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❤️ Mardi Love is coming to in December!

Sign up for her workshops at rachelbrice.com or use the link in our bio ✏️

​If you’ve followed for any length of time, you probably already know how much Mardi’s work has shaped the form—its movement, costuming, musicality, and general aesthetic.

​Mardi will teach 2 workshops, 4 hours each. Topics will include whatever she’s feeling that day.

​Schedule:

​Workshops

​Saturday and Sunday, Dec 12 & 13
Workshops 12pm - 4pm

​Tea Room

​Join us in Datura’s Tea Room after class to shop Mardi’s one-of-a-kind handmade costume pieces. Mardi’s work always sells out quickly, so come by if you can!

​We’re very happy to have her here, and we know you’ll enjoy the workshops if you come out. Hope to see you! - Rachel Brice

For this quarter’s program, we are donating to and matching donations from our community to Anera ⭐️

Anera has been helping refugees and families in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan since 1968. They provide health, education, and economic development programs, as well as humanitarian and emergency relief during conflict and disasters. From family farms and rooftop greenhouses to job skills training to access to clean water and medical aid, we encourage you to check out anera.org and donate.

Datura will match your donation at datura.dance ⭐️

Repost from Anera :

“Above the family homes of Baqa’a Camp, rooftops are becoming places of sanctuary, nourishment and opportunity. Anera is helping 47 families transform these spaces into productive gardens that provide fresh vegetables at home. Using sustainable wicking bed technology, the gardens strengthen food security, reduce household costs and create opportunities to earn additional income by selling surplus produce.

More than places to grow food, these rooftop gardens are green sanctuaries where families build practical skills, expand their growing spaces and cultivate greater self-reliance, one rooftop at a time.”

Sharing this post from Al Wadi Dance Company to let you know drum lessons are happening at the studio beginning on August 26! ⭐️

🎶 Tabla: Beyond Beginners with 🔪🌸🌲🌿Jason 🌿🌲🌸🪓

The tabla (also known as darbouka or derbakke) is one of the most important percussion instruments in the Egyptian orchestra. It lays rhythmic foundations for melodies, and its versatile sounds can also be used for dynamic drum solos. In this course, students will revisit foundations before moving on to more complex techniques and rhythms. This class will help prepare students who would like to perform a group percussion piece in the spring student showcase.

Register for this autumn class at alwadi-dance.com ⭐️

Repost from Al Wadi Dance Company ⭐️ Please visit alwadi-dance.com to purchase tickets for a good cause!
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Dancing for Hope 🕊️
August 8, 2026
7:00 PM
Studio Datura in Portland, OR
A benefit for Lebanese Red Cross & JSIR A Bridge of Hope for Palestinian Families
$15 | link in bio for tix

Join Al Wadi Dance Co. for an evening of raqs sharqi to benefit the Lebanese Red Cross & JSIR. Solos, duets, and small group performances by Heather Louise, Ella Moore, Amel Tafsout, and students of Al Wadi. Sparka Studios will be also be on site doing henna! Each ticket includes one entry into the raffle.

Amel Tafsout Liesel 💙 Sparka Studios ✨Artist Ella Moore Heather Louise | Raqs Sharqi (Belly Dance)

Love seeing your vocabulary practice .fusion.dancer ! And the blooper is so real, that’s definitely how practice goes.

Beautiful sounding zils and clean technique, keep up the good work!

thank you for sharing the behind the scenes process of the hard work that goes into the practical exam for the !

It’s not easy stuff, but we can see how clean your technique looks and your zil skills are strong!

It’s important to remember how it takes practice to present our work! Keep up the great practice! ⭐️