06/03/2026
Who’s a FAN of dancing?!!!
Dance is joyful, uplifting, and stress releasing. Come dancing!
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We are a multicultural dance studio. We specialize in belly dance, Turkish rom, Flamenco, Hawaiian Hula, African Hand Drumming, Indian Fusion, North Africa
Workshops and online classes in multicultural dances from the middle east, spain, morocco, turkey, west africa, and american pop culture, as well as african hand drumming, more.
06/03/2026
Who’s a FAN of dancing?!!!
Dance is joyful, uplifting, and stress releasing. Come dancing!
Costuming by
To a smashing day!
Bolero Rakadu collaboration with March Madness Marching Band composed by Tripp Bratton
Rakadu Dance Theatre
Community art at play. March Madness Marching Band, Mecca Live Studio And Gallery and Rakadu Dance Theatre
Bolero Rakadu composed by Tripp Bratton
Link to full video: https://youtu.be/ZthJ2K1LDOM?si=xbcotm7MPVXWz3TA
Video editing: Jennifer Miller
Laura Calmes Melissa McCartt Smyth Teresa Tomb
05/20/2026
Teaser Alert!! Look who’s coming back to Lexington, KY!!
You know her, you love her, she has inspired the heck out of you, it’s Mardi Love!
One the weekend of the full Harvest Moon, 2 days of workshops and a performance “Under the Harvest Moon” at Moondance Amphitheater
More info and ways to get registered coming soon!
05/04/2026
04/04/2026
Upcoming performance alert! We will be performing again at this year’s DiverCity Festival! See you there!
03/23/2026
Y’all heard? Forum Gala tickets are live 🪩✨
Grab ‘em quick - last year’s Saturday Gala sold out three times as we continued to add five rows to the audience! Got someone you really want to see perform? Don’t wait to secure your seat. Once the Black Box is full, it’s full, friends! Link in bio to grab your’s today 🎟️
Let the countdown begin! We’ll meet you at The Forum in six days 🫶
📸 The brilliant eye of | Forum 2025
💃 Shuling Studio Dancers &
has provided funding for The Forum through its annual Fund for the Arts campaign.
10/17/2025
Thriller 2025 poster design by Cricket Press
Mecca Live Studio And Gallery Lexington, KY Parks & Recreation WRFL 88.1 FM Radio Free Lexington — at Artworks at the Carver School.
09/23/2025
Here is our tech rehearsal full choreography “Bolero Rakadu” from Sept 14, 2025. This piece is a passionate collaboration with March Madness Marching Band with the music composed by Tripp Bratton, choreography by Teresa Tomb and danced here by Laura Calmes, Melissa McCartt Smyth, and myself.
Thanks for the video and editing, Calmes and Daniel Miller
Enjoy all!
Bolero Rakadu collaboration w/MMMB #flamencofusion #manton #fcbd Tech Rehearsal with March Madness Marching Band Sept 14, 2025Spy vs Spy Performance at The Lyric TheatreOriginal score- Tripp BrattonMusicians: March Madness...
Bolero Rakadu overhead sneak peek view!! Rakadu Dance Theatre
Mecca Live Studio And Gallery March Madness Marching Band
presents: Spy vs Spy
Music composition: Tripp Bratton
Dancers: Laura Calmes, McCartt Smyth, Teresa Tomb
Enjoy this glimpse from the crow’s nest shot by Fletcher