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EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE

Revealing my inner Goddess one dance at a time.

About Me

My name's Ami, I've been bellydancing since 1999. I enjoy all styles of this art form from traditional to the avant garde. I trained for 6.5 years with Aalim dance under the direction of Salwa and Serena, I studied Suhaila Salimpour Technique as well as other techiniques. I enjoy the Suhaila style, but felt a yearning to go and explore all the forms bellydance has to offer in our country. I have taken lots of seminars- Kami Liddle, Cassandra, Rania, Suhaila (a few times), Yousry Sharif (twice), Ariella, Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Dalia Carella, Petite Jamilla, Princess Farhana, Kalinka among others. I had the pleasure of being part of chuvani Bellydance for over two years until I decided to do my own thing. Right now, I am really into Dark Tribal Fusion style bellydance, fire performing, teaching classes and seminars, making costumes and choreographing. I do solo gigs and have fun with Bellydance United (BDU), Chuvani and Amazonia bellydance. I started teaching September 2006 and I have been learning so much from teaching! I absolutely love teaching and I love my students!!!class times are currently: OPEN LEVEL BELLYDANCE Fridays, 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. AND INTERMEDIATE FOCUS CLASS on TUESDAYS 6:15 - 7:15PM, both classes at Utopia Studios, 3957 Park Ave. Send me a message if you want directions or more info. By the way, not only do I teach - I PERFORM FOR MOST EVENTS LARGE OR SMALL: WEDDINGS, NIGHTCLUBS, PRIVATE PARTIES, FAIRES AND FESTIVALS, LADIES NIGHT OUT, WEDDING SHOWERS, ETC... contact me for pricing. This layout was handmade with love by the folks at My space or yours? Go get one!
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My Interests

Bellydance, yoga (and acroyoga), fire dance, capoeira, goth bellydance, teaching and learning, sewing & designing costumes for all occassions, My Godbaby - Olivia, Monkey, drawing (pencil), painting (acrylics), horror flicks, Indian food, people, hiking, camping, tattoos & learning how to do them, partying & having fun with friends, writing and blogging, travel, pirates, more fun, more dancing, climbing on rocks, long naps, cooking, road trips, entertaining people, stupid human tricks, animals, cartoons, old movies

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I'd like to meet:

EVERYONE. Peers http://www.stlouisbellydancers.com/, students, friends who share the same passion for dance, music and art I do! oh and I'd like to meet Henry Rollins, Homer Simpson, Felix the Cat, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter (I'm thinking tea with them and the queen of hearts would be interesting).
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Music:

Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Johnny cash, Willie Nelson, type O Negative, Natasha Atlas, Pentaphobe, TOOL, Rob Zombie, Beats Antique, Moulin Rouge Sndtk, Dead Can Dance, Tarkan, Raquy and the Cavemen, etc...., 70'S rock, etc... Black Flag, Aphrodite's Child, The Doors, Black Sabbath, Madonna, Elton John, Nirvana, Rammstein, Justin Timberlake (not when he was with icky boy band though), Siouxie and the Banshees (OLD stuff), Eminem, U2, Marilyn Manson, Tiger Army, Billy Joel (Piano Man - biatches!), disco, AC/DC, Led Zepplin, Limp Bizkit, Staind, NIN (like 10 years back and older), frank Sinatra, Enigma, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Steely Dan, Commodores, Ockum's Razor, Flogging Molly, Mozart, Godsmack, Beastie Boys, etc....

Movies:

Auntie Mame, Gypsy, Chicago, gentlemen prefer Blondes, Last Samurai, Mulan, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Machinist, The Ring I, La Femme Nikita, Wizard of OZ, Batman Begins, Gone with the Wind, Saw I, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Titanic, Interview w the Vampire, Lost Boys, Ice Age II - The Meltdown, Friday, Nosferatu (the OLD one), Amelie, Dazed and Confused, The Illusionist, (and my favorite funny movie of all time) Napoleon Dynamite, Chicken Little, Labyrinth, Legend, Immortal Beloved, Terminator 2, nightmare on Elm St. 4, Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, The Graduate, Godfather 1, The Simpsons Movie, any old movies with Ray Harryhausen special effects (Clash of the Titans, Sinbad, etc...) and of course, Braveheart.

Television:

Big Brother and Itch'y show

Books:

Alice in Wonderland, The Stand, The DaVinci Code, Memoirs of a Geisha, Anais Nin, Diary of Anne Frank, I like sexy romance novels, but I have not much time to read them.

Heroes:

Besides my dad (I love you Dad!!!!)...myself, by just being me!

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ERBD CLASS TIMES AND PRICES

ERBD current classes and price list Sept 2008 Classes: Tuesdays, 6:15  7:15pm, BELLYDANCE OVERDRIVE, a high energy bellydance experience Not recommended for absolute beginners, minimal knowledge of b...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:12:00 PST

Bellylicious - loved it!

Well, the big day of Bellylicious finally came and went. The Missouri Theater in Columbia is beautiful, I had my own dressing room. It was an amazing show and experience all in all. I am happy I got t...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:00:00 PST

ERBD Newsletter - NEW CLASSES - New times and current price list

It has been 2 years this September  2008 since I started teaching. A  lot of  exciting changes have taken place in those 2 years. For starters, I switched studios  to Utopia Studi...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:42:00 PST

Check out this event: Cirque Du Erotica

Hosted By: Furious Vixen (on myspace)When: Saturday Aug 09, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: Gabby's Bar & Grill1800 State StreetGranite City, IL 62040United StatesDescription:Furious Vixen (on myspace) Click He...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:54:00 PST

Renn Faires over, but the fun’s just starting!

Another season of renn faire bites the dust. I always get a little sad to see it over, sad, but relieved. This marked my 7th season at the faire in Wentzville, I have seen a lot of changes and a ...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:55:00 PST

Watch this Video of Chuvani Bellydance at Venus Envy 2008!!!!

watch this awesome video of us Chuvani at the Venus Envy event 2008!!! There are some great clips in here of all of us, plus the music by our Sheherazade drums is awesome! Much love! And kudos to Jenn...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Wed, 14 May 2008 09:48:00 PST

Check out this video: AMI~ The Belly Dancer

Check out this video: AMI~ The Belly Dancer ..Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Thu, 08 May 2008 07:25:00 PST

Bellydance workshops

Tribal Sword Workshop January 20th, 3 - 5:30pm at Utopia Studios, registration at 2:30pm I am presenting this mini workshop for people who have swords, but maybe just don't know what to do with them o...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:02:00 PST

Don’t miss Aalim’s Hafla!!!!

Aalim Dance presents A Night at the Casbah Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Doors open at 8:00 PM Admission: $15.00 " 10 and under $10.00 Select Middle Eastern Appetizers Location: Golf-Moll Post 101 Amer...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:54:00 PST

For my bellydancer & burlesque friends....

what is your opinion on the bellydance / burlesque crossover? Just curious. http://www.youtube.com/v/YzTt4FlY7sM&rel=1 click this link and watch the trailer for a movie coming out about Princess...
Posted by EXOTIC RHYTHMS BELLYDANCE on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:48:00 PST