Welcome! (In Egypt, they say "Ahlan Wasahlan.")
2026 celebrates 50 years of dance! Tamalyn Dallal has dedicated her life to Raqs Sharqi/SWANA dance (AKA “Bellydance.”) She dances it as a daily practice for artistic expression, 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, 2026
(Scroll down to register for multiple classes)
*All classes can also be taken as Zoom recordings, which stay online for 8 weeks or you can request them on Google Drive.
Mondays, 7:30-8:30am CST, January 5-26 (4 weeks)
$55 (On Zoom)
Come back to your body. Stretch, shimmy, dance to start each week in January!
Zoom replays and Google drive video links included
Tuesday Nights "7 Veils/Salomania"
Tuesday Nights "7 Veils/Salomania"
7 Veils/Salomania"
Tuesdays, January 6-27, 7-8pm CST USD $55 (4 classes)
In 1997, Tamalyn created her own "Dance of the 7 Veils" and called it "Salomania." The video of this dance has been immensely popular through the years. It was improvised, but the veils and certian concepts were well planned. By learning her process and the different wraps as well as how the veils were layered upon one another, you can create your own dance, using as many or as few veils as you wish.
Take the class online on Zoom, dance with the Zoom replay or request a Google Drive video.
Thursdays, 12 Noon-1pm CST, January 8-29 $55 (4 weeks)
These concepts are integral to the way Tamalyn dances and teaches. They can enhance your dance and help relax the movements, making them healthy for the body. 8-0 is a series of movements that enhance concentration and focus.
2 classes per week $90
2 classes per week $90
Please include a message with your payment regarding which two days: Mon.-Tues., Tues.-Thurs., or Mon.-Thurs.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursdays, $130
Give yourself or a friend the gift of dance. Each year, Tamalyn creates a special holiday workshop. This year, from December 1 through the rest of the month, you can order this workshop (as a Google Drive file that you can keep), in which we will dance to songs that have lasted through the generations, such as Miserlou (Greece), Bent el Chalabeya (Lebanon/Syria), Bir Demet Yasemen (Turkey) and more. We will compare old and new versions, learn the history and about the artists too.
1 hour 45 min., $25
Online Choreographies, 50 songs to choose from! Coming Soon: All 10 choreos from 2025:
1 song: $50, 2 songs $90, 3 songs $130, 5 songs $175, 7 songs $210, 10 songs $250, All 50 songs $1000 (Whew!)
Pay by PayPal to Tamalyndallal@yahoo.com. All classes and workshops sent to your e mail on Google drive. Please specify the names of each choreography or class that you are ordering.
2020: (1-1/2 hr. Classes)
1.July Sahara City (Egyptian/1972, 4 classes)
2.Aug. Alf Laila wi Layla (Egyptian, 1969, 4 classes)
3.Sept. Argentine Baladi by Armen Kusikian and Fairuz (4 classes)
4..Oct. Ya Msafir Wahdak (4 classes)
5. Nov. Mashaal (4 classes)
6. Dec. Mum Dun Go- Jazzy Reggae with a New Orleans flair (3 classes)
2021 (1-1/2 hr. Classes)
7. Jan. Nostalgias (4 classes)
8. Feb. Afkari (4 classes)
March (no choreo)
9. April Fi Youm Wi Leila (4 classes)
10. May “Kopru” Turkish version of “Take 5” (4 classes)
11.June El Fan (5 classes)
12. July “7 Veils” by Nesma- (only 1 veil) (4 classes)
13. Aug. “Raqs Al Gawazee” (Oriental- not Gawazee) (2 classes)
14. Sept. “Magrebi” (Not Moroccan, it is by Ahmed Abdul Malek, American jazz artist, 1950’s (4 classes)
15. Oct. Leilat Hob (4 classes)
16. Nov. Ya Loor (5 classes)
17. Dec. Carmen in Africa (2 classes)
2022 (1-1/2 hr. Classes)
18. Jan. Fakharouni (4 classes)
19. Feb. “Asturias” by Trio Joubran (4 classes)
20. Mar. Scheherezade L’Andalous (4 classes)
21. April Taqsim Beledi (4 classes)
22. May Bint el Chalabeya (5 classes)
23. June Kahramana (2 classes)
24. July Sensiz Kahrolmustem (Turkish) (4 classes)
25. Aug. Ruzar Ve Kum (Turkish) ((5 classes)
26. Sept. “Leyla” (Egyptian Golden Age) (4 classes)
27. Oct. “It Takes Two” by Raul Ferrando (Veil) (4 classes)
28. Nov. Tahtil Shebbak (Baladi) (5 classes)
Dec. (No class)
2023 (1-1/2 hr. Classes)
29. Jan. 2 Egyptian Pop songs: El Ghazala Raya and Oud al Batal (4 weeks)
30. Feb. Shik Shak Shok (4 weeks)
31.March Nesma’t El Nil (4 weeks)
32. April Habibi Aini (4 weeks)
33. May Fakharouni (5 weeks)
June (No class)
34. July Aziza (5 weeks)
35. Aug. Bir Deme Yasimin (5 weeks)
36. Sept. Enta Ormi (4 weeks)
37. Oct. Maktub (5 weeks)
38. Nov. Ana Fi Intizarik (4 weeks)
39. Dec. Miserlou (2 weeks)
2024 Jan.-May, 1-1/2 hr classes/ July- Dec. 1 hr. classes)
40. Jan. Whatever Lola Wants (special edit- 4 classes)
41. Feb. Rohi (4 classes)
42. March Nebtidi (4 classes)
43. April Lessa Fakr (5 classes)
44. May Zeina (3 classes)
June (No class)
45. July El Fan (Spanish version, 5 classes)
46. August Warda (4 classes)
47. Sept. Wayak (4 classes)
48. Oct. Yearning (4 classes)
49. Nov. Set El Hosen (4 classes)
50. Riqq Solo (House of Tarab, 2-1/2 min. 3 classes)
Special Workshops
1-1/2 hours each (This is a collection of topics recorded from 2022-2024)
1 workshop $25, 3 workshops $60, 5 workshops $90, 7 workshops $100, 8 workshops $110
1. Veils
2. Earth and Sky
3. Dance Dynamics
4. Hands and Arms
5. Bolero
6. Scheherezade
7. Gnossienne
8. Teachers Training (2-1/2 hours)
Louisiana Cultures Camp, Jan. 16-18
https://www.louisianaculturescamp.org
Last year I had such an amazing time at this multicultural weekend. You can come for a day, or all three days. Sleep over or not. Participate in Cajun, Creole, Native American, Cuban, Vietnamese cultures and more. Music, dance, food, sharing. (I will teach a class on Sat. at 10 am, called "Complexity and Cultural Roots in Middle Eastern Dance."
2026 workshops
2026 will celebrate Tamalyn's 50th anniversary in Bellydance year. (She began in 1976.)
New Orleans (June 5-7)
Mukilteo, WA (July23-26) https://www.orientalblissproductions.com
Vermont Retreat, (August 8-9)
Duluth, MN (September)
Shanghai and Fuzhou, China (Sept.-Oct.) (2026 will also celebrate the 20th anniversaries of Aixis Studio in Shanghai and 1001 Nights Studio in Fuzhou. They are currently the longest running Oriental dance studios in China.)
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
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.