Within every woman is every woman! “The measure of any society is how it treats its women & girls” Happy International Women’s Day ♥️ Images & inspiration in order: 1) Muir beach- me with photo by @philosophicpics 2) Kashmiri nautch dance artists 3) My ostad & Pamiri master artist Zaragol Iskandarova 4) Kali ma- goddess of creation, preservation & destruction 5) Performing with the talented @azamaliofficial (Niyaz) at the Getty Villa (photo by Hossein jahanbaksh) 6) Turco-Persian dancer back bending 7) Afghan master artist Ostad Mahwash in collaboration 8) Badakhshani artists- the roof of the world festival 9) Artist Residency in Pakistan with Sherherezade Alam pottery artist 10) Armenian-Uzbek dancer Tamara Khanum #zanzindegiazadi #taracatherinepandeyadance #tamarakhanum #ostadmahwash #nautchdancers #persiandancer #ottomanart #pamiriartist #kalima #niyaz #femaleartists #womenfreedomlife #womensday2023
Besh Barmagh (translates to mean ‘five fingers’) a sacred pilgrimage site in Azerbaijan. People say this place brings you to it without you ever realising, whenever you need it most. I think that was true for me last weekend. The morning we traveled to this region, I didn’t know where my friends Katya & Karlis were taking me, but when we arrived I knew it was exactly where I needed to be. Kismet! ✨ Big thank you to @katrinmorozova111 for filming! ❤️ . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #azerbaijan #danceazerbaijan #beshbarmak #beshbarmaq #heavenlymountain #surrealart #surrealdance #apsaradance #kismet #centralasiandance #caucusdancers #mbiramusic #santourmusic #persianmusic #dancingdiplomat #purification #soothingmountains
Very talented dancer and teacher TARA CATHERINE PANDEYA🤍🌷 ◻ @tara_pandeya_dance ◻ California 📍 ◻ #persiancentralasiandance ______________ #persiandance #persiandancer #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #redwoods #dancinginaforest #redwooddance #glow #longhair #hairout #blackhair #whitedress #shajarian #shajariankalhor #pomegranatedancegarden #adancerslife #persianclassicalmusic
Dance is movement & movement is life. Happy World Dance Day! Wishing you fluid & forward movement in your day today 💃🏽. Filmed by my mother & fellow dancer @lalitakala27 . . . . #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #afghandance #tajikdance #badakhshanidance #tajikmusic #persiandancer #persiandance #fieldofflowers #yellowflowers #afghandress #longhairdontcare #greenpastures #bluesky #spring #bahoromad #movementislife #danceismovement #danceislife #reddress #backbend #worlddanceday2021 #worlddanceday
‘The lamps are different but the light is the same’- which activities make you glow most? This glowy affect was liked the most🌟Thank you for your input if you voted! Improvising to Persian music by Shajarian & Kalhor amongst the redwood trees in a childhood park. Excerpts from the full song which I made for @pomegranategardendance ‘s 1 year anniversary celebration this weekend. #persiandance #persiandancer #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #redwoods #dancinginaforest #redwooddance #glow #longhair #hairout #blackhair #whitedress #shajarian #shajariankalhor #pomegranatedancegarden #adancerslife #persianclassicalmusic
Nowruz Mobarak to all! Happy Spring equinox-celebrating darkness giving way into light! May this coming year be a healthier & brighter one 🌷✨! Photography by @philosophicpics , editing & concepts by me #nowruz #nouroz #norooz #pirooz #nowruzmobarak #springequinox #spring #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #afghandancer #persiandancer #uyghurdance #tajikdance #persiandance #uzbekdance #flowerdress #createeveryday #cherryblossoms #adancerslife #tulip #redrose #iris #dafodils
Bahor! Nowruz- the spring equinox- is almost here! Afghan-Bollywood vibes ✨ Photos by my mom- Barbara Framm💕Dance video clip coming soon! #bahoromad #taracatherinepandeyadance #bahor #springiscoming #springtime #charshanbesoori #afghanbollywood #bollywoodfields #mustardfields #centralasiandance #persiandancer #danceinspired #longblackhair #afghandress #vintageafghandress #dancerslife #springtime #bollywood #rejoice #joyfulness #reddress #yellowflowers #nowruz #tomalesbay #bayarea #purejoy #field
