DALA DANCE COMPANY
FatChanceBellyDance® Style Bellydance in Birmingham, Alabama
FCBD®Style celebrates the strength and beauty of working together as a group. Formatted steps, cues, eye-contact, and the familiarity of musical phrasing allow dancers to stitch together a unique improvisational tapestry every time they dance.
Happy Thanksgiving - NO Bellydance classes this week.Spice up your month learning how to bellydance! The NEXT beginner session starts DECEMBER 3rd, of 2024. Liz's weekly Tuesday beginner class will teach you the foundational steps, concepts and formations for this worldwide phenomena known as FCBD® Style Bellydance. Intermediate and advanced students can perfect your technique with challenging drills and transitions on Thursdays in Liz's Level 2 & Level 3 classes. Email dalatribal@gmail.com to find out more and click below to Register!
Find all eight of Liz' Flowchart Workshop on FCBDU.comLiz created a printed FCBD® Style flowchart that helps dancers understand the fast and slow families, variations, correct names and updated names as well as sourcing them to the original volumes they were taught on. Purchase a flowchart here ($15) and take Liz's workshop on fcbdu.com for a well rounded training of how this flowchart can help you succeed in your dance journey.
Flow Charts - IN STOCK!Flowcharts are back in stock! International orders, please email me before purchase to determine shipping. dalatribal@gmail.com
Flowchart for USA - includes S&HThe UPDATED names FCBD Style® Bellydance Vocabulary Flowcharts! This awesome chart helps you track and practice your FCBD® fast and slow families. It easily folds up to fit in your dance bag and is on a durable card stock with a waterproof laminate! Copyrighted by Project Shimmy and Liz Malcom. One dollar is added into the total price for shipping and handling anywhere in the USA. OUTSIDE of the USA? Please purchase the INTERNATIONAL version for proper postage. Watch a recent performance!Watch our performance from the FCBDU show, EXIMO - an FCBD®Style show hosted by FatChanceBellyDance® University - Release, Introspection, Contemplate, and embracing the darkness within. WATCH US CREATE DANCE MAGIC> Thanks to Adrian Walston for beautiful videography and editing!
Flowchart - INTERNATIONAL S&H are additional costThe updated FCBD Style® Bellydance Vocabulary Flowcharts! This awesome chart helps you track and practice your FCBD® fast and slow families. The Z folded chart easily folds up to fit in your dance bag & is on durable card stock with a laminate that is waterproof! Copyrighted by Project Shimmy and Liz Malcom. EXTRA COST for shipping and handling determined after purchase. If you have any questions, email dalatribal@gmail.com Book us for your event!Dala Dance Company could dance at your festival or party. Email us at dalatribal@gmail.com
Dala Dance Company rocked the stage at their performance during the 2022 World Games at the Regions Plaza in Birmingham. CLICK HERE to see our performance line up.
Dala Dance Tank tops for sale.
Dala Tank tops available in glitter vinyl upon order. $27 each in sizes small to 3X. Larger sizes could have additional costs. Email Liz at liz@daladance.com to provide details on color, size and availability of colors. Glitter colors: red, gold, silver, turquoise, green, purple. Shoot us an email if your interested. dalatribal@gmail.com
Dala Tank topBlack razor back or straps with a beautiful glitter vinyl Dala Dance company logo. Available in Small, Medium, Large and XL. Larger sizes could have additional charges. Email me at liz@daladance.com to inquire and choose your colors. Private Lesson with LizEnjoy a private lesson with Advance FCCE teacher, Liz Malcom. Get expert feedback and get your questions answered LIVE. Benefit from Liz's attention to detail and extensive study in the FCBD Style format! A one hour class either In-person or through the Zoom platform. Email Liz to arrange a day and time for your private class. liz@daladance.com Liz designed our Dala Dance Company Logo below!
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Dala NEWS & EVENTSDALA'S UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
December 14 at Krampus Festival at Cahaba Brewing Company. January 18 at Dance Across Birmingham Showcase. 10am free bellydance class and 5pm performance. 
Dala Dance Company was thrilled to co host this show with The Mad Hatter Dance Company! We had an incredible turnout for the show and raised almost $2,000 for Nanya's cancer treatments. Watch our performance with our students!
Liz and Dala mourn the loss of one of our dance sisters, Annette Reynolds. May your spirit joyfully dance into your next life, sweet friend. WE LOVE YOU and will miss you terribly!
Dala Dance Company was excited to perform with Mad Hatter Dance Company at Elysian Gardens at a fun whimsical art festival in May 2024!
Imagination Festival 2024
What a magical performance at the 41st annual Magic City Art Connection's Imagination Festival at Sloss Furnace. Thanks to Fire Phoenix of Tennessee for joining us for two stunning performances on April 27th, 2024!
Podcast and Workshops on FCBDU!On March 2 , Liz was thrilled to be a guest on an FCBDU Live podcast talking about updates to her new FCBD vocabulary flowchart and announcing her Mapping Success Workshop on FCBDU.com. April 7th is the next workshop focused on the Shimmy family of steps.
January 13 was Dance Across Birmingham!
This performance was a tribute to Liz's teacher Megha. See us here performing Devyani's Waterpot step on stage! WATCH the performance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-tpkF7mzeQ
Liz, Helen, Erin with students: Joan, Victoria and Robbie backstage at the BJCC Theater.
Liz was so honored to teach and perform at this fun annual event hosted by the Alabama Dance Council.
Birmingham Bellydance Hafla -December 2nd, 2023!
Dala Dance Company and Mad Hatter Dance Company proudly presented our annual Birmingham Bellydance Hafla on December 2nd, 2023 to a huge adoring crowd. We were thrilled that so many bellydancers and dance troupe's come together to celebrate this beautiful dance form together! We were excited to raise over $400 to donate to the Oak Leaf animal rescue.
Our Devyani Duets Workshop on April 29th was Amazing!
Twenty students danced and laughed for two and a half hours, learning this specific technique directly from Liz and DeAnna, original members of Devyani Dance Company in Birmingham, AL.
Workshops with Liz!Workshops with Liz on FCBDU.com
Learn this fun Trio Combination taught by Liz on FCBDU.com
with help from Helen and Kassie! 
Liz will demystify this advanced 32 count Do-Si-Do combination for you, by providing valuable tips and drills for both lead and follow positions. Assisted by Kassie. Go to www.fcbdu.com and sign up!
Released in January 2022, Soar with Liz in this workshop focused on a common FCBD concept, Flock of Birds.
Liz shares expert tips for success, exercises to help you experience leading the flock, tips on practicing this concept by yourself and finally following Liz and her dance company in some targeted drills to encourage you to experience moving in synchrony with your dance partners. Go to www.fcbdu.com and sign up! 
Join Liz for the 8 week series about 8s. Each week, Liz breaks down an 8 count FCBD Style step and drills it in 8 count phrasing to help us be more confident and beautiful dancers!
Go to www.fcbdu.com and sign up! 
Join Liz for her Flowchart challenges on www.fcbdu.com, Each 20-25 minute drill will focus on two FCBD® Families of steps with some technique tips with Liz's fun southern style attitude. Get your flowchart HERE, scroll up. Go to www.fcbdu.com and sign up!
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Dala Dance Company could be the perfect entertainment for your event. Please email us to book a performance and get details on our dance party packages.
View our performance at Dance Across Birmingham Showcase. WATCH NOW!
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View our performance at Dance Across Birmingham Showcase. WATCH NOW!
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