Welcome! (In Egypt, they say "Ahlan Wasahlan.")
Tamalyn Dallal has dedicated her life to Raqs Sharqi (AKA “Bellydance.”) She dances it as a daily practice for health, healing, exercise and relaxation. This dance is a “miracle dance” that reduces stress and helps us appreciate and love Egyptian, Turkish and Levantine music and culture.
ONLINE CLASSES - January, 2025
(Scroll down to register for multiple classes)
Monday Morning Online Class
Monday Morning Online Class
Mondays, 7:30-8:30am CST, Jan. 6-27
"Taqsims and Improvisations" (4 weeks)
Choreography to "Ana Fil Hob
Jan. 7-28 (4 classes), 7-8pm CST
This incerdibly romantic Arabic version of the bolero classic "Historia del Amor" is sung by Lili Boniche. It will be Tamalyn's 50th choreography since the Pandemic began in 2020. Starting February, Tamalyn delve into other topics on Tuesday nights, but people will always have the opportunity to explore all the past choreographies when her Patreon page comes out.
Take the class online, dance with the Zoom replay or request a Google Drive video.
Thursday Noon Classes
Thursday Noon Classes
Thursdays, 12 Noon -1pm CST
"10 Rhythms"
Noon-1pm CST.... Jan. 9-30 (4 classes)
We will learn rhythms, ways to dance to them. Where to find them in the music, history, and cutural context.
All classes can also be taken as Zoom recordings, which stay online for 8 weeks or you can request them on Google Drive.
2 classes per week
2 classes per week
(please specify which classes: Monday, Tuesday and/or Thursday)
3 Classes Per week
In Person Workshops, 2025
* New Orleans, June 7-8-9
* Bali, Indonesia, September 26-27-28
* Shanghai,, China October
* Fuzhou, China, October
* Mexico City, November
2024 Favorites
2024 Favorites
Double Veils (Recorded August 2024,) and Finger Cymbals (Recorded in January 2024) were two all time favorite online classes of 2024.
They are available for $50 each 4 class series, on Google Drive.
Please specify which class you would like to order.
This series covers Tamalyn's clear and concise approach to basic bellydance movement. In every dance form it is important to have a good base. This class is appropriate for beginners as well as dancers who want to review and polish the basics.
Weekend Workshop Intensive... Live in New Orleans!
This three day intensive workshop will be June 6-7-8, 2025, from 10am to 5pm daily with an hour break for lunch. There will be guest teachers for an hour each day to teach about Afro Louisiana culture, dance and music.
The weekend will include technique, culture, dance philosophy, and much more. Tamalyn will teach 10am-1pm, break for lunch and resume at 2pm daily for an experiential workshop by a different local New Orleans culture bearer each day, each with something unique to share. From 3-5, Tamalyn will continue with raqs sharqi.
We will experience optional evenings of New Orleans cuisine, jazz, and other events that will be happening in town. Come, ready to immerse yourself in two worlds; Raqs Sharqi and the unique world that is New Orleans, as well as a Saturday evening pot luck dinner at Tamalyn's home where we will perform for one another (and any friend or partner who may be traveling with you). This will be a supportive atmosphere for all.
Tamalyn Dallal’s 48 year raqs sharqi (bellydance) career has taken her around the world to perform and teach in over 40 countries. She founded the Mid Eastern Dance Exchange, a non profit dance school and performing company in Miami Beach, Florida, which she directed for 16 years. She then spent part of each year, for 12 years in a teaching residency in the Aixis studio in Shanghai, China, as well as touring China and other parts of Asia.
Also a writer, Ms. Dallal has authored four books, a screenplay and filmed three documentaries. Her knowledge and creativity run deep.
$300 if registered by April 1st. After April 1st, $350.
Bywater, New Orleans
Mondays, 7:30-8:30pm
Bellydance Basics and Beyond
For all levels. Ongoing
$60 for 4 classes or $20 drop in.
10 classes, used within 10 wk., $120
Pay via Paypal to tamalyndallal@yahoo.com, Venmo Tamalyn-Harris or in person via cash.
At: "The Movement Collective"
3921 St. Claude Ave, (Bywater)
New Orleans
Multiple Online Classes on the Datura Online site,
Instructional: "Hands and Arms," "The Gravitational Pull of the Earth," "Isolations, Integration and Layers," "Complex Hip Movements, Relaxed" and "Layered Shimmies"
Documentaries "Zanzibar Dance, Trance and Devotion, "Ethiopia Dances for Joy," and 40 Days and 1001 Nights"
https://daturaonline.com/programs/zanzibar-trance-dance-and-devotion
https://daturaonline.com/programs/ethiopia-dances-for-joy-with-tamalyn-dallal
https://daturaonline.com/programs/40-days-and-1001-nights-by-tamalyn-dallal
https://daturaonline.com/authors/tamalyn-dallal