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to learn to dance in the snow! ❄️ Let’s get through this, we can do it 🙌🏽 Dancing in the snow (luckily) with two friendly surprise police officers in Dushanbe at the Somoni statue. Music by @nigina_amonqulova . . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #dushanbe #centralasia #centralasiandance #tajikdance #persiandance #dancingsnow #dancingsnowflakes❄️ #dancinginthesnow #somonistatue #monument #dancingmonument #snowflakes #niginaamonqulova #spinsinthesnow #winterdance #tajikistan #dope #dancingboots #dancingpolice #snowcovered #learntodanceinthesnowstorm #postsovietmonumental
Happy Shab e Yalda (Day of Birth)!- Winter solstice, celebrating the darkness day of the year giving way to lighter coming days- in Persian & Central Asian cultures! Uninterrupted dancing at 6:00am-7:30am & 4:00-5:30pm- sunrise & sunset captured in 3 minutes using time lapse! Beautiful poetry by @sophia_naz_author & filming by @philosophicpics! Created for the ‘Victory of Light over Darkness’ series for the Sidra Community Wellness Program, a resource for recent immigrants to the U.S. . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #persiandance #persiandancer #centralasiandance #centralasiandancer #shabeyalda #shabeyalda2020 #sophianaz #behnammanahedji #sunrisesunset #sunrisedance #sunsetdance #californiacoastline #marinheadlands #wintersolsticedance #wintersolstice2020 #shabeyaldamobarak
Dancing warrior shadows What shapes do you see? A choreographic phrase I set to Kazakh music timed with projections of my pre-filmed shadows superimposed on top of real life shadows created with my body while in rehearsal for my production ‘Raqsistan’ (the land of dance)! . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #shadows #whatcolorsdoyousee #lightandshadow #centralasiandance #uzbekdance #persiandance #tajikdance #uyghurdance #afghandance #rehearsalfordance #hausderkulturenderwelt #forecastfestival #richardsiegal #dancementorship #raqsistan #berlin #shapesinspace #kazkahmusic
Inspired by my friend and master Sarode artist @alamsarode’s new album by @grandtapestry ‘Tides’, now available for purchase online. Improvising today with my hands to an excerpt from their track ‘Radiance’. Music & movement medicine helps me find moments of sanity in these times... filming thanks to @philosophicpics . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #persianhands #indianhands #yogamudras #letthemindgo #musicmedicine #movementmedicine #alamkhan #grandtapestry #radiance #tides #handmirrors #harikat #mudras #newmusic
Less than 6 months we will meet this amazing artist in #zürich #switzerland at next @aminas_karavane ✨✨✨ Her ozbek dance WS only 3place left 🍀🍀🍀 #repost @tara_pandeya_dance ・・・ Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth! Playing with optical illusions in triplets. Clip #1 no filter. Film by @neptunebangdelphotography, music by Ilhom Farmonov . . . . #raqssharqi #culture #art #dance #uyghurdance #silkroad #centralasiandance #love #peace #pray #tanz #show #aminas_karavane #folkdance #bellydance #orientaldance #surrealism #surrealisminreallife #taracatherinepandeyadance #persiandance #tajikdance #uzbekdancer #mountainsunset #spiralmovement #circles #spiralspine
Improvised dancing between resistance and surrender amidst turbulent winds! Music by: Seyed Ali Jaberi & Sina Sarlak #taracatherinepandeyadance #seyedalijaberi #sinasarlak #centralasiandance #surrender #resist #resistancedance #warrioress #marincounty #panorama #brutallysoftwoman #telaportingthroughtrauma #persiandance #uzbekdance #uyghurdance #tajikdance #backbending #naturedance
Happy Birthday Tara 🎉✨ we are so lucky to have you on @pomegranategardendance and we hope you had a wonderful birthday! Make sure to check out @tara_pandeya_dance and all the amazing things she does! She will be teaching a workshop on the 27th of September and more next month. All TBA soon! ——————- Posted @withregram • @tara_pandeya_dance “Bereft of possessions but rich in love, Just keep on dancing, Make a tabletop of sky, A shawl of sunsets, A single bright earring of the moon”🌙 by poet & my stepmother~ @sophia_naz_author Film by @neptunebangdelphotography Music from @abboskosimov album ‘infinite rhythm’ . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #abboskosimov #santur #neptunebanglephotography #sophianaz #sparkle #centralasiandance #justdance #persiandancer #tajikdance #uzbekdancer #afghandance #mountainsunset #longbraids #stardust
