Welcome to the EVENTS page!

Here you'll find dates and details regarding Upcoming Performances et al,
Women's Wisdom & Wellness with Tahya & Dr. Helene, and
Dance and Drum Weekend Retreat with Grant Smith

Gift yourself with a little "me" time
Relax and rejuvenate as we arise and celebrate the Goddess within you!
Stride through your life with beauty and grace.

To review Tahya's on-going weekly class schedule, click here.

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RHYTHMIC GODDESS TRAINING: Women & Rhythm with Tahya:
"Take a step back in time and move forward with your life."

Sunday afternoon 3-class program: April 19 ~ May 17 ~ June 14 @ Tahya Studios, Lehigh Valley, PA

Tahya presents Rhythmic Goddess Training a 3- month (April thru June) enriching study of the Healing Power of the Drum, Ritual and being in Rhythm with the Goddess.

* 1:00 to 2:30 pm * Class size limited to six participants; please register ASAP!

Training will include "Being in Rhythm": i.e., learning the practical elements of the frame drum: strokes, rhythms, being in time together, and the metaphysical associations of the Goddess and the frame drum. Bring a Middle Eastern style Tambourine or Tar. We will also "Drum Your Prayers" ~ i.e., create ritual space with the drum. Particpants invoke blessings with rhythm, chant and drumming.

Join Tahya for a fun class incorporating rhythm, percussion instruments and movements designed to awaken new ideas and expand creativity. Process along a path of empowerment. Rediscover your natural state of well being. Explore rhythmic patterns steeped in antiquity and women's ancestry. Inspired by her recent travels to Egypt Tahya will also delve into the use of the sistrum in ancient temple ceremonies dedicated to Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of love, music. Percussion instruments provided.

DATE: Sunday afternoon 3-class program: April 19 ~ May 17 ~ June 14

TIME: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

PLACE: Tahya Studio, Lehigh Valley, PA

FEE: Fee is $45 or $40 if paid in full by April 1st. Drop-ins @ $20/class

REGISTRATION: Call 610-776-7045

MAY 9 ~ Mothers/Daughters: Explore the Heart and Art of Belly Dance with Tahya!
Daughters bring your mothers, mothers bring your daughters!

Celebrate your femininity & Explore Belly Dance Essentials and its basic vocabulary of movement with Tahya, a spell-binding dancer who moves from the heart. Years of dedicated teaching and disciplined training allow her to facilitate your freely expressing the essence of this intoxicating ancient art. Discover the passionate, hypnotic beauty of this mysterious dance known by many names - Oriental Dance, Raks Sharki, Egyptian Dance, Turkish Dance, Dance du Ventre, Temple Dance, Goddess Dancing, World Dance, Middle Eastern Dance .... Bellydance.

Join Tahya for a fun-filled class designed as a meaningful experience you'll want to share in with your friends, daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts, and grandmothers. Learn belly dance basics, including the history of a dance deeply steeped in women's heritage and delve into toning your muscles via feminine movements from ancient and enduring arts. Utilizing a vocabulary of movement from Middle and Far Eastern dance traditions, Belly Dancing with Tahya celebrates the beauty within us all. The exotic music will transport you to another time and culture.

Tap into ancient sacred movements celebrating the goddess within!


Saturday May 9th: 9-11 am
Lehigh Valley Hospital Healthy You Studio, Fish Hatchery Road, Allentown


NOTE: YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER to assure your place in these classes: To register, call 610-402-CARE

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SATURDAY MAY 23, 2009
DJ Derajja & Tahya invite you to a Mediterranean Dinner
& Arabic Rai Salsa Samba World Beat Dance Party
9 pm ~ midnight
Petra Mediterranean Restaurant, 81 W. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA

$39/pp* includes appetizers , entree, dessert & coffee ~ NOTE: BYOB add $5 service fee
*plus gratuity
Click here for flyer.

Bring your dancing shoes!

Menu: Open buffet includes, hummus, 2 or 3 kinds salads, tabbuli, mutabal, muhamaha (Tahya's personal favorite), mudammas, spinach pie, pita bread, stuffed grape leaves, various condiments. Dessert nights of Lebanon and fruits. Entree: skewers of meat and chicken charbroiled one of each to every person. Colombian coffee or English tea as well as iced tea during the meal.

Credit card Advance Paid Reservations ~ Call Petra Restaurant: 610.866.3901

SEATING LIMITED to only 40

~ CALL TODAY: First come, first served ~

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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2009 ~ Tahya and Grant Smith present "Rhythm & Rhyme" ~ recitations of Rumi and Hafiz and inspired drumming and dance @ Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem

Tahya and Grant Smith present a Dance, Poetry & Percussion Performance. (To see a photo collage, click here and for more information, visit Poetry & Percussion Performance.

The Boston Globe calls Grant Smith a "brilliant improviser." He is involved in many world music, jazz, classical, and dance projects in Boston and New York, and it is with great enthusiasm we welcome Grant to the Lehigh Valley! He plays drum set and percussion, including hand drums and Timpani, as well as mallets. He has toured extensively, including Thailand, Australia, and Europe. Despite high profile gigs such as tympani with Itzhak Perlman, Grant still insists that his biggest gig was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with Kermit the Frog and Big Bird.

DATE: Saturday, May 30, 2009
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: Touchstone Theatre, 321 E. Fourth Street, (Southside) Bethlehem, PA

TICKETS: $15/pp advanced (non-refundable) "Early bird" reservation; $20 at the door, space permitting

Make check or money order made payable to 'TAHYA' ~ Send to:
Rhythm & Rhyme
c/o Tahya
PO Box 56
Coplay, PA 18037-0056

*OR*

To make a reservation on line: Click here. Questions? Contact Tahya ~ e-mail: info@tahya.com

NOTE: A portion of the proceeds of this event will be donated to Touchstone Theatre, operating since 1981 as the Lehigh Valley's premier venue for the most innovative theatre from here and around the world. Touchstone produces and presents both original and classic theatre with the mission of fostering inter-cultural, international and community collaborations. It is only through the continued support of individuals such as yourself that Touchstone is able to achieve this mission. Donations will also be accepted the night of the performance.

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Tahya at November '05 hafla Hi-Light by the Lake

Friday-Sunday, June 5-7, 2009 ~ Upper Bucks County, PA

WEEKEND RETREAT ~ Gain insights toward vibrant health & well-being with Dr. Helene B. Leonetti and rejuvenate your spirit as you explore expressions of the drum and dances of the heart with Grant Smith and Tahya.

This weekend retreat is open to any/all persons interested in embarking on a journey toward relaxation, joy and vitality ~ a sacred spiral of self-discovery. The journey begins on Friday early evening June 5 with arrival/check-in and light repast 6-7:30 p.m., followed by 8 p.m. evening session. Programming continues Saturday (complete with bonfire) and concludes Sunday afternoon 2 p.m.

~ Gain insights into vibrant health and well-being ~ Deepen your connection to the ancient arts of dance & frame drum
~ Enjoy morning mudras musings & moonlight bonfire and drum circle
~ Share in the joy of rhythm and the magic that is dance!

The retreat will be held in beautiful Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania ~ just a stone's throw from Lake Nockamixon. Please see review of Tahya's August 2006 Drum and Dance Retreat.

