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Celebrated Dancer /
Master Teacher
Amara Al Amir is reknown for her
mastery of Egyptian Classical
Orientale. Residing now and teaching
at her Tapestry Belly Dance Academy
in NC, Amara for more than thirty
years in New York, Amara achieved
recognition and represented Egyptian
Dance from the NY Egyptian Cultural
Society of the United Nations and
the Egyptian Division of Tourism. As
a principal dancer of the NY Club
Ibis and other top Arabic
Nightclubs, Amara will teach the a
modern Egyptian Orientale combining
elements and qualities of the Dance
Stars of the Golden Era with today's
upbeat dance Shaabi styles.
Amara conversational dance style
combines both the nuances of musical
accents and dancing on the half
beat, the secret to the Egyptian
Dance Language. Easy to learn in
Amara's warm and articulate teaching
style, you will approach your own
dancing with a new sense of style,
elegance, humor and pizzazz. Here is
a link to a
youtube study of Ya Nawem by Amara
Al Amir demonstrating the various
approaches to only one song that is
a classic.
Feel stuck in a rut and want to step
into modern Egyptian dance, Amara
will dazzle you with new movements
and steps researched and not seen
before yet remain true to their
cultural heritage. Amara Al Amir is
the founder of MEDLS... Middle Eastern Dance Leaders Society
that recognizes and promotes the
dance leaders of Middle Eastern
Dance around the world.