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Amani Oriental Festival 2012 Photos<\/h2>\n

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Photos by Gabriel Monserrat Lopez<\/a>
\nText by Helwa<\/a>
\nposted August 24, 2012<\/span><\/h3>\n

The charming Lebanese city of Beirut welcomes people from all the world to the Amani Oriental Festival<\/span>. The return of the Amani Oriental Festival, June 19-24, 2012, is meaningful to all of its participants. On this 6th occasion, Oriental dancers and dance lovers had an opportunity to meet, learn, and observe different styles of Oriental and Folkloric dance and are happy to note that the evolution of Oriental dance happens without it losing its essence. \u00a0Amani<\/a><\/span>, the diva of Lebanese dance, helps keep the flame of this art alive in Lebanon, along with many other dancers and teachers who hail from different spots on the planet to share in her experience.<\/p>\n

This time, the festival took place in the Al Medina Theatre<\/span> at Hamra Street, Beirut, in 2012. The summer edition of the festival was honored by the presence of many teachers from different countries who united in just one feeling: their love of Oriental dance. <\/p>\n

Here were some of the teachers who contributed their talents to the festival:<\/p>\n