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The ballet dancer and director of Firqat al Arz, Munir Nellmeldín was summoned to give a Lebanese folklore seminar in Beirut, Lebanon. This is the Amani Oriental Festival, which runs from 24 to 29 October under the coordination of international dancer and choreographer Amani, said event organizer.

In 2010 Munir Nellmeldín traveled to Lebanon with members of Firqat Al Arz, to take dabke courses. In addition, they provided entertainment in many entertainment centers of the Lebanese capital and nearby cities. He is also Director General of the "Lebanese National School of Folklore," for this earned him an invitation to join the staff of international teachers Amani Oriental Festival 2011.

The Amani Oriental Festival is the meeting of Arab dances most important held in Lebanon. Each year they meet in Beirut concerning the most prominent of Arabic dance and especially the global dabke and do so in the festival. The main objective of this meeting is to facilitate learning techniques to develop choreography and dancers for their shows and deepen their knowledge of different dance styles which includes the Arabic.

Amani, the creator of this important event is the most outstanding dancer throughout Lebanon. He began his career in 1988 as a choreographer and in 2005 developed the first Amani Oriental Festival in Beirut. His techniques are admired throughout the Middle East and let her travel the world taking part in Arab culture.

Also in Spain

After his participation in the Amani Oriental Festival Beirut - Lebanon, Munir Nellmeldin will travel to Spain. There he will be a part of the jury at the International Competition Extrembellydancer Arabian Dance, which will take place at Carolina Theatre Coronado, Almendralejo Badajoz. In that same scenario will provide the show as a dabke dancer.

Following his tour in Spain will Dabke workshop at the Academy of Oriental Dance Munique Neith, in Barcelona.
Biography

Munir Nellmeldín started in Dabke, Lebanese folk dance, in early 1997 in the Lebanese Society in Rosario. Then He took part of the company Firqat Al Arz who now heads and became an icon of the Lebanese folklore in Rosario, which gradually expanded to the rest of the country.

His inspirations for learning the techniques were Mounir Malaeb, dabke director and choreographer of "Rajana Veda Lebanese Dance Group", he took clases with him in their trip to Lebanon in 2008 and 2010 and Abdelhallim Caracalla Caracalla Dance director Heather. In addition, he studied history and origin of the Dabke in Baalbeck with Amr Hamadeh, another international reference that directs Lebanese folklore "Firqat Hayakel Baalbeck," an inspirational dance company for lovers of traditional Lebanese culture.

In his eagerness to express the culture of the ancient land of the cedars, the dancer of the Lebanese Society of Rosario, established the National School of Lebanese Folklore, which now has several locations in our country.

In each of his performances, not only represents the Lebanese Society of Rosario, but also the spirit, strength and energy of a true Lebanese.