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About us! Hello my name is Amy Renee, Director of Arabian Flair Belly Dance. I invite you to experience the ancient art of Middle Eastern belly dance and drumming in a class setting.
My studies b
egan in 1998 after borrowing a video of Alexandra King. Ms. King was such a wonderful instructor, even on a DVD, that I started my hunt for a real teacher. I found that in Troupe Arabesque, who I danced and studied with for 10 years. In 1999 I basically tricked my sweet husband into taking a drum lesson. That year, Benito learned to drum and began performing with me.
All those years I studied American Cabaret, Turkish, and Egyptian belly dance. Building a diverse, strong skill and choreography repertoire. I learned finger cymbals, cane dance, sword, candle, veil, double veil, fire, and started to play the doumbek/darbuka. In 2002 I began teaching at the local YMCA. When I started to teach, my students wanted to learn whole dances, so I wrote choreography for groups and soloist.
During this time I fell in love with Egyptian Style Belly Dance. Tallahassee has always been my home, and I wanted to bring Egyptian belly dance here, as there was very little concentration in Egyptian style belly dance. So I continued to travel to workshops all over Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, perform in shows, haflas, and events. Learning all I could about Egyptian dance, music, and culture. I read books, watched videos, asked questions to instructors, talked with dancers who worked and lived in Egypt.
In 2008, Benit
o and I opened Arabian Flair Belly Dance. We were a dance company without our own studio. Moving studios three times, looking for a permanent space to make our own. April 2012 we found our cozy little studio space in Railroad Square. We have been here almost a year. It has been a fulfilling and exciting, at times scary, experience. We are still growing!
Our focus is a divers and strong background in American Cabaret and Egyptian Style belly dance. I teach to the skill level of the students in my classes. I try to give as much of myself as a teacher as possible. I want my students to learn all they can. We start with simple dance moves, drilling and becoming familiar with body mechanics. Combining moves and working on linking them comes n
ext, putting everything to music and learning choreography.
This is a folk dance. We are folks. We can do this!
Photo in header of Amy Renee, Director credited to Shawn Doughtie, Alpharetta, Georgia. Thanks, Shawn!
My studies b
egan in 1998 after borrowing a video of Alexandra King. Ms. King was such a wonderful instructor, even on a DVD, that I started my hunt for a real teacher. I found that in Troupe Arabesque, who I danced and studied with for 10 years. In 1999 I basically tricked my sweet husband into taking a drum lesson. That year, Benito learned to drum and began performing with me. All those years I studied American Cabaret, Turkish, and Egyptian belly dance. Building a diverse, strong skill and choreography repertoire. I learned finger cymbals, cane dance, sword, candle, veil, double veil, fire, and started to play the doumbek/darbuka. In 2002 I began teaching at the local YMCA. When I started to teach, my students wanted to learn whole dances, so I wrote choreography for groups and soloist.
During this time I fell in love with Egyptian Style Belly Dance. Tallahassee has always been my home, and I wanted to bring Egyptian belly dance here, as there was very little concentration in Egyptian style belly dance. So I continued to travel to workshops all over Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, perform in shows, haflas, and events. Learning all I could about Egyptian dance, music, and culture. I read books, watched videos, asked questions to instructors, talked with dancers who worked and lived in Egypt.
In 2008, Benit
o and I opened Arabian Flair Belly Dance. We were a dance company without our own studio. Moving studios three times, looking for a permanent space to make our own. April 2012 we found our cozy little studio space in Railroad Square. We have been here almost a year. It has been a fulfilling and exciting, at times scary, experience. We are still growing!Our focus is a divers and strong background in American Cabaret and Egyptian Style belly dance. I teach to the skill level of the students in my classes. I try to give as much of myself as a teacher as possible. I want my students to learn all they can. We start with simple dance moves, drilling and becoming familiar with body mechanics. Combining moves and working on linking them comes n
ext, putting everything to music and learning choreography.This is a folk dance. We are folks. We can do this!
Photo in header of Amy Renee, Director credited to Shawn Doughtie, Alpharetta, Georgia. Thanks, Shawn!
