La copa de la vida

LA DIVA DE LA DANSE ORIENTALE

Amani is a leading star dancer from Lebanon; she established a new and inventive style that brought her to the legendary dance icon standard

As of beginning of her career, Amani gained her reputation in 1992 as a different and far from the stream of regular dancers.History and heritage were her main interest.She searched deeply into the old Arabian history books for the roots of her dance heritage.

Amani’s own dancing depends on a good understanding of culture as a path to reach into the authentic world of dance. “It would be quite impossible for any kind of dance to evolve without going back into its origin and historical development” Amani says.

•Amani presented a wide variety of folkloric and historical dance scenes like the Lebanese Dabkeh dances, the Lebanese Bedouin and the portrayal through the folkloric dance of different characters in yesterday’s Lebanese woman .

Withal, Amani represented in a corporeal form many historical and recent routines in a portrayal of woman of today stories through beautiful dancing in an effort to introduce culture and education under the logo of oriental dancing,

Still very anxious on preserving the Lebanese dance heritage and purifying oriental dance from all the blemishes that distorted its beautiful image, that urges her to invite dancers from all over the world aiming on teaching the various Lebanese folkloric and oriental dances’ basis on an academic basic at her yearly Dance Workshop Festival titled

-1992: She was the first dancer to present her dancing video clip” Bos Bos Amani”-1993: Spectacular show “Histoires 1” -1994: Spectacular show “Histoires 2 ”-1995: Spectacular show “Histoires 3”-1996: Spectacular show “Histoires 4”- 1997: Caeser’s Palace (Atlantic City, USA) - 1997: Robert B. Moore (Orange County, USA)

-1998 : She was elected as the first Belly Dancer to present an oriental belly dance show in Monte Carlo ( Salle des Etoiles).

-1998 : Amani presented 2 video clips. 1- A ritual oriental belly dance clip 2- NEFERTITI’s death (Ancient Egyptian Dance).

- 1999: Amani Around the World Caeser's Palace (Adma - Lebanon),

-2001: 1. “The Days & Nights of Amani” spectacular show2. Miss Europe Pageant 2001 . 3. Starring Alissar TV series

-2000: Amani continued to present her show, Amani around the Worldtill mid -2000, during which she released a new cassette and CD entitled Dawaran ( Spinning) and a new video clip entitled “Tabloulha”.

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2003: In another acting attempt, Amani presented the biography of Badi’aa Massabni, and Amani El Omer CDenhanced with a Video Clip “Amani El Omer”.

2002: - “LAYALI EL HOB” at Regency Palace Theatre. - Festival: Francophonie 2002

Amani recorded a new victory in the year 2001. After her success in presenting her oriental dance performances on the greatest theaters in Lebanon in the year 1999, she moved to the cultural theater towards the end of 2001, giving a new label to oriental dance which became part of Arab Culture with her performances at Al Madina Theater.

2004: Amani started touring the world through dance communities and Others invitations. She founded “The Folkloric and Oriental Dance Association”.

2005: Amani founded an annual cultural and dancing workshop Festival “Amani’s Oriental Festival” Who attracted professional Dancers from around the world. She continued touring the five continents for Workshops and performances

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2006: For the second year she organized “Amani’s Oriental Festival 2006”

2008: Amani Oriental Festival 2008 . Amani flew for various countries for performing and teaching spreading her dance style like Holland, Canada, UK etc.

2009: Amani was selected by the Ministry of Tourism in Malaysia to celebrate its Independent day. Amani offered her show and her WS in St Petersburg for the first time

2010: Ourjouan Show in Tokyo at the CC Lemon theatre.. And a new CD compilation titled “ The Spirit of Ourjouan”

2011: Amani oriental Festival 2011.

