TAHJA, master choreographer, teacher and performer extraordinaire of Middle Eastern Dance, has traveled the world with her passionate and inspired dances, performing in such diverse places as Morocco, Spain, England, Norway, Turkey, Egypt, the Canary Islands, Central America, and throughout the U.S.

Having made over 320 performances in the year 2000 alone, Tahja also teaches workshops globally and has instructed over 1500 students since she began her teaching in 1977.  Many of her students have become world-class performers & instructors of the dance themselves.

Tahja has the unique ability to impart knowledge not only of the authentic movements and emotional context of Middle Eastern dance, but also an understanding of the music and culture from whence the dance comes, as she is also a gifted musician of Middle Eastern music, playing the oud with her ensemble "Ya Salaam", and directs a dance performance company by the same name.

Tahja was voted #1 Middle Eastern dancer in the 1991 International Dance Champion Award Presentation, and has produced numerous multi- cultural performances and an instructional video.  "The Tahja Technique of Middle Eastern Dance".  A vocalist in over 15 different languages and producer of shows from not only the Middle East, but also from Polynesia, Spain, and the Caribbean, Tahja is truly an ambassador of world culture.  She resides in Sarasota, Florida, where she and senior members of her performing company continue to have ongoing classes in the "Tahja Technique" of Middle-Eastern Dance.