The latest title he bestowed on Amani was "The carnival of dancing" because she excelled in all styles of dance such as Jazz, Indian and the theatrical, in addition to all types of oriental dancing, thus, becoming the most popular dancer and news of her reaching the two Americas.

HABIBI, a U.S magazine published an article about her written by Noria Tahan (Summer 95,vol.14,n#3):"Internationally known, she is one of the top dance stars of  LEBANON...She is admired and respected by the Arab community world wide...I was greeted at the door by a petite, warm and friendly young lady...There is nothing plastic or fake about Amani

Also she wrote:

Lebanon in Dance ...But first and foremost there is Amani, enthroned for above, a technician on the level of Mona Saiid with the grace and presence of Samia Jamal, and for several years, though still twenties, the acknowledged superstar of Lebanese Dance" (Edwine Nearing in Habibi Magazine U.S.A) .

From America to Europe, Amani visited Germany, in 1995, where she presented a dance show.

 She also established master class, workshop which attracted dancers from all Europe, Spain, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Holland and England...to learn her new style in oriental dancing. The experience made Amani happy and filled her with enthusiasm for the idea of workshops, because this is what she thought of as her real mission to spread new ways of oriental dancing, especially when a number of European oriental dancers called her and expressed their wishes to learn oriental dancing with her.

Also, Lebanese ladies and house wives asked Amani for special lessons, and there is nothing astonishing about that because she is quite popular among women, a fact which is due to Amani's spontaneouity and distinguished dancing. In fact, she has admirers within high-class societies, and even politicians who attend her shows and choose her for their formal and private occasions.

She became Lebanon's ambassador to the world, and was chosen to stage a performance in the most important beauty event in Lebanon after the war, Miss Lebanon '95; and she was also chosen by the cultural society to celebrate the International Theater Day in recognition of one of the most prominent play writers in the orient.

One of the journalists wrote describing her in that party: "Amani dances as a whole, and the dancer who denotes culture in this Arabian Lebanese art which interlocks with distant times...Amani realizes that every occasion has its particular dance...I saw her dancing or singing or, rather, flying in one of the most graceful of her performances...she was an original expressive power capable of displaying the beauty of each more and each stillness.

While Performing, she was the daughter of a noble, graceful and creative theater, the daughter of the real art.

She danced with the demanded revelation that dance which deepened my conviction in Amani's affiliation with the artistic culture. An affiliation that makes her an explorer in search of treasures...And I think that a long time will pass before another educated dancer comes along to practice dancing as an act of love, such as Amani."

There was nothing surprising. Amani was the first dancer who dared in February 1996, to move oriental dancing from nightclubs to the theater. She had such a courage and strength to put together a two hours show and stand on stage all by herself to present dances from the orient without the audience getting bored.

The teen-ager who became now a successful woman was the first one to present, in 1993,a video clip of a dance in the orient. A video clip that depends on a dancer, and not a singer as it is usually the case. Amani danced to a special tune titled "Look..Look..Amani" . Then, another video clip followed in 1994, and a third in 1995 when she photographed the Indian dance, Katak, the rhythms and composition was made specialy for her, it was not difficult for Amani to perform such a dance for the comprehensive cultural and historical research that she did for years on the subject of oriental dancing.

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