Tamalyn Dallal

Tamalyn Dallal has taught and performed in 38 countries.  In 1990, she started the non-profit arts organization "Mid Eastern Dance Exchange" in Miami Beach, through which she mentored thousands of dancers around the world.  She previously authored three books, They Told Me I Couldn't, about living and dancing in Colombia in the 1980's, and the instructional book, Belly Dancing for Fitness.  In September 2005, Ms. Dallal moved to Seattle, Washington, and began her latest endeavor, "40 Days and 1001 Nights," in which she lived in five Muslim countries for 40 days each (Indonesia, Egypt, Zanzibar, Jordan, and China's western most province, the predominately Muslim Xinjiang Autonomous Region.  40 Days and 1001 Nights became a book, documentary film, music cd (by Africa's oldest orchestra, the 103-year old Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club of Zanzibar), and dance concert, all produced by Ms. Dallal.  10 percent of the proceeds from this project go to the "1001 Nights Fund" to help people in the countries she visited and beyond.
 

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