Art of Dance, Rhythm & Rhyme with TAHYA

"Certifit is a woman of central European and Irish descent who upon initially hearing the intoxicating melodies and hypnotic rhythms of Egyptian music found herself swept away on the magic carpet ride ancient arts provide. Tahya, a name which means Welcome, invites her class participants to explore multi-cultural sacred and secular dance and drumming traditions. Tahya’s mission is to awaken our divine feminine strengths utilizing ancient traditional rhythms, mudra and movements, making them relevant in the 21st century! Tahya’s pursuit of life-long passions are fully supported by heart whisperings & soul guidance inviting the exploration of global best practices within multi-cultural sacred and secular dance and drumming traditions. In fact, it was one of those soul guidances that led her to design the 21st C Ceremonial Systrum™ which she then went on to partner with Ensoul Music to manufacture. Tahya is an award-winning dancer with over 40 years of experience researching, studying, teaching and performing multi-cultural drumming, dance and poetry. She is a member of the elite Lehigh Valley Independent Colleges Dance Consortium and an ACE-certified instructor."

Primary Modality: 

Belly Dance

Also offers:

Dancer, Drummer, Designer of the Ceremonial Systrum™, Meditation Guide & Facilitator of various modalities designed to kindle the Creative Spirit Within using multi-cultural sacred and secular dance and drumming traditions. Experience the wonder of ancient and enduring arts with a practitioner of highly effectual global best practices. Discover the mystique of traditions steeped in ritual Explore Tahya Technique™ ~ Soft Feminine Fitness utilizing movement and music traditions designed to revive your confidence & grace. 

Platform:

Online & in-person classes related to belly dance, mudra, frame drum & systrum instruction

Services:

Story of the Systrum Slideshow & Lecture

New Moon Ritual:  Learn to chant the 🕉Heart Sutra🕉 Mantra invoking blessings of peace, prosperity, equity, vibrant good health and your heart’s deepest desire.

PLUS .... Customized lectures, participatory classes & special event programming

• Girl Scout Troop Meetings

Invite Tahya to present a program to your Girl Scout Troop to help guide young woman in building self-esteem and confidence! (Moms welcome.)

• Birthday Parties

Whether you are Flirty Thirty, Fabulous at Forty (or Fifty), Sassy at Sixty (or Seventy), Elegant at Eighty or any age, Tahya will bring a special spark to your birthday festivities. Gather your family & friends for a memorable celebration. See more details here: Celebrate!

• Museum lecture series | Online Library, Museum or School Lecture

Tahya has knowledge of the historic context of rhythms and dance. She has illustrated powerpoint presentations to bring the past to life! Numerous topics from which to choose, including her popular Story of the Systrum. Open to women & men.

• Community Center Programs

Bringing people together is what Tahya loves best, whether it be a lec-dem with participatory component or illustrated powerpoint presentation. Open to women & men

• Baby Showers

Upgrade the tradition of women gathering together for the purpose of “showering” the new mother-to-be with affection and gifts of food, etc. and celebrate with drumming and dance, joyfully and ceremoniously showering the mother-to-be with good wishes and blessings for a safe delivery and healthy newborn!

• Birth Dance Belly Dance

Think of her not as herself but as an Etruscan priestess through whom the spirit of the earth speaks…

It is my distinct honor and a pleasure to share movements from one of the “oldest forms of dance, originating with pre-Biblical religious rites worshiping motherhood…” as my teacher Morocco Carolina Varga Dinicu wrote in her article Belly Dancing and Childbirth and as Daniela Gioseffi wrote in her book Earth Dancing, this is “a dance of birth and fertility dating back to ancient cultures as preparation of the body for birthing, as well as a dance of life in celebration of the female’s magical ability to bring life forth from her womb.” Women of all ages ~ maiden, mother, queen, crone ~ are invited to partake in the circle, a unique program encouraging and introducing women to drumming and movement practices steeped in antiquity (and our common women’s heritage). This program empowers women to re-member and re-create ceremony and ritual. She considers it an honor to re-acquaint others with the tools for meaningful practice in our daily lives, re-emerging and re-awakening the Goddess energy within!

Serves:

Lehigh Valley-centric

Generally speaking my preference is daytime programming and I am available weekdays and weekends. 

*Requests that program participants wear a mask for in-person classes 

Certification:

My path has been a life-long 50-year independent study (for which there is no certification); however, I do offer a certification in the Tahya