Central Asin dance&culture at @aminas_karavane by @tara_pandeya_dance on 18-21 March 2021✨✨✨ #raqssharqi #culture #art #dance #uyghurdance #silkroad #centralasiandance #love #peace #pray #tanz #show #aminas_karavane #folkdance #bülachstadt #zurich #switzerland🇨🇭 #repost @tara_pandeya_dance ・・・ “Bereft of possessions but rich in love, Just keep on dancing, Make a tabletop of sky, A shawl of sunsets, A single bright earring of the moon”🌙 by poet & my stepmother~ @sophia_naz_author Film by @neptunebangdelphotography Music from @abboskosimov album ‘infinite rhythm’ . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #abboskosimov #santur #neptunebanglephotography #sophianaz #justdance #persiandancer #tajikdance #uzbekdancer #afghandance #mountainsunset #longbraids
Nature doesn’t need us, but we need nature! From the mountain tops of California pre-fires. Poetry by @sophia_naz_author , music by @alamsarode from his newest album ‘Solace’, film by @neptunebangdelphotography An expanded project on the life of Zebunisa to be announced soon! About-Princess Zebunisa: Of mixed Persian/Turkic heritage, she was a poetess & the eldest daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb of India. She was imprisoned by her father for the last 20 years of her life. Makhfi- meaning ‘hidden one’ was her pen name. . . . . #zebunisa #zebunissa #mughalpoetry #mughalpoet #taracatherinepandeyadance #weneednature #leaves🍁 #talltrees #toole #longbraids #centralasiandance #persiandancer #tajikdance #uzbekdance #uyghurdance #afghandance #goldenhour #marincounty #mttamalpais #mountainplay #californiafires #climatechange #feministpoet #southasianpoetrycollab #southasianpoetry #sarod #bravewomen #womenartists #desiartists #desifemaleartist
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth! Playing with optical illusions in triplets. Clip #1 no filter. Film by @neptunebangdelphotography, music by Ilhom Farmonov . . . . #surrealism #surrealisminreallife #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #persiandance #tajikdance #uzbekdancer #mttamalpais #marin #goldenhour #dancingintriplets #mirrorimage #opitcalillusion #tallgrass #longhair #mountainsunset #spiralmovement #circles #spiralspine #backbending #californianlandscape
“Bereft of possessions but rich in love, Just keep on dancing, Make a tabletop of sky, A shawl of sunsets, A single bright earring of the moon”🌙 by poet & my stepmother~ @sophia_naz_author Film by @neptunebangdelphotography Music from @abboskosimov album ‘infinite rhythm’ . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #abboskosimov #santur #neptunebanglephotography #sophianaz #sparkle #centralasiandance #justdance #persiandancer #tajikdance #uzbekdancer #afghandance #mountainsunset #longbraids #stardust
Created in collaboration with @elahasoroor_official and @kefayamusic Costume and jewelry by @anaralondon Filming by @philosophicpics #taracatherinepandeyadance #kefaya #afghandance #centralasiandance #elahasoroor #anaralondon #afghanjewellery #afghandress #afghansong #afghandance #greendupata #spins #saqisaqijan
Challenge accepted! Thank you @sophiachytry & @sfsoans_photos for nominating me simultaneously :) #womensupportingwomen #taracatherinepandeyadance #pinarstory #endfemicide
Protect your energy. Never dim your light, to make others comfortable. (Especially during these turbulent & strange times). A photo taken from the audience in Berlin- performing a dance I titled ‘Bliss’ for my production ‘Raqsistan’ based on the human emotions of: anger, fear, sadness & bliss. . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #raqsistan #centralasiandance #persiandancer #tajikdance #uzbekdance #uyghurdance #berlin #eusupported #dancerslife #rainbow #prism #golddress #foil #proscenium #concert #forecastfestival
Dancing with cascades of ever improvising fog. So thankful to call this place home. The sacred Mount Tamalpais- or the ‘sleeping lady’- as she is called- surreal nature in our backyard- minutes from where I was born & raised. No filter! Music by @dalernazarovstudio . . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #persiandancer #tajikdance #dalernazarov #surrealart #real #nofilterneeded #mttamalpais #california #californiagirl #home #marincountry #mountaintop #peek #sunset #millvalley #longhair #fog #rolling #cascading #dreamy #siluette
