When you dance, you write upon the earth what your soul wants to say.
~C.P. CavafyOur Artistic Studio
Oriental Expression
Artistic Studio Oriental Expression is a member of International Dance Council (CID – UNESCO) and achieved recognition from the beginning by winning the First place at the International Belly dance Festival “The Nile Group Oriental Dance Competition” which was held in Cairo in April of 2009. Moreover, in April of 2012, Bollywood Team of the Studio wins the 1st award and in April of 2013 the Oriental team wins the 2nd prize at 4th and 6th Hellenic Dance Competition in same order. President and artistic director of Artistic Studio Oriental Expression is Anna Dimitratou, actress, dance teacher (Bollywood, Oriental), choreographer and Pilates instructor.
Studio’s presence at the Media and it’s professional dancing teams in Oriental and Bollywood (coordinated by Anna Dimitratou), has been very important and have participated in many TV shows like “Mega me mia”, “Eleni”, “Omorfos Kosmos2”, “Sta Kala Kathoumena”, “One Mark Show”, “Dancing with the Stars 3”, “Kalo Mesimeri” (Crete Tv), “Greece’s Colors” Live and more.
Also extensive reports have been made for our work on the news by Mega channel, Star channel, Antenna channel, etc., alongside with reports and tributes about Studio’s work on the daily press.
Our Teachers

Anna Dimitratou
Oriental & Bollywood Teacher

Sumon Rudra
Indian teacher choreographer and performer

Elisavet Dakoutrou
Tribal Fusion Bellydance

Maria Magdalini
Oriental
She had followed lessons and seminars of modern jazz, pilates, yoga, bollywood, oriental and tribal fusion with distinguished dancers and choreographers from Greece and abroad (Anna Dimitratou, Julia Farid, Sonia Ochoa, Osama Emam, Lia Verra, Saidi Marquardt, Erifili Nikolakopoulou). She has completed her studies in oriental dance at the Artistic Studio Oriental Expression next to Anna Dimitratou and has obtained a Diploma certified by the International Dance Council (CID).

Kleoniki Karachaliou
Classical, Indian Dance

Maria Iosif
FAT CHANCE BELLY DANCE® STYLE/FCBD®S

Maria-Eirini Chatzipanagioti
Oriental