19th Central Asian Dance Camp
Saturday, October 29, 2022

CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Suggested donation levels: $50
Join us on Saturday, October 29th at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington,DC
for the 19th Central Asian Dance Camp with a complete choreography, lecture, Ensemble Munojat film, lunch, and Zoom birthday celebration for Kizlarkhon Dusmukhamedova and shopping in Silk Road Bazaar.
[email protected] for registration and details.
SCHEDULE:
9:15 am arrival & check in
9:30 am "Boi Boi" Khorezm Choreography with music file & written note
11:30 am Lecture on Kizlarkhon from upcoming book
11:45 am "Ensemble Munojat" film of Kizlarkhon's dance ensemble group
12:15 pm ZOOM Birthday Greeting for People's Artist of Uzbekistan, Kizlarkhon Dusmukhamedova
12:45 pm Uzbek lunch prepared by Embassy Chef
1:15 pm Silk Road Bazaar Shopping

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 UNTIL November 7th, when we “fall back” to standard time
Register with payments through PayPal to: [email protected]

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29th
7:00 pm Greeting by Ambassador Vakhabov BONUS EVENT
Followed by Film Screening

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30th
9:00am – 10:30am
Khorezm Choreography Class Part One
CODE: KhorezmA
with Chief Choreographer of Lazgi Ensemble, Shanazar Boltaev

7:30pm – 8:30pm
Virtual Central Asian Dance Concert BONUS EVENT
CADC participants share beautiful dances they have learned at past camps

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31st
9:00am – 10:30 am
Khorezm Choreography Class Part Two
CODE: KhorezmB
with Chief Choreographer of Lazgi Ensemble, Shanazar Boltaev
1:00pm ¬- 2:00 pm
Lecture “Melons Galore!” BONUS EVENT
Author Marina Abrams shares research on her new children’s book on Uzbek culture.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd to be announced
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd to be announced

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6th
9:00am - 10:30am Eastern Daylight Savings Time
Ferghana Choreography Class Part One
CODE: FerghanaA
with People's Artist of Uzbekistan Kadyr Muminov

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Virtual Silk Road Bazaar BONUS EVENT
Great opportunity to find items for Central Asian dance costuming, Uzbek fabric, as well as fashion, beauty products, and more.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7th
8:00am – 9:00am Eastern Standard Time!
Virtual Tour of Tashkent’s Museum of Applied Arts BONUS EVENT

9:00am - 10:30am
Ferghana Choreography Class Part Two
CODE: FerghanaB
with People's Artist of Uzbekistan Kadyr Muminov
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Be sure to include the CODE for each dance session that you wish to attend.

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16th Central Asian Dance Camp
August 9 - 11, 2019
Washington, DC
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan

CENTRAL ASIAN DANCE CAMP SCHEDULE

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Fee of $335 includes dance classes, lectures, special Uzbek meals, chamber concert, and more. PayPal button 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

* indicates meals prepared by Uzbek Embassy chef

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, click here and check it out on Facebook!

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15th Central Asian Dance Camp              

November 8 - 10, 2013
Metro Washington DC

Experience a total immersion into Central Asian dance and culture.

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Central Asian Dance Camp: a total immersion in Central Asian culture

Dancing in the Desert:
1996 Central Asian Dance Camp
by Beatrice Rose

The first annual Central Asian Dance Camp, held last August near Santa Fe, was a never-to-be-forgotten experience.
Laurel Victoria Gray, with the assistance of Travis Jarrell, shared her vast knowledge of this form generously with full-time campers and a few part-time locals. The artists’ community where we stayed, Synergia Ranch, was developed by a couple who had been to Central Asia and were influenced by the culture and architecture. Thus we danced in costume, under a great arch in the courtyard, just as it is still performed in places like Bukhara. 

The camp was promoted as a "total immersion in Central Asian culture." It lived up to this claim. Even when we weren’t in class, which was seldom, Laurel and Travis continued to share their personal experiences of the people and customs.
Evenings were filled with videos, women’s rituals, and costuming presentations. A shopping trip to the annual Santa Fe Indian Market was included.

The limited number of participants allowed Laurel to be sure that we truly understood the material. We learned complete choreographies of Ferghana Uzbek, Persian, Tadjik, and Bukharan, accompanied by a cassette of all the music used
and complete notes on choreographies and costuming beautifully presented in notebook style. Some of the participants stayed an extra day to learn Russian Gypsy dance. 

This truly unique dance camp will be limited to 25 participants in 1997, so don’t procrastinate in securing a place if you are interested in expanding your dance knowledge in these areas and sharing the legacy this great teacher has to offer. 

Beatrice Rose is a performer and teacher who lives in Oregon.