“Everything in dance is poetry. Every movement describes a story, a feeling. The dancer takes the audience into a world of fairy tales.” ~Farima Berenji
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Events Prior March 2015
March 1, 2015
2015
| February 19-22 | Journey Through the Silk Road Workshop | Anchorage, AK |
| February 14 | Multicultural Concert Representing Iran | Anchorage, AK |
2014
| December 14 | Yalda Celebration | San Jose, CA |
| November 28-30 | Sacred and Traditional Dances of the Silk Road | Cumberland, BC |
| November 24 | LINES Dance Center Benefit | San Francisco, CA |
| October 26 | Sufi Spinning and Sacred Dances of the Silk Road | San Francisco, CA |
| October 17-19 | Sacred Dances of the Silk Road Workshops | Vienna, Austria |
| October 11 | Sema Evening | Munich, Germany |
| October 10 | Sound of Light Concert with Tumata | Munich, Germany |
| October 3 | Sound of Light Concert with Tumata | Bregenz, Austria |
| September 27-28 | Classical Persian and Afghani Dance Workshop and Performance | Brno, Czech Republic |
| September 20-21 | Sacred Dances of the Silk Road | Manchester, UK |
| August 12-23 | Sufi Festival and Sema Gathering | Yoleva, Turkey |
| August 6-11 | Silk Road Sacred Dance Camp and Retreat | Armutlu, Turkey |
| August 2 | Dances from the Heart of Turkey and Central Asia | Istanbul, Turkey |
| July 5 | Dance of the Soul Concert | San Francisco, CA |
| May 29-June 1 | The Lioness – Dance Intensive | Anchorage, AK |
| May 4 | Bay Area Dance Week Celebration | San Francisco, CA |
| April 26-27 | Journey Through the Silk Road Intensive | St. Petersburg, FL |
| March 17 | Classical Persian Dance Lecture and Workshop | Cowichan Bay, BC |
| March 14-16 | Sacred and Traditional Dances of the Silk Road | Cumberland, BC |
| March 9 | Norouz Dinner and Dance Show | San Jose, CA |
| February 8-9 | Persian and Afghan Dance Workshop and Performance | San Diego, CA |
| February 1-2 | Dance and Diaspora | San Francisco, CA |
| January 30 | Sufi and Sacred Dance Performance | San Diego, CA |
| January 26 | Azerbaijan Cultural Night | Sunnyvale, CA |
| January 18 | Ashavahishta CD Release Party & X DOT 25 Music 25th Anniversary | Berkeley, CA |
| January 18 | Reimagine the Dream 2014 | Cupertino, CA |
| January 17 | Studio to Stage Workshop | San Francisco, CA |
| January 12 | LiveBlessay Awards Gala | San Francisco, CA |
2013
| December 18-22 | Dance of the Soul Retreat | Konya, Turkey |
| December 6-8 | The Jewish Nutcracker | San Francisco, CA |
| November 29-December 1 | Dance of the Soul Intensive | Cumberland, BC |
| October 30-November 3 | Layla Means Night | San Francisco, CA |
| October 20 | Sacred Dances of the Silk Road Workshop | Seattle, WA |
| October 19 | Turkfest | Seattle, WA |
| September 27 | Nouveau Devadasi™ Fusion Temple Dance Festival | San Francisco, CA |
| September 13-15 | Journey Through the Silk Road Intensive | Cumberland, BC |
| August 23-25 | Journey of the Silk Road Intensive | Fairbanks, AK |
| August 15-18 | Dances of the Silk Road Intensive | Anchorage, AK |
| August 9 | Yoga Fest and Sufi Whirling | Pacifica, CA |
| July 26-27 | Sacred Dance Workshop | La Crescenta, CA |
| June 17-23 | Awakening: Sacred Dance Retreat | Izmir, Turkey |
| May 1-12 | The Sound of Light | Istanbul, Ankara, Manisa, and Izmir, Turkey |
| April 26-28 | Journey the Silk Road — Dance Intensive Workshop | Lexington, KY |
| March 30 | Concert of Classical and Sacred Persian Music with Ostad Nejad and Amir Etemadzadeh | Santa Cruz, CA |
| March 21-24 | Poetry in Motion Workshop/Performance | Brno, Czech Republic |
| March 17 | Perisan New Year Celebration | San Jose, CA |
| March 8 | “I am Tahmineh” | San Francisco, CA |
| February 24 | Folk Dance Workshop | Petaluma, CA |
| January 27 | Sunday Salon | San Francisco, CA |
| January 9-15 | Dances of the Silk Road Intensive | Anchorage, AK |
2012
| December 19-23 | The Jewish Nutcracker | San Francisco, CA |
| December 16 | “Yalda” Winter Solstice Celebration – Student Showcase | San Jose, CA |
| December 12 | Performance Through Compassionate Joy | San Francisco, CA |
| November 18 | World Dance Party | San Francisco, CA |
| November 11 | Brothers of the Baladi | San Jose, CA |
| October 28 | East Meets West: Music and Dance | Berkeley, CA |
| September 28-30 | Dances of the Silk Road Workshop | Tarpon Springs, FL |
| August 14-16 | Poetry in Motion Workshop | Istanbul, Turkey |
| July 29 | “Desert Rose,” Dances of Persia and North Africa | San Jose, CA |
| May 6 | Festival of the Silk Road | San Jose, CA |
| March 31-April 1 | Dances of the Silk Road Workshop | Anchorage, AK |
| March 24 | Persian New Year Celebration | Austin, TX |
| March 14 | International Women’s Day | San Francisco, CA |
| March 11 | SJSU World Culture Celebration | San Jose, CA |
2011
| December 17-18 | Persian Dance Intensive Camp | Berkeley, CA |
| December 11 | Human Rights Forum | San Jose, CA |
| November 12 | Dances of the Silk Road Workshop | Austin, TX |
| March 26 | Persian New Year Celebration | Clovis, CA |
| March 8 | International Woman’s Day | San Francisco, CA |
2010
| September 19 | Beneath the Persian Sands | Berkeley, CA |
| June 12 | Iranian Cultural Celebration | New York, NY |
| March 12 | Peace and Love for the Universe | Santa Clara, CA |
| March 6 | Census 2010 | San Jose, CA |
2009
| August 1 | Peace and Love for the Universe | San Francisco, CA |
| June 20 | “Of Mint, Olive Oil, & Zaatar.” Dance and Poetry of the East | Santa Cruz, CA |