Nimeera in the News
- Cleopatra's Closet (Alexandria Gazette, May 11, 2007)
- Aimee Ibrahim & Jeff David (I Do for Brides Magazine, Fall 2006)
"A bellydancer (Nimeera) performed for the guests of honor and their loved ones, leaving everyone feeling like they were riding magic carpets in Arabia. 'In Egyptian culture, belly dancers perform with candelabras balanced on their heads; it symbolizes bringing warmth and happiness to your marriage,' Aimee explains."
- Five Spots With Dining and Belly Dancing (Washington Post, March 14, 2004)
"This spot is a favorite with local Persian families; you'll find both elderly and young audience members smoothly busting moves when pulled onto the dance floor. It's also a big date-night destination. Check the Web site to see if you'll be watching ... Nimeera (who sometimes lights up the dance floor with a full candelabra atop her head)."
- Madhuri Dixit Inspires Local Dance Artist - Raqs Masala! Egyptian Dance with a Bit of Spice (India Globe, February 2004)
"[Nimeera] performs Egyptian raqs sharqi with an air of elegance and friendly playfulness that delights all ages. Her graceful Persian arms, playful Indian eyes, precisely syncopated Egyptian isolations, and dramatic Turkish energy all blend effortlessly in her own unique style."
- Good Vibrations (Washington Post, April 27, 2001)
"Nimeera, who dances with the local Silk Road Dance Company lead by Laurel Gray, says she's learned much classical Persian dance from Gray, an admired teacher and choreographer, but says she brings a different Persian dance to Pars. "It's more contemporary costumed dance," Nimeera says. "The focus is generally from the waist up, with a lot of arms, a lot of bending from the waist, head movements, eye movements; and every one has a meaning, whereas in Middle Eastern dance, it can be focused on the upper body, but it's more heavily focused on the belly and the lower body."
When Nimeera (who also co-owns Cleopatra's Closet, an online shop for belly dance accessories) performs at Pars, she first dances an Egyptian set, then a modern Persian performance about a half-hour later. She's accompanied by Shafik, a one-man band of sorts, on his synthesizers. If you're lucky, her Egyptian set will include her candle dance. For that she wears a triple-decker candelabra headpiece, with 11 lit candles burning brightly. I'm worried for her scarves and her hair, but she's a master, showing the muscle isolation belly dancers strive for."
Nimeera on YouTube
- Dances for the Sultan Finale
Nimeera shown in the leopard print dress, with Amustela, Shadiyah, Shahrzad, and Mark Balahadia. The lights kept blowing out the circuits, but the show went on!
Articles Written by Nimeera
Professional Photos
Second Place Grand Champion
East Coast Classic 2005
Photo by Gavin Giles
Indian Fusion at the East Coast Classic 2005
Photo by Gavin Giles
Nimeera and Amustela
East Coast Classic 2005
Photo courtesy of Robert Mroz
Photo by Dale London 2008
Photo by Sarah Skinner 2005
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Performance Photos
Fat Boy Chico - Filming for the music video "King of My Throne"
September 2009
Raks Shamadan
Pars Restaurant.
Photo courtesy of Mike Finkenstaedt, Washington Post
Raqs al Shamadan
Egyptian Embassy,
Washington DC
February 2004
Pars Restaurant.
Photo courtesy of Mike Finkenstaedt, Washington Post
Casablanca Restaurant
May 2009
Classical Persian "Raqs-i-Peri"
with the Silk Road Dance Company
Cleopatra's Closet
Sidewalk Sale
Spring 2006
Cleopatra's Closet
Sidewalk Sale
Fall 2006
Pars Restaurant 2005
Bangra Fusion at Casablanca Restaurant. Photo courtesy of Mike Finkenstaedt, Washington Post
Silk Road Dance Company
Egyptian Embassy,
Washington DC
February 2004
"Magical Morroco" Fesitval
October 2004
Performing in Cairo, Egypt
May 2001
Peri Classical Persian Dance
Photo courtesy of Rasha
Modern Persian Bandari
Pars Restaurant
Photo courtesy of Rasha
Society for Creative Anacronism
Spring 1992
Kuchipudi Indian Classical Dance
Lombadi Indian Folk Dance
Preparing to lead the Zeffa
at a Somalian Wedding
with Cindy
Raks Shamadan
WAMEDA Hafla 2008
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Personal Photos
Wearing Mystics Team Colors at the Brides and Basketball Event
September 2009
Nimeera, Kaya and Sadie
at the Wameda Hafla Workshops
September 2009
Teaching at the WAMEDA Ethnic Workshop
January 2008
Nimeera's Little Bits
December 2007
Openning Day at Cleopatra's Closet
March 12, 2006
The Fitness Pharoah,
Nimeera, Amustela, and Aliya
in "Core Training for Bellydancers" Spring 2006
Teaching Turkish Spoon Dancing at the International Festival 2000, Capital Expo Center, Virginia.
Photo courtesy of Bonita
Nimeera and Habiba in Cairo, May 2001
Teaching hip movements at the
Girl Scouts Winter Camp 2005
Taking a break from dancing and teaching at the
Persian - Arabic - Jewish Culture Festival
August 28-29, 2004 Chicago, IL
Camel riding with Rasha in Giza, May 2001
Nimeera, Eva Cernik, and Rasha
in Cairo, May 2001
On tour in Chicago with the Silk Road Dance Company in our streeeetch SUV, August 2004
Nimeera and friends in
"A Night at Pars" 2004
Teaching veil at the
Girl Scouts Winter Camp 2005
Flying on top of Mountain Lake
August 2006
Teaching veil at the
Girl Scouts Winter Camp 2005
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