Bio

Taka started taking ballet classes at the age of 8.  She fell in love with expressing herself through movement.  Over the years she has continued an education in over 10 different styles of dance and movement studies including tap, jazz, ballet, modern, lyrical, musical theater, break dancing, hip hop, Brazilian samba, and Brazilian caporeia.  Her journey through motion studies has lead her to many exciting experiences and places. She started studying oriental dancing or otherwise known as belly dance seven years ago. The dance came naturally to her. She instantly fell in love with the movement, culture and music.  The further she educated herself of the art, the deeper her love and respect has grown for the dance and the culture .  After only a month of intense private studies, she danced her first show at a student night.  Shortly after, she was noticed by a local restaurant owner and was hired to start performing professionally on the weekend shows. 

Since then, Taka has performed in many of Denver’s premiere night clubs, restaurants, parties and events.  She has also had the honor of teaching belly dance for the past 5 years throughout Colorado and even in Tokyo, Japan.  She is currently teaching two classes a week.  One class in Denver on Wednesday evenings, and another class on Sundays in Colorado Springs. Her upbeat energetic personality offers a fun inspiring atmosphere for all ages and backgrounds. Her classes are a wonderful place to exercise, have fun, feel great, and make new friends.

In addition to dance she has a background in acting, modeling, and singing.  She is currently a full time student majoring in music with a vocal performance emphasis. Along with her vocal pursuits, she is also studying guitar and piano.  This year Taka has many new and exciting projects planned both musically and with dance, stay tuned for things to come.