2012: Amani oriental Festival 2012. Visited new European countries

2013:Tourred Japan and Europe

2014: Amani oriental Festival 2014. In Seville - Spain

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-Amani …Yalla ya bassem ( Badawist Phone)-Amani wel Badawist ( Badawist Phone)-Rakest Amani ( Badawist Phone)-Best Belly dance album in the world ever (#1)(EMI)-Best Belly dance album in the world ever (#2) (EMI)-Once Upon a time in Arabia (EMI)-Spinning (MMI)-Amani El Omer (MMI)-Amani Around the world ( Sabbah)-Amani’s oriental festival 2005 (FFODA)-Amani’s Oriental Festival 2006 (FFODA)-The Spirit Of Ourjouan (FFODA)-Amani Oriental Festival 2011 (FFODA)-Amani oriental Festival 2012 (FFODA)

CDs and DVDs:

- Australia : Sydney and Melbourne (1989).- Brazil : Sao Paulo (1996)., Rio de Janeiro (2007)..- Canada: Toronto, Montreal (1997 and 2007) - China- Hong Kong (2008)- Egypt . (1992- 2000) - England (2008)- France: Paris – Marseille (2003)..- Germany : Frankfurt. (1996). - Holland (2008)- Hong Kong (2008)- India: New Delhi (2006)., Bombay (2003).- Italy: Sardaigne Island Boat Festival (1992)., Rimini ( Fitness Festival 2004

and 2005).- Japan: Osaka (2005)., Tokyo (2005 – 2008 – 2009 and 2010).- Jordan ( 1989…2004)- Lebanon : along her career, lately at Amani oriental Festival 2012 - Malaysia ( Independent Day Festival by Ministry of Tourism in Malaysia

2009)- Monaco: Monte-Carlo, Salle des Etoiles at the Sporting club ( Performed- her solo dances with her musicians group 1998)..- Oman : Muscat (1998).- Russia Moscow (2007) and St. Petersburg (2009)- Singapore: Singapore (2008)- South Africa: Johannesburg (2004).- Spain: Marbella , Madrid (1997).. Sevilla (2014)- Sweden: Stockholm (2006)- Switzerland: Montreux (1996)..- Syria (1989…2008).- Tunisia (1992- 1994)- U.A.E. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras El-kheimeh (1989….2007)- U.S.A.: Atlantic City: Caesar's Palace (1997). Orange County, Miami, L.A.

San Francisco …..More than 11 states. (1997 – 2005 – 2007)- Ukraine Donetsk (2007) and Kiev (2008) And more…

Some of the countries she visited for dancing:

Amani started her career as a Choreographerin 1988 and her she Mastered Oriental dance teaching in 1995.In 2005 she founded Amani Oriental Festival a Lebanesedance annual workshop.

She mastered and worked in the following types of dances:

Middle Eastern dance:•Classical Oriental Dance•Andalusia Oriental Dance•Historical Oriental Dance•New Classical Oriental dance•Expressive Oriental Dance•New Middle Eastern Dance wave

Ancient Dance: Pharaonic Dance

Folkloric Dance:• Lebanese Dabkeh •Egyptian Folklore / Ghawazi / Baladi / Saiidi / Fallahi ,etc•Bedouin •Persian•Jordanian• Khaleejy and Iraqi

MASTER TEACHING

Middle East:LebanonTurkeyEgypt UAE

America:Brazil : Sao Paulo, Rio De JaneiroCanada: Montreal, Toronto. USA :Las Vegas ,Orange county,Los Angeles, San Francisco,Miami, Oklahoma , etc…

Far East:IndiaJapan : Tokyo, Osaka ,Fukuoka Sendai Hong Kong SingaporeMalaysia

Africa:South Africa

Europe:United KingdomRussia: Moscow, St PertsburgUkraine : Kiev, Donetsk France : Paris ,MarseilleGermany : FrankfurtItaly: Rome, RiminiSwedenHolland: AmsterdamSwitzerland: ZurichSpain ,etc

FOR WORKSHOPS:

- Bos bos Amani - Dahoulla El Majnouna ( MTV)- Ammouna Fi Al said ( MTV)- Kalam El Nass ( MTV)- Nefertiti ( NBN)- Tabiloulha ( MMI)- Amani El Omer ( MMI)- Alissar ( TV seriesTL)- Badia Masabni ( TV series NTV)

Her Dancing Video Clips and TV Series

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