Amera's Palace

Our Teachers

Bellydance Teachers at Newtown

Amera
Amera is the principal and joint owner of Amera's Palace at Newtown and Parramatta. She is a dedicated teacher and has been teaching for over 20 years and performing even longer. After a long professional dance career in the Middle East and after nearly two decades of performing experience, Amera has become widely recognised as one of the country's leading exponents of Oriental Dance. As a teacher she is in demand for workshops at home and abroad. As a performer her knowledge is unrivalled. Specialising in many different Egyptian styles, her unique way of capturing the spirit of this sensuous and exciting dance form, as well as her strong and engaging stage personality, have made her the only choice for many seeking a truly authentic Oriental Dance experience. Amera has a Cert IV in Assessment and Workplace training, is a fully qualified Aerobics group fitness instructor with Fitness NSW, Cert IV in personal training and Cert IV in fitness Assessment and Workplace Training. She is also the creator of the new Bellyrobics exercise program www.bellyrobics.com.au - an aerobic based workout incorporating simple bellydance techniques.

Sahara
Sahara, from Lebanese origin, has been a professional Middle Eastern dancer for 5 years. She is part owner of amera’s palace belly dance boutique in Australia and has gained a reputation as one of Sydney’s top performers dancing for high profile celebrities, exclusive events, and nightclubs and restaurants. She is currently the only Lebanese dancer working in Arabic nightclubs in Sydney. Her father was amongst some of the finest Arabic musicians to work in Sydney’s nightclubs in the late seventies through to the nineties, working with top entertainers in the industry. Her childhood was filled with music and dance; she became a born performer from earlier on in her life. Professional training with master teacher, Amera Eid, gave her the direction to launch her career in the bellydance spotlight

Nicole Devine
Nicole is excited to be teaching at Amera's Palace in 2006. She aims to inspire and develop her students into confident and individual dancers for fun & fitness or a more serious undertaking. Nicole had a strong commitment to rejuvenating and passing on Egyptian Dance techniques developed by the unforgettable Dancers of the last century. Technique taught in class will allow the student to analyse the movement and adapt the execution to suit their own body shape and dance style. Her background in dance started at the age of 4 spending most of her school years studying Classical Ballet ,Tap, Ballroom and National Character. Coming form a family with musical ability Nicole studied several musical instruments which has helped her understand Orchestral Middle Eastern Dance Music, the use of choreography and the importance of achieving improvisational confidence.

Nicole has been performing professionally for the past 3 years in her resident
work she employs the use of Arabic, Turkish, Greek and Macedonian music and she loves working with live musicians. This Xmas she was employed to Belly Dance (wearing galabah of course) in a nativity play for a local church she considers this to be one of her greatest achievements as her dance has been excepted by the wider community as a celebrative dance without misconceptions. Nicole continues to enrich her dance through studying and further developing Egyptian Belly Dance techniques and choreography. In class she will also integrate Yoga techniques to help the body and mind master new movement and overcome performance apprehension.

Nicole has expressed that she looks forward to meeting you this year and
assisting your journey in dance.

Suchitha Sindhe
Suchitha Sindhe has been belly-dancing for 8 years and is trained in classical Indian dancing and Salsa. A semi-professional belly-dancer, she has performed solo and troupe dances at corporate functions, weddings and parties, and various cultural and belly-dance events. Suchitha continues her pursuit of awareness, appreciation and training of belly dance and enjoys teaching the same to others who would like to get acquainted with this exquisite, expressive art form.