How to draw DIVA DANCE

Here’s a fun new Zentangle®-original tangle named Diva Dance from Maria Thomas of Zentangle HQ, especially created to mark the occasion of this week’s 100th Weekly Challenge run by Canadian CZT Laura Harms, aka Diva.

Congratulations to Laura and all the CZTs who have helped her keep the weekly challenge going and reaching this impressive landmark!

What’s really great about Diva Dance is it comes in three variations based on the Waltz, the Foxtrot, and Rock ‘n Roll. They’re all dead simple to draw and are just plain fun to really get immersed in.

I’ve used the Foxtrot variation for my example above. Below are the Waltz variation on the left, and Rock ‘n’ Roll on the right.

The possibilities with all three variations are endless and I’ll bet this tangle will soon become a widely-used favorite.

Maria’s step-by-step instructions for drawing Diva Dance are here on Laura’s blog. There you’ll also find the complete background story on the new tangle. And for more beautiful examples of Diva Dance by Maria, visit this issue of the Zentangle newsletter.

UPDATE September 2024: It appears Laura’s blog has either moved or no longer exists. Until I’ve been notified the links have been repaired here for your convenience are Maria’s original steps for all three versions of Diva Dance:

Diva Dance – Waltz

Diva Dance – Foxtrot

Diva Dance – Rock ‘N Roll

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Update December 14, 2017 – Project Pack #02. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2017 Edition, in this Day 4 video (13:29) Rick tangles Diva Dance on a Zentangle Apprentice tile.

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UPDATE December 4, 2018 – Project Pack #04. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2018 Edition series, this Day 2 video begins with Rick demonstrating how to tangle Diva Dance.

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UPDATE April 23, 2020 – Project Pack #09. As part of the Spring has Sprung project pack, with Rick keeping her company, Maria tangles Diva Dance with some interesting add-ins.

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UPDATE July 24, 2020 – Project Pack #10. As part of The Legend of Zentangle project pack series, Martha tangles a variation of Diva Dance at 15:10 and a variaton at 25:20.

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UPDATE April 03, 2021 – Project Pack #13. As part of the Layers & Transitions project pack, Martha tangles a mix of Arukas and Diva Dance beginning at 24:11.

UPDATE May 24, 2021 – Project Pack #14. As part of the Accessing the Artist Within project pack, Julie Willand tangles Pokeroot, Purk, Diva Dance, Cubine, and Marasu.

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UPDATE December 16, 2021 – Project Pack #16. As part of the 12 Days of Zentangle – Keeping Score project pack, Rick tangles Diva Dance at 13:42 in this video:

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UPDATE December 19, 2022 – Project Pack #19. As part of the Twelve Days of Zentangle, 2022 Edition project pack, Martha tangles Diva Dance beginning at 37:15 in this video:

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UPDATE May 17, 2023 – As part of Zentangle’s 21-day challenge honoring May’s Mental Health Awareness month, Day 7’s Bijouism is Breathe, and Julie tangles Diva Dance in this 13:54 minute limited-audio video.

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UPDATE August 4, 2023 – Project Pack #21. As part of the Organic Tangles: Tangles of a Botanical Nature project pack, Molly and Martha tangles what Molly calls a Lady Diva’s Slipper (a tangleation of Pokeleaf/Pokeroot filled with Diva Dance) beginning at 05:12 in this video:

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UPDATE May 15, 2025 – As part of Zentangle’s 2025 Mental Health Awareness Month Challenge, Martha tangles Diva Dance in this video:

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