If you like learning from dvds, I highly recommend Ranya Renee's The Baladi. It's a two-dvd set jam-packed with info on baladi music and dancing, including lots of info on taqsim.
I second that recommendation. She spends a lot of time helping you understand and internalize the taqsim.
Can anyone tell me about Taqsim?
Does it appear in other styles?
I have two upcoming DVD releases on the topic of taqasim and maqamat;
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and Classical Egyptian is still coming, please say yes!!!