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Datura Welcome to Studio Datura, a belly dance studio in Portland, Oregon. Find our schedule at studiodatura.com Welcome, and thank you for your interest!
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Our schedule of regular classes is available through the link on our FB home page. Currently all regular classes are run by our brilliant teachers rather than the studio, so contact the teachers directly if you have questions about their class. Schedule of special workshops with teachers from all over the world can be viewed at studiodatura.com. Select merchandise available in our mini-boutique fo

r sale or online here: https://shopdatura.com/. Merchandise available before classes or by appointment.

09/04/2026

Well done .lunaflow , we love seeing your practice! And love hearing the zils too, keep up the great work!

09/02/2026

This quarter Datura and Datura Online are donating to and matching donations from our community to Anera ⭐️

Since 1968, Anera has worked helping refugees and communities affected by conflict in Palestine, Lebanon, and Jordan. They deliver clean water, medical care, educational opportunities and more to families who need them most.

Responding to immediate emergencies while investing in long-term soluntions, Anera provides humanitarian assistance and sustainable development to vulnerable communities, including displaced people, women and children, older adults, and people with disabilities.

09/02/2026

We are looking forward to Al Wadi Dance Company ‘s Sawa Live Music Immersion Weekend at September 25 - 27!

Get your tickets for classes and shows at alwadi-dance.com ⭐️

“Sawa” means “together” in Arabic, and we believe that dance and music are best experienced in community. These arts have always been intertwined, and we hope to continue to foster this tradition. This will be an intimate weekend at the beautiful Studio Datura.

Join Heather, Ella, and our musical friends for a weekend of dance and live music immersed under one roof. Jim Grippo & Faisal Zedan join us from the Bay Area to root us in the melody and rhythms of Middle Eastern music. Each evening, Saturday and Sunday, we’ll come together for a live show, with very limited spots available for dancers who’d like to perform.

The weekend is offered as two tracks, running side by side in separate studios: a Dance Track, guided by Heather and Ella alongside our visiting musicians, and a Music Track, where musicians can study Arabic percussion with Faisal Zedan and/or build full ensemble pieces with Jim Grippo. Full weekend pass holders are welcome to move between both, since many of our dancers are musicians too. On Sunday afternoon, everyone comes together for Sawa Together, where the ensemble musicians play what they’ve built and dancers move freely to it.

The fall semester with Al Wadi Dance Company has just started at !You can register now at alwadi-dance.com ✨Class Sche...
08/27/2026

The fall semester with Al Wadi Dance Company has just started at !

You can register now at alwadi-dance.com ✨

Class Schedule:

MONDAYS
5 PM - Intro to Raqs Sharqi with Heather Louise | Raqs Sharqi (Belly Dance)
6:15 PM - Beyond Beginners with
Heather Louise
7:30 PM - Assaya 101 (SOLD OUT) with
Shaunti Fera

TUESDAYS
5 PM - Beyond Beginners with Heather Louise
6:15 PM - Flow Drills with Heather
Louise
7:30 PM - Rehearsal for Madraset
Al Wadi

WEDNESDAYS
6:15 PM - Raqs Sharqi Technique for Tabla Solos with Ella Moore
6:15 PM - Tabla: Beyond Beginners with 🔪🌸🌲🌿Jason 🌿🌲🌸🪓
7:30 PM - Intro to Raqs Sharqi with Ella Moore

08/27/2026

❤️ 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

⭐️ Reminder ⭐️: Scholarship and Multi-Phase applications are due this Friday, August 28th!The 8 Elements™ is a multi-p...
08/25/2026

⭐️ Reminder ⭐️: Scholarship and Multi-Phase applications are due this Friday, August 28th!

The 8 Elements™ is a multi-phase training designed to help participants build a strong foundation for personal practice and artistic development in dance. Our goal is to deconstruct and examine the underlying approaches to belly dance across eight distinct areas, including technique, musicality, dance composition, and personal practice.

Visit rachelbrice.com to apply!

08/12/2026

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.”

08/11/2026

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 ⭐️

08/04/2026

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)

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