Contemporary Amman
Who we are and What we do
We offer quality dance and performance training in the heart of the city. What makes what we do different is our emphasis on cultivating our students' abilities to create. We love storytelling and believe that everyone has a unique voice. When we are in touch with our authenticity our presence becomes transformative.
Dance Training and Performance Program
Open to those betwen the ages of 4-16, our 9 month comprehensive dance training and performance program combines intensive training in choreography and performance with technique classes in Contemporary Dance and Ballet. We teach the international Rambert Grades curriculum in combination with our own methodology using improvisation as a learning tool to support creativity and reflective thinking skills. We focus on cultivating student creativity and performance presence and developing strong technique efficiently through somatic awareness. Progress is documented through student dance portfolios and an internationally recognised grading system.
We teach the international Rambert Grades and Royal Academy of Dance curriculums in combination with our own methodology using improvisation as a learning tool to support creativity and reflective thinking skills. We want dance to be a lifetime skill and for that to be a choice. From experience we know that this requires the encouragement of an independent learning spirit. Our students come to class motivated to learn.
Program Schedule
The Contemporary Amman Dance Training and Performance Program will start on Monday the 1st of September until May 2026. There are 3 terms in the dance year. The duration of a term is 3 months.Gallery
Fees
Registration is per term (3 months):Primary (ages 4-6) 250 JDs / term
Grade 1 (ages 7-8) 330 JDs / term
Grade 2 (ages 9-11) 330 JDs / term
Grade 3 (ages 12+) 360 JDs / term
Meet the team
Shireen Talhouni
Founder
Shireen is an established Choreographer, performer and academic with 11 years experience teaching dance. Trained in contemporary dance at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (UK), shireen founded Contemporary Amman to make quality dance training and performance accessible to young people in Amman. Her mission is to empower people to own their truth and share their stories and to make it possible for aspiring dancers to make a living out of their passion.
Sara Nowar
Program Director
Trained in classical ballet at the National Center for Culture and Arts since the age of 6, Sara completed the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) grade 8 examination in 2011 and has been teaching since 2013. She was a member of MISK dance company for more than a decade regularly performing at festivals showcasing ballet, contemporary, and folk dance.