‘Shalola’ by @sherzod_ergashev_singer and @abboskosimov, danced by yours truly for Tashkent’s Zarb Shou February 2020! An honor to have been invited and counted amongst the international roaster of selected artists from Africa, Asia & North America. . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #abboskosimov #sherzodergashev #zarbshou #tashkent #foreigndancer #dancingdiplomat #doyra #tar #whitedress #atlas #etles #uzbekmusic #uzbekistan #uzbekdance
So beautiful, so natural , ❤️🌹❤️ raq #raqssharqi #uyghur #uyghurs #tajikistan #tajikdance #tajikischekunst #schweiz🇨🇭 #aminaskaravane #culture #art #dance #uyghurdance #silkroad #centralasiandance #love #peace #pray #tanz #zurich #bülach #switzerland🇨🇭 #repost @tara_pandeya_dance ・・・ Dedicated to my teacher & master artist, the late Zaragol Iskandarova ❤️ Filmed by Roma Buryak. . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #pamiridance #khorog #badakhshan #centralasiandance #tajikdance #pamirs #pamirimusic #tajikistan #roofoftheworld
Excerpt from a 30 minute dance piece- Uyghur & Tajik music & movement inspired dance in collaboration with aboriginal Taiwanese music performed with my former Cirque du Soleil dance partner @natural.kind.spirit at the Maui East Meets West Festival. The costumes and set were made by the two of us dancers, out of plastic for construction sites. . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #taiwaneseaboriginal #uyghurmusic #uyghurdance #tajikdance #tajikmusic #persiandancer #cirquedusoleilpartner #maui #eastmeetswest #dancerslife
Dedicated to my teacher & master artist, the late Zaragol Iskandarova ❤️ Filmed by Roma Buryak. . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #pamiridance #khorog #badakhshan #centralasiandance #tajikdance #pamirs #pamirimusic #tajikistan #roofoftheworld
‘Everything that is visible hides something that is invisible’ ~ Rene Magritte . . . . #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #afghandress #magritte #surrealism #surrealart #inspired #apple #rose
That time when I attended an event for foreign guests, but I ended up dancing with the ladies greeting the guests 😅😂 This footage was sent to me by a guest filming at the entrance... #taracatherinepandeyadance #tajikistan #tajikdance #centralasiandance #dushanbe #welcome #ceremony
Botanical Garden 💙 #pamir #tajikistan #taracatherinepandeyadance #pamiridance #badakhshan #purpleflowers💜 #botanical #nature #longhairdontcare
This dance piece, part of my ‘Project Raqsistan' was titled: Anger/Gazab/хашм. The transformative power of anger can be channeled into positive action. I dedicated this piece to those people who did not feel safe to be visible, due to gender, orientation, skin color, religion or place of origin. Be the reason someone feels seen, heard, supported and valued. . . . . #ANGER #BLM #genderequalityforall #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #persiandance #tajikdance #afghandance #sculpturedress #hausderkulturenderwelt #forecastfestival #raqsistan #femalechoreographer #berlin #ethnocontemporarydance
That time I ran away with the Circus.... #cirquedusoleil #dralion #oceane #taracatherinepandeyadance #watergoddess #indianinspired #greenmakeup #cirquecostume #cirquemakeup #cirquedancer #jump #leap #inspired
Dance practitioners are theorists. Choreographers are writers. Choreographers write their arguments and choices through arranging bodies in space! Dec. 2020- I conducted dance research as a Fulbright Scholar & obtained an MA in Dance Anthropology from London’s Roehampton Center for Dance Research. My thesis was titled: Tracing the Trail of the Turco-Persian Tawaif; Relocating Embodied Female Dance Narratives in the Indo-Persian Kathak Dance Tradition of the Mughal Court) #taracatherinepandeyadance #dancescholar #fulbrightscholar #mindful #bodyful #centralasiandance #kathak #persiandance
‘Monda na Boshed’ sung by @dalernazarovstudio -literally translates to ‘Don’t be tired’ in Tajik, but the sentiment is- I wish you more energy to keep going with your hard work’. In these challenging times it’s a beautiful sentiment to encourage us. Special thanks to @freedivewalker and @natural.kind.spirit . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #taipei #underwaterphotography #underwaterdancing #underwaterart #blackandwhitephotography #centralasiandance #persiandancer #tajikdance #dalernazarov #turbulencepreset
