The Story
Osman Taka was one of the main contributors to the National Renaissance of Albania and a well-known dancer of his time. After him is named the Dance of Osman Taka. His early ages are not clear. He was born in Filiates in one of the most powerful and wealthy families of the town. In 1848, he started an armed revolt against the Ottoman Empire and became a protagonist in Albanian resistance against Ottoman forces. When the League of Prizren was formed he was named as the head of the local branch in Preveza. At the same time he was a well-known traditional dancer. After the Ottoman forces managed to seize the Preveza League, they arrested in 1886, Osman Taka and accused him for treason.
Osman Taka was jailed in Yanina and was sentenced to death. When he was asked to give his final wish, he wanted to dance. The folk tradition says that his dance was so beautiful that the local gendarmes of the Ottoman army, did not executed him. After some days he was caught again and was killed in Konispol.
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