Amina Beres

Amina Beres began her Middle Eastern Dance journey in 1995, and since then has been fortunate enough to have learned from many of the foremost Middle Eastern dance artists in the world. While her dance studies originated with Egyptian and American Middle Eastern Dance, in 2007 she began studying Turkish Oriental and Romany. Since then she has incorporated these rich, exciting, and colorful styles into her classes, workshops, and performances.

A listing of every dancer, instructor, and troupe Amina has learned from and has been influenced by would fill volumes! She continues to be influenced by her former instructors, local legends, and new performers and instructors who bring modern fusion styles and techniques to the genre.

Currently an instructor and solo performer, she is a former member of Minneapolis-based Jawaahir Dance Company and the Haneen Dance Ensemble. In addition to troupe performing, Amina was a featured soloist at Seven Bridges World Market, El Bustan Restaurant, Jerusalem Restaurant, and the Mediterranean Cruise Cafe.

As an instructor, Amina teaches bellydance classes at private studios and through community education programs across the Twin Cities.

Amina draws on her years of teaching and performing to benefit her students and workshop participants. From weekly classes to individualized lessons for soloists or troupes, Amina can help you hone your technique, develop your individual style, and guide you through to your next level of creativity.

Amina's teaching experience:

Specialty workshop instructor for the Aalim School of Middle Eastern Dance, the Cassandra School's Technique Topics, and the Bohemian Underground Workshop.

Bellydance class instructor for the Aalim School of Middle Eastern Dance, Eden Prairie Community Education, Escalate Dance Studio, Hopkins Community Education, Pratt Community Education, Robbinsdale Community Education, and Seven Bridges World Market.

Individual instruction and coaching for soloists and troupes.

Amina's performance experience:

Theater: Jawaahir Dance Company's Om Kalthoum Voice of Egypt, Ussul al Andalus, Enchanted Evenings, Layalli Masri, Oriental Nights, Upper Midwest Festival of Oriental Dance, and Sparkle; Haneen Dance Ensemble's Tajdeed, Tapestry of Dance, and Women's Voices; Cassandra's Cabaret; Mischievous Djinn's Through Time and Haunted Spring; Urban Gypsy's Third Coast.

Fundraising: Books for Africa, Home for Life, Hands for the Homeless, Children's Home Crisis Nursery, Fibromyalgia Belly Bash.

Community Festivals and Social Events: Monmouth College International Festival, Mason City Greek Festival, Eden Prairie International Festival, Prescott Daze, Hopkins Health and Fitness Expo, Minneapolis Women's Expo, Minneapolis Mosaic, St. Paul Festival of Nations, Minnesota Fringe Festival, MarsCon, and the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.

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