A virtual Covid19 inspired dance commission called #boxed from @narthakiweb curated by Dr. Anita Ratnam! Honored to have been selected as one of 5 artists to take part. Dancing in my family basement was a first for me! 😅😁- set to traditional Central Asian lapchang (mouth harp) music. . . . . . Filming by @philosophicpics #boxed #dancedeletesdistance #unboxedyourself #taracatherinepandeyadance #danielbahmani #basement #basementdance #centralasiandance #ethnocontemporarydance #coviddance #createnewrealities
What baggage do you carry with you? A virtual dance commission called ‘boxed’ from @narthakiweb convinced by Dr. Anita Ratnam! Honored to have been selected as one of 5 artists to take part. Dancing in my family basement was a first for me! 😅😁- set to traditional Central Asian lapchang (mouth harp) music. . . . . . . #boxed #dancedeletesdistance #unboxedyourself #taracatherinepandeyadance #danielbahmani #basement #basementdance #centralasiandance #ethnocontemporarydance #coviddance #createnewrealities
“There is more wisdom in your body, than your deepest philosophy” Friedrich Nietzche. . . . . . . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #persiandance #sufidance #embodieddance
Excerpts from an upcoming virtual gala concert for the @asiasociety ! A new choreography & composition created between California & Tashkent- with Ostad @abboskosimov! It was challenging for me to create choreography in silence to imagined doira rhythms in my head! Abbos aka is a master artist who can watch movements in silence & to set them to sound! The full video will be released soon on the Asia Society’s website for their project ‘Around the World in 80 Dances’. I am honored to have been selected & to think creatively while creating my first transnational doira va raqs (drum & dance) piece 😅! . . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #abboskosimov #asiasociety #aroundtheworldin80project #virtualconcert #virtualgala #tashkent #sananselmo #california #centralasiandance #doiravaraqs #uzbekdance #tajikdance #newdancechallenge #persiandancer
‘We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust!’ ~ Rumi #tojikiston #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #uzbekistan #uzbekdance #tajikdance #uyghurdance #persiandancers #spin
I’m excited to offer a 4-week stretch, strengthen, spin & spot class online with @pomegranategardendance starting tomorrow! Spaces are limited to ensure personal attention! www.pomegranategardendance.com See you tomorrow 💕 #taracatherinepandeyadance #stretching #strengthandconditioning #spotandspin #centralasiandance #technique #foundationaltraining #splits #backbends #tajikdance #persiandance #persiandancers #uzbekdance #uyghurdance #afghandance #zoomclasses #danceonzoom
For my part I know nothing with certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream- Vincent Van Gogh. . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #dancerslife #stars #islamicart #cobaltbluetiles #cobaltblue #turquoisetile #turquoise #samarkand #uzbekistan #tajikistan #uzbekdance #tajikdance #centralasiandance #sacredgeometry #longhair #growthmindset
A 36 second virtual tour of Samarkand’s Registan square through the eyes of a dancer- hosted by Ostad Abbos Kosimov on his recent Zarb shou concert, a great honor to collaborate with him around the world, over the last decade! Music by @abboskosimov from his beautiful ‘Infinite Rhythm’ CD! Abbos is a master artist who has performed on Stevie Wonder’s album, Kronos quartet, Bela Fleck, Kronos Quartet, Zakir Hussain & many others. Take a listen to his creations, you will become hooked! Photos thanks to Rostam aka . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #samarkand #registansquare #bluetiles #turquoisetile #uzbekistan #abboskosimov #infiniterhythm #bluedress #blueatlas #goldtile #bluedome #sunlight #uzbekbeauty #uzbekistan #doyra #centralasiandance #uzbekdance #samarkanddance
