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 - November, 2024

(Scroll down to register for multiple classes)

Mondays, 7:30-8:30am CDT, Nov. 4-25

"Beyond Basics"

"Beyond Basics" is for everyone who wants to expand their knowledge, repertoire, practicing movements from polishing the basics to challenging and going beyond. It is a good, all around class to wake up to. 
Classes are also recorded on Zoom and Google Drive. You can choose which way you would like to recieve them. 

Choreography to "Set El Hosen"

November 5-26 (4 classes), 7-8pm CDT $55

"Set El Hosen" is a well known Egyptian dance song, created for and made famous by Egyptian dance star, Nagwa Fouad. It is a lively and dramatic entrance with a lot of musical changes that are fun to dance to. Take the class online, dance with the Zoom replay or request a Google Drive video. 

Thursdays, 12 Noon -1pm CST

"Dancing to the Cello, Double Bass and Guitar" 

Middle Eastern music and dance are intertwined. Many western instruments have been added to Middle Eastern music in the past century. What do we do when we hear the cello (don't we all love the cello), or where does the double bass fit in? And the guitar- we know it originated from the oud- How do we tell the difference when we hear these instruments on recordings? Let's dance and explore these wonderful stringed instruments on our journey through musical instruments. 3 classes/ November 7, 14, and 21. All classes can also be taken as Zoom recordings, which stay online for 8 weeks or you can request them on Google Drive. 

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. 

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/authors/tamalyn-dallal