Amira’s performance experience includes venues ranging from formal stage productions, to large and small commercial and private events along with modeling. She has performed as part of troupes, dancing ensemble as well as in duo and solo pieces.
She started training in Flamenco while in her homeland of Estonia, and then after arriving in the US trained for years with the well known and respected teacher Margo Torea. In addition, she has trained with several other well known teachers, including names like Vanessa Alvarado, Coral Citron, Clara Ramona, Roberto Amaral, Manuel Gutierrez, Elias Vargas, La Tania and Belén Maya.
One of the highlights of Amira’s performance career was to cover Vanessa Alvarado’s solo Flamenco dance part in the show “Beats Of Passion” performed on the big stage at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas in 2001. Since 1999 Amira has also performed in every Christmas Dance Festival at the Whitney and Flamingo libraries, sponsored by The Sociedad Cultural Hispana.
After her arrival in this country, Amira began studying belly dance with Marliza and Nadia in Las Vegas. Amira has also trained with many other well known teachers of Middle Eastern art such as Zahra Zuhair, Eva Cernik, Aziza, Jillina, Faten Salama, Fathiem, Sahra Saeeda, to name just a few. She now studies regularly in the US and Middle East, and teaches belly dance independently, both privately and as an instructor at the Las Vegas Athletic Club.
Currently Amira is enjoying growing success, gaining notoriety and respect within the Middle Eastern and Arabic communities of Las Vegas. She is among the most requested belly dancers in town, appearing regularly at everything from private parties to Arabic nightclubs, restaurants, and the Arab American Heritage Club.
Ever expanding her repertoire, she has studied fire eating and incorporating fire into performances under the tutelage of the Cirque du Soleil “O” show performer Ray Wold. Amira’s musical skills include guitar, piano and saxophone, being a graduate of 9 years of musical study. Also a graduate of medical school, she is now studying at UNLV. She is multilingual, 5’10”, skydives, drives fast, and has 40 chickens in her Las Vegas backyard.
Please visit her website at www.amirasbelly.com
