Central Asian Dance Camp
NEW! 18th Central Asian Dance Camp!
October 29th through November 7th, 2021
Expand your dance horizons with workshops in Central Asian dance, costuming, history, culture, and cuisine with master instructors.
Two new complete choreographies along with music,
choreography, and costuming information.
Virtual Dance Concert * Uzbek Cooking Lesson
Uzbek Dance & Culture Lecture * Special Remote Museum Tour
Virtual Chaikhona with focus on Uzbek traditions
Two new complete choreographies along with music,
choreography, and costuming information.
Virtual Dance Concert * Uzbek Cooking Lesson
Uzbek Dance & Culture Lecture * Special Remote Museum Tour
Virtual Chaikhona with focus on Uzbek traditions
" TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
18th CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP SCHEDULE
CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP
October 29th - November 7th, 2021
Suggested donation levels:
DANCE SESSIONS for $35 per 90-minutes 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.
Codes for BONUS SESSIONS will be sent to enrolled students.
Class times are Eastern Standard Time.
Register with payments through PayPal to [email protected] or at
www.uzbek-dance.org
Friday, October 29th 7:00pm: BONUS EVENT
Greeting by Ambassador Vakhabov
and Special Dance Video Viewing
Saturday, October 30th 9:00 - 10:30am * EDT *
Ferghana Dance Session with Kadyr Muminov
CODE: Ferghana1030
Saturday, October 30th, 7:30pmVirtual Dance Concert: BONUS EVENT
Sunday, October 31st 9:00 - 10:30am
Khorezm Dance Session with Shahnazar Boltaev
CODE: Khorezm1031
Sunday October 31st, 1:00 pm Melons Galore!: BONUS EVENT
Marina Abrams discusses her new children's book on Central Asian culture.
Wednesday, November 3rd 7:00pm Lecture
"Memories of Tamara Khanum, Uzbekistan's Heroine of Dance"
Lecture by Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
CODE: History1103
Friday, November 4th 7:00pm: BONUS EVENT
Uzbek Cuisine Demonstration with Uzbek Embassy Chef
Saturday, November 6th 9:00am - 10:30am
Ferghana Dance Session with Kadyr Muminov
CODE: FERGHANA1106
Sunday, November 7th 8:00am Museum Tour:BONUS EVENT
Sunday, November 7th 9:00am - 10:30am
Khorezm Dance Session with Shahnazar Boltaev
CODE: Khorezm1107
Sunday, November 7th 1:00pm: VIRTUAL CHAIKHONA:BONUS EVENT
18th CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP SCHEDULE
CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP
October 29th - November 7th, 2021
Suggested donation levels:
DANCE SESSIONS for $35 per 90-minutes 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.
Codes for BONUS SESSIONS will be sent to enrolled students.
Class times are Eastern Standard Time.
Register with payments through PayPal to [email protected] or at
www.uzbek-dance.org
Friday, October 29th 7:00pm: BONUS EVENT
Greeting by Ambassador Vakhabov
and Special Dance Video Viewing
Saturday, October 30th 9:00 - 10:30am * EDT *
Ferghana Dance Session with Kadyr Muminov
CODE: Ferghana1030
Saturday, October 30th, 7:30pmVirtual Dance Concert: BONUS EVENT
Sunday, October 31st 9:00 - 10:30am
Khorezm Dance Session with Shahnazar Boltaev
CODE: Khorezm1031
Sunday October 31st, 1:00 pm Melons Galore!: BONUS EVENT
Marina Abrams discusses her new children's book on Central Asian culture.
