Meet the Heatwave 2026 Line-Up
A festival is only as good as the people on deck. For Heatwave 2026 we brought together instructors from Dubai, London, Athens and the USA alongside the island's own superstars. Here's who brought the heat to Molos.
The international headliners
- Julius Burphy flew in for a once-in-a-lifetime Stepper-Ton class: high energy, powerful movement and a serious natural high. It was our most-talked-about announcement of the year.
- Lola Karavasili, all the way from Thessaloniki, brought her iconic rhythm cycling classes to the island for the first time.
- Connor from Barry's UAE served nothing but sweats and smiles across both days.
- Debora Ben Assayag, aerial and acrobatics instructor, ran a stretching and performance workshop that trains flexibility as a tool for strength and control.
Reformer & pilates
- Nagia Demetriou of Flow Lab Pilates brought Alpha Pilates reformers on deck for the very first time.
- Jade Marengo taught Reformer Strength and Reformer Mobility.
- Katiana Charalambous led a reformer class built on control and precision.
- Georgiana Theodorou, founder of Danceland Studio and Gilates Cyprus, who has taught her signature pilates in Greece, Abu Dhabi and Poland.
- Eleni Kkara of House of Pilates in Paralimni heated things up with hot mat pilates.
- Mikaella Neo with Full Body Flow Pilates.
- Despoina, back for her third year with mat pilates.
Strength, sweat & flow
- Manuel Modestou and his Core & Cardio Killer.
- Stelios Panagiotou of Fight & Fitness Co, back for a third year of boxing.
- Stefanie, our SCULPT queen.
- Machallekides with a Booty Masterclass and Dance Cardio.
- Fuelhouse with their signature Just LIFT class.
- Egli of Cocoon Wellness Centre with Power Yoga.
- Evi, yogi and contemporary dancer, with Dynamic Flow Yoga and Animal Movement & Flow.
To every instructor who stepped on deck: thank you for bringing the heat. Who should we fly in next? Let us know on @heatwave.world.