14 part series of "Talkumentary" series of interviews about Tamalyn's 50 year career, of travel, dancing teaching, writing, and filming around the world. Take a listen... https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyd9XTYM8oMyyhbiFliqDskx8Gw1YLSCa&si=qe6a2a-eHipDtyJ_

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 - June, 2026

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*All classes can also be taken as Zoom recordings and on Google Drive. 

Dancing to Many Types of Music

US$65.00 FREE shipping

Monday mornings, 7:30-8:30am CDT, Variety of styles of music: We will dance to and explore songs from Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Palestine and more, plus explore songs from the Middle East that are mixed with Flamenco, Latin Jazz and Classical. Fall in love with styles you may not have thought of dancing to. June 1-29, 2026 (5 weeks)
$65

Zoom replays and Google drive video links included

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"Jemilleh" Veil Dance Choreography

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This five week class is a veil choreography to one of the most beautiful and timeless songs: "Jemilleh." It will include information about the song, history, and adapting to other versions of the song.
Every Tuesday night, June 2-23, 2026 7-8pm CDT (4 weeks ) $55
Take the class online on Zoom, dance with the Zoom replay or request a Google Drive video. 

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Creativity and Finding Your Own Style

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Thursdays at Noon-1pm, CDT "Creativity and Finding Your Own Style"
June 4-25 (4 weeks) $55

Exersises to personalize your dance / Bellydance is unique to each person and each person's body. We will explore creative ways to express yourself. 

Replays on Zoom and Google Drive. 

 

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2 classes per week $90

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Please include a message with your payment regarding which two days: Mon.-Tues., Tues.-Thurs., or Mon.-Thurs.

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Books by Tamalyn Dallal 

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They Told Me I Couldn't (book)

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This book chronicles Tamalyn's first dance- travel adventure, in Colombia, South America, from 1983 to a return trip from 1984-5. It includes her dance experiences, but focuses mostly on traveling the country overland and the people she meets.

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"40 Days and 1001 Nights" (book)

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This book is more timely than ever now. In answer to rampant Islamophobia and to the U.S. using religion and ethnicity as an excuse for war, Tamalyn decided to travel and meet the people we are programmed to dehumanize. From 2005-2006, Tamalyn traveled to five Muslim countries and wrote a travel journal of her experiences. 

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From a post by dancer, Debbie Smith, who attended last year's New Orleans workshop: 

"Tamalyn Dallal's New Orleans Intensive was one of the best things I did last year.
First of all, I love Tamalyn and the way she thinks about, talks about and teaches movement- and she is a vast repository of information and experience from her world travels.
Second, she incorporated not just Middle Eastern culture but also the cultures that are part of New Orleans by having guest artists. Last year it was a local traditional dancer, a zydeco musician, and an Arabic musician.
Third, New Orleans is a magical place and the venue where the workshops take place is an absolutely beautiful church that has been converted to a performance/event venue. Out of the 15 or so participants I had only met two before so I got to meet dancers from all over the US.
It was a great reset for me in several ways, and this was one of the first things I put on my calendar for this year. Highly recommended."

2026 workshops/Shows

2026 will celebrate Tamalyn's 50th anniversary in Bellydance year. (She began in 1976.)

New Orleans, LA - Workshop, (June 5-7) See above listing

Mukilteo, WA- Retreat/show (July 23-26) https://www.orientalblissproductions.com

St. Johnsbury, VT, Retreat/show, (August 8-9)Contact Magdalene Miller https://www.facebook.com/share/1G3DiZuDvT/

Bloomington, Illinois (Sept. 11-13) Contact Stef Lyn at https://www.facebook.com/snowlotus27 

Duluth, MN (September 17-19) With Cassandra Shore and Kryss Statho Contact Stef Lyn or Tanya Christine at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1630661798181367/ 

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

Online Choreographies, 60 songs to choose from!

*New! 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 Musician 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 Demet Yasemen" (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. Dec. "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)

2025: (1 hr. Classes)

1. Jan., "Ana Fil Hob" (Vintage Algerian/Latin) (4 classes)

2. Mar., "Zaman ya Hob" By Farid el Atrache- Egypt, 1970's- 4 classes)

3. Apr., "Princess of Cairo" (Egyptian- 4 classes)

4. May, "Agaban Gezilan" Scarf Dance (Egyptian- Andalus style- 4 classes)

5. June, "Amal Hayati" (Egyptian- 4 classes)

6. Jul., "Daret el Ayam" (Egyptian- 4 classes) 

7. Aug., "Lamma Bada," Double Veil (4 classes)

8. Sept., "Yunan Kasap Havası"with zils (Turkey, 2 classes)

9. Nov., ""Kleopatra" (Egyptian Jazz- (4 classes)

10. Dec., "Josephines Mejance" (3 classes)