About us
Shimmer, since it first opened its doors in 2003, has grown from strength to strength, headed by Amira, who has been dancing professionally since 2000 and holds some of the Bellydancing Association of South Africa’s highest teaching qualifications. She has performed both nationally and international to great acclaim, and has become a feature of the South African bellydance scene. Find out more about her, her experiences and resume by following th elink on the sidebar. The studio is affiliated with the S.A.D.T.A, belly dance specific organisation B.D.A.S.A and international organisation M.E.C.D.A. The studio name, and that of our performance troupe, is also registered on A.S.A.M.E.D's Middle Eastern dance name registry
Members of Shimmer have appeared on stage in its own productions as well as taking part as guest artists in the Annual Bellydance Jamboree in Parkwood, the Belly Dance and Middle Eastern Dance Festivals of South Africa, the International Oriental Dance festival and many other dance and community projects.
Since the introduction of the new graded system by the B.D.A.S.A [in hopes of contributing to the improvment of the general quality of S.A bellydance] members of the studio regularly take part in Association exams, gaining spectacular results. Studio members range in age from seven to sixty, and come from all cultures and walks of life, proving once again that you don’t need to be identical to share a common passion.
The studio also boasts its own performance group, ‘In Harem’s Way’, who offer slick, professional and sophisticated performances for corporate, charity and private functions across the country and internationally, dancing to much acclaim wherever they perform. Dancers are trained in a variety of spectacular dance ‘apparatus’, including mystic veil, earthy cane, cloak, zills, sword, tray and fire of all sorts and the ever-spectacular wings of Isis.
They have made something truly special out of a function for many large companies and corporations including Standard and Absa Banks, Sasol, Woolworths, Price-Waterhouse-Coopers, The S.A Rugby Lions, Rand Merchant Bank, Peermont Global, Denel Aviation, South African Breweries and Arthur Kaplan jewelers, dancing at prestigious venues like the Kyalami Castle, Botswana’s Grand Palm Hotel, Zambia's Majestic Casino and the Royal Swazi Sun, Emperor’s Palace and Sun City. But the ultimate favorite performances will always be bridal showers, birthday parties, batmitzvahs and other private functions.
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