Wednesday, November 3rd 7:00pm Lecture
"Memories of Tamara Khanum, Uzbekistan's Heroine of Dance"
Lecture by Dr. Laurel Victoria Gray
CODE: History1103
Friday, November 4th 7:00pm: BONUS EVENT
Uzbek Cuisine Demonstration with Uzbek Embassy Chef
Saturday, November 6th 9:00am - 10:30am
Ferghana Dance Session with Kadyr Muminov
CODE: FERGHANA1106
Sunday, November 7th 8:00am Museum Tour:BONUS EVENT
Sunday, November 7th 9:00am - 10:30am
Khorezm Dance Session with Shahnazar Boltaev
CODE: Khorezm1107
Sunday, November 7th 1:00pm: VIRTUAL CHAIKHONA:BONUS EVENT
Photos from Past Central Asian Dance Camps
Since 1995, the Central Asian Dance Camp has provided opportunities for Americans to study traditional Uzbek, Tajik, Uighur, Afghan and Persian dance with master instructors. The first camps, coordinated by Travis Fontaine Jarrell and Laurel Victoria Gray, took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, then relocated to Washington, D.C., where they have been held at various locations, including the Embassy of Uzbekistan.
16th Central Asian Dance Camp
August 9 - 11, 2019 Washington, DC
Embassy of Republic of Uzbekistan
with People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Kizlarkhon Dusmukhamedova
Embassy of Republic of Uzbekistan
with People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Kizlarkhon Dusmukhamedova
Central Asian Dance Camp fee of $335 includes classes, lectures, chamber concert, special meals and more. See schedule below.
CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP 2019 Schedule
FRIDAY August 9, 2019
6 pm to 7 pm
Informal reception and tour of embassy with light refreshments
7 pm to 9 pm
Dance Class with Kizlarkhon:
Introduction to the three regional styles of Uzbek dance and positions, characteristic traveling steps, turns, and combinations
SATURDAY August 10, 2019
9 am to 10 am
Warm Up with Laurel: Review of basic positions and steps
10 am to noon
Dance Class with Kizlarkhon: Doire Dars
Noon to 1 pm LUNCH
1 pm
Lecture by Laurel on the history of Uzbek women’s dance
2 pm to 4 pm
Dance Class with Kizlarkhon: Ferghana Choreography
4 pm
Break – Silk Road Bazaar, Uzbek tourism videos, films
7 pm – 8 pm
Chamber Concert in honor of Kizlarkhon
Performances by Silk Road Dance Company. All camp participants can attend. Other guests by invitation only.
8 pm Dinner in honor of Kizlarkhon
SUNDAY August 10, 2019
9:30 am to 10 am
Warm Up Session
10 am to noon
Dance Class with Kizlarkhon
Noon to 1 pm LUNCH
1 pm
Presentation on Traditional Central Clothing, Textiles, and Jewelry
2 pm to 4 pm
Dance Class with Kizlarkhon
4 pm to 5 pm
Review Session
5 pm
Closing of 16th CADC and Farewell
Since 1995, the Central Asian Dance Camp has provided opportunities for Americans to study traditional Uzbek, Tajik, Uighur, Afghan and Persian dance with master instructors. The first camps, coordinated by Travis Fontaine Jarrell and Laurel Victoria Gray, took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, then relocated to Washington, D.C., where they have been held at various locations, including the Embassy of Uzbekistan.
For more information on the Central Asian Dance Camp, check it out on Facebook!
CADC participants have been introduced to the basic genres of Uzbek dance, as well as Tajik, Persian, Afghan, Uighur, Turkmen and Azerbaijani choreographies. Class sessions have included history, cultural context, music, and costuming. Students learn the Uzbek “Doire Dars,” a demanding Uzbek dance etude incorporating fundamental elements such as traveling steps, arm movements, turns, as well as shoulder and head movements.
For more information on the Central Asian Dance Camp, check it out on Facebook!
CADC participants have been introduced to the basic genres of Uzbek dance, as well as Tajik, Persian, Afghan, Uighur, Turkmen and Azerbaijani choreographies. Class sessions have included history, cultural context, music, and costuming. Students learn the Uzbek “Doire Dars,” a demanding Uzbek dance etude incorporating fundamental elements such as traveling steps, arm movements, turns, as well as shoulder and head movements.