Silk Road Dance Company - Awards and Honors
2013 Dance Metro DC Dance CommunityConnection
Choreography Commissioning Project. Award
2011 Arash Award Toronto's Tirgan r Iranian Festival
Silk Road Dance Company
Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
2010 Maryland State Arts Council
Touring Artist Roster
2010 Department of the Army Certificate of Appreciation for Cultural Presentation
2009 Fulbright Association Names Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray as the
Selma Jeanne Cohen International Dance Scholar Lecturer for the
Annual Convention with Special Performance by
Silk Road Dance Company
2007 Honorary Doctorate from the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan in recognition
"of her great contribution to the development of the Uzbek culture and arts
all over the world"
2007 Certificate of Appreciation from National Defense University Multicultural Committee
for outstanding support of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Program
2006 Metro DC Dance Award for Excellence in Costume Design for Artistic Director,
Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray's Creations for Silk Road Dance Company
2006 Guest Participant in World Wide Azerbaijani Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan
2005 Embassy of Uzbekistan Distinguished Service Award
"for Strengthening US – Uzbek Cultural Ties" awarded to
Silk Road Dance Company Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
2003 Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project Award for Artistic Director,
Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray's Egypta: Myth, Magic, and Mystery
Performed by Silk Road Dance Company
2003 International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) Awards
Best Dance Company and Best Choreographer
2003 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Certificate of Appreciation
for Performance in Support of Refugees and Building Tolerance
2003 U.S Department of Justice/U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
for Performance in Honor of National Women's History Month.
2002 International Society of Scholars (DC) Certificate of Honor in the
Performing Arts of Central Asia
for Silk Road Dance Company Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
1999 International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) Awards
Best Ethnic Dancer
for Silk Road Dance Company Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
Touring Artist Roster
2010 Department of the Army Certificate of Appreciation for Cultural Presentation
2009 Fulbright Association Names Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray as the
Selma Jeanne Cohen International Dance Scholar Lecturer for the
Annual Convention with Special Performance by
Silk Road Dance Company
2007 Honorary Doctorate from the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan in recognition
"of her great contribution to the development of the Uzbek culture and arts
all over the world"
2007 Certificate of Appreciation from National Defense University Multicultural Committee
for outstanding support of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Program
2006 Metro DC Dance Award for Excellence in Costume Design for Artistic Director,
Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray's Creations for Silk Road Dance Company
2006 Guest Participant in World Wide Azerbaijani Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan
2005 Embassy of Uzbekistan Distinguished Service Award
"for Strengthening US – Uzbek Cultural Ties" awarded to
Silk Road Dance Company Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
2003 Kennedy Center Local Dance Commissioning Project Award for Artistic Director,
Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray's Egypta: Myth, Magic, and Mystery
Performed by Silk Road Dance Company
2003 International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) Awards
Best Dance Company and Best Choreographer
2003 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Certificate of Appreciation
for Performance in Support of Refugees and Building Tolerance
2003 U.S Department of Justice/U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
for Performance in Honor of National Women's History Month.
2002 International Society of Scholars (DC) Certificate of Honor in the
Performing Arts of Central Asia
for Silk Road Dance Company Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
1999 International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) Awards
Best Ethnic Dancer
for Silk Road Dance Company Artistic Director, Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray