Belly Dance Workshops

Taletha currently offers the following subjects.

Work Your Rhythms!

Taletha covers 3 to 4 rhythms (your choice from the list below), shows how to play the rhythm on the zills, and how to interpret the rhythm with the body through combinations. She will also drill the combinations with the zills if it's requested.

Rhythm List

Masmudi Kabir

Masmudi Seghir/Beledi

Chiftitelli/Wahda

Karshilama

Saidi

Sama'i Thaqil

Ayoub

Gothic Belly Dance

Taletha has applied her experience with the movements and feelings of Egyptian style belly dance and Central Asian dance and fused them with the sights and sounds of the Gothic subculture to create a Gothic belly dance style she feels is all her own. Her teaching style focuses on the technical aspect of movement as well as on the concepts behind delivering an effective performance, not only in Gothic fusion, but in all dance styles.

Delectably Dark Combinations

Delectably Dark Combinations will show you how to let your inner vamp shine through. You will learn combinations designed to enthrall, intimidate, and stop the hearts of your audience members all without appearing to break a sweat!

I Hate Footwork!

Footwork for the footwork impaired! Taletha offers a logical approach to the footwork problem with exercises designed to get those tootsies moving with the body, rather than against it!

Poetry in Motion

A natural approach to working with veil. (Includes lots of turns!)

Stage Presence

It isn't enough to just dance to the music, you have to dance as if the music is playing because you are moving!

Zills in Space and Zills Drills

Having a hard time with zills? Arms looking a little drab and lifeless when you play them? Zills in Space is based on Taletha's article of the same name. This includes various drills to help students become more comfortable with playing and moving, and, just as important, listening.