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
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Monday Morning Online Classes
Monday Morning Online 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.
Thursday Noon Classes
Thursday Noon Classes
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.
Let's talk! After 48 years of Oriental dance, I have lots to share, and you may have some questions for me. Here are some of the topics I will be talking about and answering your questions as well.
Saturday, October 26, 1-2:30 or 3pm
1. My trajectory as a dancer, from student to doing bellygrams and dancing at parties and restaurants, to dancing my way around South America (1980's), then opening a non profit studio in Miami Beach, and running it for 16 years. Then touring internationally, thanks to the boom that was created simultaneously by Shakira, the Brazilian TV show, "Clone" bellydance Superstars and festivals. Writing books, making documentaries and recording music in Zanzibar, teaching residencies in China for 12 years and post pandemic teaching online. I will also tell you about my new screenplay, which is finally finished.
2. Some of the unusual dance concepts I teach and why I think they are important: "Earth and Sky" and "6 points of focus." Plus how they developed through my experience traveling.
3. Changes that have taken place in the dance world in the past 48 years.
I am projecting for this to last 90 minutes, but it could last until 3pm (2 hours) $15
(photo by Denise Marino)
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