I had the honour to become acquainted with Mariam Prokou in the 35th world dance ‎conference of ‎the International Dance Council (CID), which took place in Athens, in July ‎‎2013. She taught us oriental ‎dancing in the experiential workshops, in which took part ‎renowned dancers from all over the world. ‎Mariam, a person of high ethos, natural nobility ‎and sweetness of character, made an immediate ‎impression. The primeval fertility dance ‎which she taught, technically impeccable, stirred everyone ‎with its mystagogical, revolving ‎movements of hands and body, a reference to the revolving motions of ‎the universe. The ‎dance of the belly, where the great miracle of life is given birth and the human being ‎is ‎incarnated, becomes, through dancing, a sacred centre of diffusion of harmony and ‎equilibrium in ‎the entire body and soul of the dancer. Mariam’s deep culture, her ‎psychotherapeutic knowledge, and ‎her respect for the human being turn dancing lessons ‎into therapy. The emergence of femininity from ‎the wavelike motions of the body liberates ‎the power of love and Eros, which is diffused in the ‎universe. Learning from Mariam ‎oriental dancing is not mere entertainment; one enters into a world of ‎light, where harmony ‎and unity dominate. Carry on my dear friend.‎