Taktaba | Better Dancing Through Geekery

Learn how to make your dance interesting with Taktaba, the free video podcast on dance composition for belly dancers.

Learn to improvise with confidence with the Improvisation Toolkit. This DVD series is a system of practical, step-by-step exercises, to make improv as natural as...

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Confused by Dance Composition?

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Frustrated by Improv?

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Who is Nadira Jamal Anyway?

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Dec 11, 2011

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Better Dancing Through Geekery

Hi There! Welcome to the new home of the Taktaba Project and the Improvisation Toolkit! This site is still under construction. In the coming weeks, I’ll be merging my old website and blog here, for a one-stop resource on improvisation and dance composition. In the meantime, here are some links to help you find what you’re looking for. All of them will take...

Dec 1, 2011

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Taktaba Episode 3: Timing Patterns

Release date: December 31st, 2007 In this episode, we’ll explore timing patterns, which are the rhythms we create with our bodies as we dance. We’ll take a look at five different patterns, how they may make your audience feel, and which musical rhythms they complement. This episode includes: - Simple exercises to get the patterns into your body - Theme &...

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