Register for "Technique, Drills and Thrills "
Four week Virtual class with Amustela! SEPTEMBER 2025
ONLINE TEACHING EVENT - a rare online opportunity to study with Amustela. Four Sessions!
This is a 4 week class meeting on
Thursday September 4 at 7 p.m.
Thursday September 11 at 7 p.m.
Thursday September 18 at 7 p.m.
Thursday September 25 at 7 p.m.
In this class Amustela will review the basic movements and refine, compare and contrast styles and hone in on the subtle elements that will polish your performance. Class will be live via Zoom- from 7 - 8:15 p.m. with recordings available for you after the class session is completed. $50 for all 4 sessions.
Zoom link will be sent September 1.
Venmo is @Amy-Bowman-66
Cash App $Amustela
or use the QR code for payment via Paypal. Please let me know your email address so the Zoom link can be sent to you.
Upcoming Belly Dance Events!
February 9 2025 Amustela Productions presents "Femme Fatales and Anti-heros" via Crowdcast at 7 p.m. EST - to register https://crowdcast.io/c/pe1fh89yzs8i
March 19 - 23 2025 Art of the Belly Dance Convention. Ocean City MD
www.artofthebelly.net Amustela will be performing Saturday evening. Check it out!
April 26, 2025 Raq Out Bellydance presents - We Love the '80's! Virtual broadcast LIVE event!
May 3 2025 Queen City Shimmy -Taust Brewing Company, 128 S Main Street, Mount Holly NC 28120. From 6 - 8 p.m. featuring live music from SONEM.
June 22, 2025 Amustela Productions presents "Transformation - a Summer Celebration of Dance". Set to broadcast via Crowdcast at 7 p.m. EST. Featuring performances from near and far. Register today at https://crowdcast.io/c/xnkyf11p16fw
July 2025
Sunday July 13 - Northern Virginia. Eleni's Greek Taverna "Raq the Casbah!" show!
Sponsored by Nimeera starts at 3 p.m. and features dancers from the Northern VA - Washington DC area. 6131 Backlick Road, Springfield VA 22150
call 703-912-1400 Reservations are strongly recommended.
Saturday July 19th Belly Dance BBQ and Casual Hafla! 2 p.m - ??
4201 Bright Road, Charlotte NC 28214 (in the Vineyards on Lake Wylie)
MARK YOUR CALENDAR WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR! Come eat, dance and make merry! All dancers, dance enthusiasts, and musicians are welcome to come. We will have LIVE music, a stage and a very casual Hafla environment. In the past we have had everything from impromptu tribal performances, troupe performances, to cabaret solos and dance off competitions. I will have some prizes to award again this year and please feel free to invite friends!!!! BYOB!! Bring a desert or side to share!
The event will be held primarily outdoors - I will have an open tent, with dance floor - so as to provide as safe an environment as possible. Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/share/fpumqrE4SW3y4sAR/
Please contact me at amustela@msn.com for details or if you need area hotel recommendations, I have posted links on the Belly Dance BBQ tab here on the website.
Reviews and Testimonials
I never appreciated the music of Om Kalthoum like I do now after my workshop with Amustela - thank you so much for such an amazing workshop.
- Workshop feedback from ECC 2017
I LOVE AMUSTELA!! More Am-Cab Please!
- Workshop participant from Jewels of the Orient
Professional - always professional, "the" best and most favorite dancer at my establishment!
"Hadji" Zouine, owner of the Pashaland Restaurant.
"She always reminds me of the great Samia Gamal." - Gerson Kuhr "the Fitness Pharoah" and past editor of the WAMEDA newsletter.
"Your spins last forever! And your knowledge of the history and music is amazing! You really know how to hone into what your students need."
"Zilrah" student of Amustela