About Tahya

Tahya is …

Tahya 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. Her style celebrates the beauty within. Together with Grant Smith she presents RHYTHM & RHYME.
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Mission

Tahya’s mission is to awaken our divine feminine strengths utilizing ancient traditional rhythms, mudra and movements, making them relevant in the 21st century! Her purpose is to serve as a bridge between East and West utilizing music, dance, drumming and poetry as a gateway to the splendidly rich cultures of North Africa and the Middle and Far East and as a means to arise & celebrate the Beauty in YOU!

Expertise

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 for over twenty years. Read Lehigh Valley magazine interview with Tahya whom they consider among the “unique individuals with remarkable talents to share and interesting stories to tell.” See Tahya featured on p. 37 of Arts & Culture issue of Fall 2018 Fig magazine.