For registration form, click here: Weekend Retreat Registration *or* Conveniently register on line

To register, email Tahya: Tahya@tahya.com
or call: 610-776-7045

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JUNE 21, 2009 ~ Summer Solstice Sistrahood hosted by the Rhythmic Goddess, ASHEVILLE, NC

TAHYA invites you to join the "sistrahood"

Tahya will introduce you to the Ceremonial Systrum a percussion instrument used by devotees of the Goddesses Hathor and Isis in Ancient Egyptian culture... The Ceremonial Systrum is designed to kindle your creative spirit for relaxation & healing... for more info., visit Body Mind Energetics, and for more info., about the sistrum, go to Ceremonial Systrum

Contact: Shelli daance@bellsouth.net / 828-231-5995

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Wednesday, JUNE 24, 2009: "Awaken the Great Goddess Energy Within" MASTER CLASS ~ ASHEVILLE, NC

MUDRA MASTER CLASS

DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

TIME: 7-9 pm

PLACE: Astarte Ceremonial Space, (downtown) Asheville, NC (directions will be sent with reservation confirmation)

"Awaken the Great Goddess Energy Within": Explore Mudra, Mantra and Sanskrit Chants ~ Tahya facilitates your exploration of ancient traditional vocabulary of mudra, mystic positions of the hand, and their spiritual and magical empowerment of body, mind, spirit. Mudra also promote healthful hands and enhance creative ceremony. We will also invoke shakti power, the great feminine energy that exists within, via specific mantra. Tahya, a spell-binding dancer who moves from the heart, has over 30 years of dedicated teaching and disciplined training in Middle and Far Eastern dance arts allowing her to facilitate your freely expressing the essence of the goddess within *YOU* and the beauty within us all! For more info., see flyer!

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SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009: "Awaken the Great Goddess Energy Within" MASTER CLASS ~ Lehigh Valley, PA

MUDRA MASTER CLASS

DATE: Sunday, July 12, 2009

TIME: 2-5 pm

PLACE: Tahya Salon, Lehigh Valley, PA (directions will be sent with reservation confirmation)

"Awaken the Great Goddess Energy Within": Explore Mudra, Mantra and Sanskrit Chants ~ Tahya facilitates your exploration of ancient traditional vocabulary of mudra, mystic positions of the hand, and their spiritual and magical empowerment of body, mind, spirit. Mudra also promote healthful hands and enhance creative ceremony. We will also invoke shakti power, the great feminine energy that exists within, via specific mantra. Tahya, a spell-binding dancer who moves from the heart, has over 30 years of dedicated teaching and disciplined training in Middle and Far Eastern dance arts allowing her to facilitate your freely expressing the essence of the goddess within *YOU* and the beauty within us all! For more info., see flyer!

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AUGUST 29, 2009 ~ Tahya among gala guest artist performers, Bethlehem, PA

For more details, go to Northeast Belly Dance Competition

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SEPTEMBER 18-20, 2009 ~ Weekend programming dedicated to Systrum Sistrahood with Tahya: Dallas, TX

Tahya will introduce you to the Ceremonial Systrum, a percussion instrument used by devotees of the Goddesses Hathor and Isis in Ancient Egyptian culture... The Ceremonial Systrum is designed to kindle your creative spirit for relaxation & healing... for more info., visit Ceremonial Systrum

Contact: Suzanna suzanna@osuzanna.com

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EGYPT BECKONED
Slide show, mini-lecture and participatory program

90-min. program open to any/all interested parties: Men and women welcome.

Inspired by her recent travels to Egypt, Tahya invites you to witness the images from temple sites sacred to ancient Egyptian civilization and to explore the history, mystery and rhythms of the sistrum, a percussion instrument used in ancient temple ceremonies dedicated to Hathor, the Ancient Egyptian goddess of love, music. Percussion instruments provided.

Read Tahya's travel journal: Go to "Egypt Beckoned."

To book this program, call 610-776-7045

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CLICK HERE for detailed information regarding Tahya's Class Schedule

NOTE: GREAT THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO the 2007 & 2008 HAFLAS

We have raised nearly $900 which was split between the Glanzmann's Research Foundation, Inc. and the National Geographic Society Afghan Girls Fund.
If you would like to make an additional donation over and above what we raised, please go to http://www.glanzmanns.com/donations.htm or National Geographic Society.

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E-mail: info@tahya.com
610-776-7045

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