My thoughts are with you, Afghanistan during this time. The ‘Music of Tradition and Transition’ recording. Footage of Afghan solo work from when I was performing with Ballet Afsaneh for a traditional music concert with Ostad Mahwash and other artists. Photos I took of Afghan Badakhshan while flying overhead in a plane from Tajikistan, traveling to the Pamirs. . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #afghandance #afghanistan #centralasiandance #kabuljan #kabuljan🇦🇫 #farhaddaryaofficial #farhaddarya #farhaddaryasongs #farhaddaryamusic #farhaddaryafanclub #afghanmusic #afghanculture #afghandress #pinkdress #barefootdance #barefootdancer #centralasia #badakhshan #afghanmountainsfromthesky
I am like a shadow. I am and I am not! ~Rumi Playing with shapes while filming for an unrelated project! . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #shadowself #danceshadow #danceshadows #grass #green #centralasiandance #uzbekdance #tajikdance #persiandance #uyghurdance #afghandance #silkroaddance #sunshine #curiosity #discover #instadance #instagood #avantgarde #surrealart
Final image in a series I created in 2019- ‘Dance & the Currency of Women’ replacing politicians with dance artists on the highest denominations of bills on currency from Central Asia- in collaboration with @philosophicpics On this bill: Uyghur Dance artist Qemberkhanim of Xinjiang or East Turkestan. Special thanks to @mukaddasmt! . . . . #uyghur #uyghurussul #uighurussul #qemberkhanim #xinjiang #eastturkistan #centralasiandance #currency #thecurrencyofwomen #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance
‘I am but a small shard in a grand mosaic’ seeing Soviet-era mosaics in Central Asia makes it hard for me to get through a day, so much beauty to become distracted by! ~on Rudaki street, in Dushanbe. . . . . #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #dushanbe #mosaic #mosiacart #sovietart #sovietmosaic #dancerslife #tajikdance #persiandancer #tajikdancer #tajikdancers #tajikistan #centralasiandance
A series I created in 2019- ‘Dance & the Currency of Women’ replacing politicians with dance artists on the highest denominations of bills on currency from Central Asia- in collaboration with @philosophicpics. . On this bill: Dance artist Setora (or Zeynab Farzada) from Herat, on the ‘Afghani’ currency from Afghanistan. . . . #centralasiandance #afghandancer #afghandance #afghanistan #nandaritheater #dancer #currency #money #currencyconversations #taracatherinepandeyadance #silkroaddance
A series I created in 2019 called ‘Dance & the currency of women’- replacing politicians with moving dancers bodies on the highest denominations of bills in Central Asia- created in collaboration with graphic artist @philosophicpics! The second bill in this series is of Uzbek dance artist from Fergana Valley (of Armenian heritage) Tamara Khanum- on the Uzbek som! . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #currency #uzbekistan #fergana #tamarakhanum #tamara #dancerslife #dancecuration #danceformuseums #centralasiandance #uzbekdance #performanceofheritage #som #uzbeksom #uzbekdancers
A series I created in 2019 called ‘Dance & the Currency of Women’- replacing politicians with moving dancers bodies on the highest denominations of bills in Central Asia- created in collaboration with graphic artist @philosophicpics! The first bill in this series is of Pamiri dance artist (and my ostod ) Zaragol Iskandarova of Badakhshan- on the Tajik somoni bill! . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #currency #tajikistan #pamirs #zaragoliskandarova #zaragol #dancerslife #dancecuration #danceformuseums #somoni #tajiksomoni #tajikdance #pamiridance #pamiridancers #centralasiandance #performanceofheritage
I was an audience member- invited by my dear friend & Uyghur singer @rahimamahmut for an afternoon concert of Afghan/Persian artist @elahasoroor_official & @farhadzamanimusic! Rahima suggested I jump up & dance to the final song of the afternoon- I didn’t know what they would play but here is the improvised result! Thank you Rahima jan for this footage, I’ll be posting some videos of her beautiful singing in collaboration soon! Check out @diaspora.arts.connection to catch a virtual concert of Elaha today! . . . #persiandance #persiandancer #ismailicenterlondon #centralasia #persiandance #tajikdance #sacreddance #mysticaldance #centralasiandance #silkroaddance #longhair #hairout #performance #afghandance #elahasoroor #elahasoroor_official #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #whirlingdance #improvision #dancerslife #skirt #daf #hairout #violin #persianmusic
