Dances of the Silk Road & Beyond
What's New?Any donor to Silk Road Dance Company on #GivingTuesday will get a private link to the premiere of our new concert
TREASURES OF THE SILK ROAD of Persian, Uzbek, Azeri, Uyghur, Tajik, Indian and Arab dances Here is our DONATE link: https://www.facebook.com/donate/688216351829599/ My newest video creation for Silk Road Dance Company
Lecture for the Virtual 43rd Fulbright Association Conference
Presentation for International Conference on Bekhzad
![]() 17th Central Asian Dance Camp co-sponsored with Uzbek Dance and Culture Society,
Silk Road Dance Company, and the Embassy of Uzbekistan Click below to pay for dance classes and lectures!
CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP
August 14th - 30th, 2020 Suggested donation levels: DANCE SESSIONS for $35 per session. LECTURE SESSIONS for $10 each. Please indicate CODE for each class you wish to attend.BONUS sessions free to all registered for at least one class. Class times are Eastern Standard Time. Register with payments through PayPal to silkroaddance@aol.com Friday, August 14 7:00pm: BONUS EVENT Greeting by Ambassador Vakhabov & Virtual Embassy Tour Sunday, August 16 1:00pm: BONUS EVENT Virtual Silk Road Bazaar Wednesday, August 19 7:00pm Uzbek Dance History Lecture by Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray CODE: History819 Thursday, August 20 7:00pm: BONUS EVENT Plov Making Demonstration with Uzbek Embassy Chef Saturday, August 22 9:00am - 10:30am Khorezm Lazgi Class Part One CODE: Khorezm815A Choreogrpahy by People's Artist of Uzbekistan Kadyr Muminov Saturday, August 22 1:00pm: BONUS EVENT Cultural Presentation by Author Marina Abrams "In Search of Embroidery and Silk" Sunday, August 23 9:00am - 10:30am Khorezm Lazgi Class Part Two CODE: Khorezm815B with People's Artist of Uzbekistan Kadyr Muminov Wednesday, August 26 7:00pm Central Asian Costuming Secrets plus All About Braids CODE: Costume826 Saturday, August 29 8:00am: BONUS EVENT Virtual Tashkent Museum Tour Saturday, August 29 9:00am - 10:30am Bukharan Dance Class Part One CODE: Bukharan816A with People's Artist of Uzbekistan Kadyr Muminov Sunday, August 30 9:00am - 10:30am Bukharan Dance Class Part Two CODE: Bukharan816B with People's Artist of Uzbekistan Kadyr Muminov Sunday, August 30 @12noon Virtual Chaikhona and Uzbek Independence Celebration Meet with Camp Participants and special guests in Tashkent And maybe some dancing.... ![]() This lecture responds to assertions that contemporary Uzbek stage dance is an artificial Soviet-era invention and examines pre-revolutionary dance traditions among the Central Asian women. Gray proposes a more nuanced understanding of the origins of the gestural heritage of Uzbek dance that reflects traditional life ways, making it a vital element of cultural expression.
REGISTRATION: $10 Register at http://www.uzbek-dance.org/ By Alana Hayes
EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE "So essentially, for Laurel, Silk Road has been the culmination of a lifelong passion. Her interest in Central Asian cultures began in childhood and grew with her into adulthood. The more she learned and studied, the more she wanted to know and share. She embodies this in every aspect of her personality and her work. She’s made this work an inextricable part of her life. Thanks to that, people like me are able to learn and access even more of the world than they may realize is out there. It’s especially easy in such a big – and, therefore, insular – country to be very unaware of the diversity of the world around you. Because of this, it’s important to have and be grateful for people like Laurel, who make every effort to share with us and teach us what we otherwise may be blind to." CLICK HERE FOR ENTIRE ARTICLE The Golden Road to Samarkand
February 22, 2020 @ 2:15pm Tickets $25
Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H. Street NE Washington DC 20002 A timeless journey in dance to the heart of Central Asia, featuring Silk Road Dance Company and guests artists. 16th Central Asian Dance Camp
Press coverage in Russian and Uzbek about the 16th Central Asian Dance Camp, help at the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
![]() ![]() Hooray for Bollywood brings all the color and glitter of the Indian film industry to the stage. The performance, presented by Silk Road Dance Company and guest artists, pays homage to the vibrant dance sequences so popular in Indian movies.
Dr. Gray Lectures on Dances
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