdha draws inspiration from the mystique of the Dakin — a female bandit figure from Indian mythology. The piece blends strong locks and pops with slow serpentine arms, torso waves, earthy hips, and plenty of drama.

Snigdha Poonam

Murmuration

Murmuration is a group of friends from Bedfordshire. They have many years experience of dancing FCBD style between them. They enjoy pulling together performances that are a little different, and their piece for London Fusion Fest is no exception. There is no choreography, so the dancers communicate to each other through subtle cues, meaning every performance is unique and anything can happen.

@aub4309

Laura is an Italian dancer based in London. Her love of bellydance first blossomed during the first COVID lockdown, a passion that soon led her into new experiences and discoveries. She travelled through Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey, expanding her knowledge, community, and wardrobe along the way.

She especially enjoys performing traditional bellydance styles, while continuing to see every style as an opportunity for learning and inspiration.

Tonight’s performance is A Mejance with veil, set to “Soumboula Hanom” by the Al Ahram Orchestra, this oriental piece celebrates classic bellydance musicality and expression.

Laura

Fannochka

Fannochka is a French fusion dancer who loves embodying strong characters — sorceresses, creatures, warriors, and more. She enjoys exploring the many facets of femininity, all with her own touch of sparkle and glitter.

In this dark fusion piece inspired by Medusa, the story begins at the moment she awakens after being transformed by Athena. As she discovers her new body, we follow her journey through a powerful question: has she been cursed, or has she been empowered?

@nikitheo9

All the way from Ottawa, Canada, Niki Theo is a Fusion Bellydance teacher who has been sharing her passion for dance since 2009. Visiting London for the first time, she is deeply grateful to be part of this festival and to connect with the global dance community. Niki first discovered Rachael Redfern in January 2021 and has since attended all of her online classes, finding each one to be a source of inspiration and growth. She celebrates not only this beautiful dance form, but also the worldwide community it creates.

Tonight’s performance explores the theme of overcoming adversity — facing challenges head-on, meeting them with strength, and ultimately rising above them. Blending improvisation with choreography, this deeply personal piece marks an important milestone in Niki’s journey: celebrating recovery after a serious fall in January 2025 that resulted in fractures to her left wrist and hip. Above all, it is a celebration of dance itself and its extraordinary power to inspire, motivate, and heal.

Niki Theo

Shilly Nakedmoon

@shillynakedmoon

Shilly is a dancer from Cornwall who loves to embody the dark, the mystical, and the many different flavours of the feminine — including her signature “badass gangster goddess” energy.

Fusion style with badass goddess vibes.

@Fuchsia_fusiondance

Fuchsia is an expressive fusion dancer known for her emotive and deeply raw performances. She is particularly drawn to the emotional and expressive qualities of movement and has trained across a variety of styles, including contemporary dance, butoh, somatic movement, and, of course, Fusion Bellydance.

She has had the honour of performing as part of Ariellah’s Deshret Dance Company and is also one of the organisers of Gothla UK, as well as the founder of Propulsion.

Fuchsia

Diana, Jenny & Kim

@diana_lunae_ / @jdao18/ @riseagainloki

Diana, Jenny, and Kim are passionate dancers brought together through their shared love of movement, excited to collaborate as a dynamic trio while combining their individual styles. Diana is a London-based Fusion Bellydancer known for her signature expression of feminine power and energy. Jenny is a fusion dancer who blends commercial influences with a bold and energetic flair. Kim is a modern fusion flow arts dancer who seeks to tell a story through every movement.

Together, they have created a Fusion Bellydance performance inspired by their individual dance journeys, weaving their styles into a shared artistic expression.

Set to haunting, gothic-inspired music with elements of modern fusion and contemporary movement, tonight’s piece brings together distinct styles and artistic voices in a unique collaboration.

"SURPRISE"