Silk Road Dance Co.

Founded in 1995, we are a non-profit organization celebrating women's dance of the Silk Road & beyond. Cultural Understanding through Beauty and Delight

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Memories of #Nowruz with #silkroaddancecompany

[Embassy of Azerbaijan in the U.S. @azembassyus]

Thank you to everyone who joined cultural event organized by the @azembassyus! 🇦🇿

We were honored to host Dr. Paul Taylor from the @smithsonian, who shared his fascinating research on the Azerbaijani traditional headscarf “kəlağayı”.

A beautiful day of heritage, history, and connection.

#Kəlağayı #Culture #Azerbaijan

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Persian wedding procession - if you can catch glimpses in between the guests.#wedding #persianwedding #culturalunderstandingthroughBeautyandDelight #silkroaddancecompany

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Moment from Georgian dance Samaya https://t.co/z0vqayyjMg

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#silkroaddancecompany #30thanniversary One of early performances took place at the #BaltimoreArtsFestival and included a #choreography inspired by #persianminiature paintings.
And our first set of matching #persiandance costumes.

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Our exquisite #SilkRoadDanceCompany logo was created for us by the talented #Turkish #calligraphy artist, Aydin Cayir.
#culturalunderstandingthroughbeautyanddelight
#artisticdirector #laurelvictoriagray

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Wish for 2025 #goodthoughts #goodwords #gooddeeds #silkroaddancecompany

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One of the earliest group photos of #SilkRoadDanceCompany, after a #Persian themed concert in #AlexandriaVA. We did not have matching #Persiandance costumes then, but that would change.

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April 2024 marked the publication Women's Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan: Legacy of the Silk Road (Bloomsbury Academic Press) by Laurel Victoria Gray. Highlights of the international book tour to follow. #uzbekdance #uzbekistan #centralasia #uzbekwomen

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2025 is the 30th Anniversary of Silk Road Dance Company! Our repertoire include #Uzbek #Tajik #Afghan #Persian #Turkmen #Kazakh #Kyrgyz #Azeri #Georgian #Uyghur dances - and many more!

[Central Asia @ ANU @CentralAsiaCAIS]

Say it with cake and roses. A loving husband in #Kazakhstan surprises his wife who is a schoolteacher on her birthday https://t.co/vFwk04xBaw Arriving on a black donkey adds a touch of class to the event.

[Elin Suleymanov @ElinSuleymanov]

And, of course, no Azerbaijani celebration goes without Yallı 🇦🇿

[Azim Malikov @Azim52769660]

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My article on the identity and culture of the descendants of Islamic saints in Kazakhstan. https://t.co/kNzxT4FAbH

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Officers of Western Turkic khaghanate. 650 CE, Afrasiyab murals, Samarkand.

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Two inscriptions in Persian were carved on the rocks of the gorge in the Jizzakh region: the first one was ordered by the Timurid Mirzo Ulughbek in 1425, and the second in 1571 by the order of Shibanid Abdullah Khan II.

[Babur @Bagh_eBabur]

A very important ceremony in Turkic culture for the welcoming of a leader. Accompanied by music and the placement of a chapan and qaraqul style headwear.

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Only 49 days until #navruz #nowruz #nevruz!