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Community Arts Programs

Afsaneh Art & Culture Society sponsors several programs offering classes and family performances in the San Francisco Bay Area for children and adults featuring traditional dance, music, language and visual arts. These programs nurture young students and artists, assisting in the transfer of cultural heritage between the generations. Helping to ensure the continuance of Central Asian traditional expressive arts as they take root in the diverse and dynamic setting of the Bay Area.

**Afsaneh Dance Academy - Class Schedule**
North Bay Classes	South Bay Classes
Wednesdays 6:30-8:00 Persian Classical & Contemporary Workshop Adult Intermediate/Advanced Level @ 8th Street Studio, Berkeley CA Technique and full choreography. Instructor: Miriam Peretz, Assistant Director Ballet Afsaneh Information: miriamp@mindspring.com (510) 848-2192 Tuesdays 7:00 - 8:00 Basic Persian & Central Asian Dance Adult Beginning Class @ MUCID Studio, Berkeley CA Instructor: Miriam Peretz, Assistant Director Ballet Afsaneh Information: miriamp@mindspring.com (510) 848-2192 Mondays 8:00 - 9:30pm Sacred Dances of the Silk Road Adult Class @ Western Sky Studio, Berkeley CA Instructor: Miriam Peretz, Assistant Director Ballet Afsaneh Dances inspired by the Silk Road and the Sufi whirling tradition. A journey in creating devotional dances through music, poetry and heart. Information: miriamp@mindspring.com (510) 848-2192	Saturdays 1:00 - 2:00pm Children - Persian Dance @ Marti's Dance Studio, Sunnyvale CA Thursdays 8:30 - 9:30pm Adults & Teens - Persian Dance @ Halanda Dance Studio, San Jose CA Instructor: Farima Berenji, Ballet Afsaneh Ensemble Dancer Join us on a journey to Persia and learn the great wonders of this region through dance. This class will introduce the beautiful and elegant dances, culture, and rhythms of Persia including basic/beginning Classical and Contemporary Persian as well as folklore dances Information: farima_berenji@yahoo.com (408) 386-5005 Workshops with Ms. Rosa !! Persian and Central Asian Dance - Teens and Adults Intermediate/Advanced - Performance Level Classical Persian & Central Asian Dance Instructor: Rosa Rojas, Ballet Afsaneh Premiere Soloist Do not miss this wonderful opportunity to study with a master dancer. Learn Persian Classical and Central Asian dance movements, enhance your dance technique with new choreography. Call for a complete schedule for San Jose. Information: rosarosarojas@gmail.com, (510) 708-7672

DanceVersity - World Dance for American Youth

Danceversity is an exciting multicultural dance education program boasting an innovative, integrated curriculum of dance, music, folk arts, costuming, and cultural studies; providing the youth with a positive experience of different cultures at a formative age. Danceversity students are artists and researchers in their own right; strengthening their bodies, learning about themselves and others, and broadening their understanding of dance, music, and culture.
Full-time Summer Dance Camp 2009
Bi-Weekly Classes (throughout the year)
VISIT DANCEVERSITY SITE for a Full Schedule and Registration

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