Belly dancing since 1995, Amina is a former gymnast and lover of all forms of dance. In addition, she studied Martial Arts and drama for several years. Quite a few years prior to taking up oriental dance, she studied jazz and drama at the University of Maryland. She has been studying Middle Eastern Dance (Raqs Sharqi) since 1995 and has attended numerous workshops across the country and the state of Florida. She has studied with many local well, known oriental dance performers/instructors, Kamila, Maja, Virginia, Bozenka, and Jihan Jamal to name a few. She has also studied Oriental Dance with Suhaila Salimpour, Delilah of Seattle, Dahlia Carella of N.Y., Suzanne Del Vecchio of Co., Jillina of Ca., Horacio & Beata of Germany, Dahlena of Chicago, Yousry Shariff, originally from Egypt, Amir Thaleb of Argentina, Aziza of Oregon, Jim Boz of Ca., Shoshanna of Ca., Angelica Nemuth and Zhaleha Fereshteh, formerly of Atlanta. She has also studied various forms of tribal and world tribal belly dance styles and tribal fusion styles, with Fat Chance Belly Dance, Gypsy Caravan, Urban Tribal, Jill Parker, Khajira Djoumani, and her favorite tribal belly dance group, Zafira of Pa. f/k/a Ghawazee.

Performing professionally in restaurants, private parties, weddings and corporate events since 1998. She was the first regular belly dancer performer at Ferdos restaurant on Saturday nights, where the above photo was taken. She danced for Arturo Sandoval’s birthday in 2004 and has performed for other celebrities such as George Hamilton and Michael Rappaport, to name a few. She has been teaching group and private lessons since 1998. Amina’s vivacious style is exciting and earthy, yet sultry and sensual. She has a real sense of timing and natural rhythm. Her detailed breakdown of movement and technique make her classes enjoyable for students of all levels. Her choreographies are lively and upbeat and keep students coming back for more. Don’t miss the opportunity to study with this highly regarded performer and teacher.

To study with Amina or to book Amina or her group “Desert Jewels”, for performance, or book one of the dancers you see on this site call Amina at (954) 895-8153 or e-mail Amina at amina@bellydanceramina.com.

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