Signiture workshops & cultural experiences
Whether your booking a festival, conference, studio, retreat or special event, each workshop is designed to inspire a deeper appreciation of Middle Eastern music, dance & culture. Each session can be tailored to suit your audience, from beginners through to professional performers . Browse some of the more popular topics
Workshops for every setting
From a festival main stage to a studio floor or a private group, Amera brings four decades of Egyptian style, folklore and musicality — and the culture behind it.
Festivals
Headline workshops and performances for belly dance and multicultural festivals across Australia and overseas.
Studios
Guest workshops for dance studios — tailored to your students' level, from beginners to professionals.
Private groups
Gather your friends or troupe for a private session built entirely around what you want to learn.
Lecture presentations
Talks on the history, music and culture of Middle Eastern dance for events, schools and cultural groups.
Cultural workshops
Accessible, welcoming sessions that share the dance and its culture with community audiences.
Musicality & Egyptian style
Deep-dives into rhythm, maqam and authentic Egyptian technique — the heart of Amera's teaching.
Workshop topics to choose from
Booking Amera for a workshop? Her repertoire spans over 1000 different workshop topics on Middle Eastern dance culture— some run as conversations while some might be more or technique intensives. Egyptian dance, Lebanese dance, Music & Musicality, Culture & Performance, Special presentations . Below are a few ideas. Other titles available on request.
The Golden Era
Cinematic style of the 60s & 70s, with a focus on Souad Hosny and the choreographers who paved the way.
Cairo Streets — Shaabi
Explore Shaabi and its evolution — a way of living in Egypt, not just a style.
Talking Taksim & Being Baladi
The differences, the overlaps, and the freedom of dancing Baladi and to a taksim.
Lebanese Pop
Fast, fun and flirty — a choreography with a touch of Dabke.
Drum Solo — Egyptian Style
Make the tablah talk with you — expression, technique and the dancer/drummer dialogue.
Romantic Orientale
Fall in love with your dance — choreography to a romantic Arabic song