Create every day! Persian Dance~ Costume by Sharlyn Sawyer. Fabric found in India by my mother, photo by the talented @eyeofpassion . . . . #persiandancer #dancerlife #dancerposes #centralasia #persiandance #persiandancers #sacreddance #mysticaldance #whirlingdancer #whirlingdance #hiddenface #naz #veil #veildance #centralasiandance #silkroaddance #reddress #zardosiwork #classicaldance #sparkles #enchanted #taracatherinepandeyadance #centralasiandance #art #whirlingdance #choreography
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” ― Robertson Davies. Dancing on a sloped hilltop in the reflection of a mirror hung on the branch of a giant oak tree, a short walk from my home! Sometimes when things don’t make sense, look at them from a new angle or just go outside & move. With inspiration from Nunes! . . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #naturedance #mirror #opticalillusion #marincounty #fairfaxcalifornia #sananselmo #watertank #trees #oaktree #green #dancerslife #shelterinplace #backbend #spirals #dancer #dancersofinstagram #centralasiandance #silkroaddance #persiandance #tajikdance #uzbekdance #uyghurdance #15step #radiohead #vitaminstringquartet
‘Meshrep’ (Uyghur community music, poetry and dance) in the Uyghur city of Turpan. I was told the villagers came down from the mountains weekly to gather here for communal dance. The dancing was mixed gender & I was kindly invited to join the dance- here is a glimpse! Tomorrow- Sunday May 17th- I will be talking with dance scholars @mukaddasmt and @shahrzad_khorsandi about Uyghur dance & sharing some of my impressions from the time I lived & studied Uyghur dance in an arts institute in the capital city of Urumqi. Registration to attend @pomegranategardendance : https:www.pomegranategardendance.com/onlineclasses/uyghurecture5-10 #centralasiandance #uyghur #uyghurdance #eastturkistan #eastturkestan #turpan #taklamakan #uighurussuli #uyghurussul #silkroaddance #taracatherinepandeyadance #xinjiang #village #traditionaldance #circledance #traditionalmusic #spins #community #centralasia
Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are! ~ Enjoying a precious collection of dance & music books from Central Asia, India & by Iranian artists, which I’ve collected over the years. I’ve been asked to write for some upcoming dance journal submissions, I’ll be sharing the links when they are published! Special thanks to my father’s @kayakalpafoundation for their amazing hair oil product- crown oil, keeping me tangle free in quarantine :) . . . #dancingdiplomat #bookworm #centralasiandance #secondgenerationdancer #taracatherinepandeyadance #silkroaddance #longhairdontcare #longhair #quarantine #dancersofinstagram #dancerslife #blackhair #tajikdance #uzbekdance #afghandance #moghuldance #kathak #bookstagram #booklover #dancebook #danceresearch #danceethnology #createeveryday #hairoil #hairgrowth #organichairoil #ayurveda
Fibonacci & bee-inspired foot painted dance I created last May 12th, 2018. Set to live recordings by (natural recordist @rjyouell )of the queen bees being born piping into the air & Afghan instrumentals at the Copper Leg Residency in Estonia. . . . #centralasiandance #taracatherinepandeyadance #secondgenerationdancer #fibonacci #fibonaccispiral #footpainting #silkroaddance #beedance #queenbee #pollinators #vaskjala #tallinn #copperlegresidency #waggledance #redclay #afghandance #afghanmusic #estonia #spiral #art #choreography #dancerslife #savethebees #performanceart #raekultuurikeskus Thanks to Sandra Suurkask, Toomas Aru, Janno Bergmann & film by @unxle
The first drum beat we all heard was our mother’s! ~John Densmore (volume on!) Happy Mother’s Day! ❤️ Thankful for the path of dance my mother chose and for the embodied heritage, rich arts and artists to which she exposed me. 1st photo~ my mother with me an hour old, after a home birth. . . . #taracatherinepandeyadance #indiandance #rhythm #embodiedheritage #silkroaddance #centralasiandance #persiandance #tajikdance #uzbekdance #afghandance #doiravaraqs #kathak #motherdaughter #odissi #secondgenerationdancer #artist #dancer #drumbeat #heartbeat #mothersheartbeat #mothersday #may10th #dancingtogether #toyoko #homebirth #berkeley #california #mixedbabies
