• Persian and Silk Road Dance — Free Class

    Vision Dance Center 375 Saratoga Ave. Suite B, San Jose, CA, United States

    Join us for a free introductory Persian and Silk Road dance class in honor of Bay Area Dance Week, April 21 - 30. Learn some fun classical and folkloric dances of the Silk Road and experience the beauty of its culture and history as well. See our event listing online among almost 300 Bay Area […]

    Free
  • Sacred Dance Workshop

    Hulme Park 86 Royce Rd, Haulme , Manchester, United Kingdom

    Farima’s signature project Dance of the Soul combines sacred and mystical whirling movements, Sufi traditions, and healing rituals of ancient Persia, Turkey, and the Altai Mountains. Learn both personal and spiritual whirling based on Farima’s archeological discoveries and research, and of Sufism and its connection to ancient Iranian Zoroastrianism, planets, stars, sacred flowers and animals—all […]

  • Bay Area Belly Festival 2017

    Angelicas 863 Main Street, Redwood City, CA, United States

    Middle Eastern belly dance festival including performances by local artists, live music, and bazaar. The Farima Dance Company (Simorgh Dance Collective of San Jose) performs two Turkish folkloric dances on stage at 1:48pm.

    $20
  • Bay Area Belly Festival 2017

    Angelicas 863 Main Street, Redwood City, CA, United States

    Middle Eastern belly dance festival including performances by local artists, live music, and bazaar. The Farima Dance Company (Simorgh Dance Collective of San Jose) performs two Turkish folkloric dances on stage at 1:48pm.

    $20
  • Sema workshop

    Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos, CA, United States

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  • Journey through Uzbekistan

    Samarkand, Uzbekistan Samarkand, Uzbekistan

    Explore Uzbekistan’s beautiful ethnic music, dance, natural, and cultural heritage in this 10 day tour along the historic Silk Road. Hosted by Farima Berenji, internationally recognized dance scholar and award-winning world dance choreographer and performer. This unique travel experience and opportunity focuses on the history, art, music, and dance traditions of Uzbekistan. Guests will study […]

  • Persian Dance Technique

    Abbey Studio 2687 Penrith Ave., Cumberland, BC, Canada

    Persian dance comes from an ancient culture of 8000 years and its movements are a blend of enchanting sacred movements reflecting birds, animals, flowers, and elements. Persian dance is also inspired by Persian poetry and sensuous miniature artwork. It is delicate, refined, and full of meaning. Delicate hand movements, gentle upper body undulations, and facial […]

    $40
  • Haft Sema (Seven Sema) A Journey of the Heart

    Abbey Studio 2687 Penrith Ave., Cumberland, BC, Canada

    Join Farima Berenji for a four day intensive retreat and venture deep into the heart through sacred circles and sufi whirling practices, practices based on the sacred number seven in Iranian mystical traditions and Sema rituals, Zikr (sufi prayers), and Shamanic healing, music, and sohbet (Sufi spiritual talk). Retreat and training will focus on Farima’s […]

    $385
  • Huma, Wings of Light

    Cumberland United Church 2688 Penrith, Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada

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  • Inner Journey: Sufi Music and Dance

    Harbourfront Centre 235 Queens Way West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Inner Journey features mystical music by Regard Persian with dancing by Rumi Canada Whirling Sufi dancers. Special guest performance by Farima Berenji. This program is an associate partnership presented by Rumi Canada as part of their Mystical Music Series. Artists include Regards Persan Pooria Pournazeri: Tanbour Ziya Tabassian: Percussion Saeed Kamjoo: Gheychak, Kamancheh Sardar Mohamadjani: […]

    $30