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Laurel Victoria Gray is Professor of World Dance at George Washington University, US, and past Adjunct Professor of Dance of the Islamic World at George Mason University, US. In 2007, she was named Honorary Professor at the Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She has been the founding artistic director and choreographer for Silk Road Dance Company in Washington DC, US, since 1995.
Author, Laurel Victoria Gray, through her ground-breaking book, Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan, reveals a comprehensive and fearless probe into the little-known passion and courage of women of Uzbekistan. Gray, a brilliant teacher, colleague and world-class cultural scholar at George Washington University, Washington, DC, delivers enormous insight into the often closed-door worlds of women along the Silk Road. * Maida Withers, Professor of Dance, George Washington University, USA * The first comprehensive book on Uzbek dance, its history and geography ... The book's unique features and scholarly merit make it a standout contribution to the field, placing it firmly in the ""must-read"" category ... This long-awaited publication...deserves high recognition. * Dr Razia Sultanova, University of Cambridge, UK * Beautifully situates Uzbekistan at the crossroads of many influences, whether from the Silk Road, Moscow or Paris … It will spread the story of the Uzbek national dance that Gray has herself both experienced and studied for several decades. * Central Asian Survey *
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