Women’s Dance Traditions of Uzbekistan: Legacy of the Silk Road

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Introduction
1. The Goddess and the Dancing Boys
2. The Primacy of Rhythm
3. Dance Zones: Ferghana, Bukhara-Samarkand, Khorezm
4. Martyrs, Pioneers, and Founders
5. Cross Pollination: Moscow and Paris
6. From Revolution to Evolution
7. Uprooted: Koreans and Crimean Tatars
8. The War Front and the Home Front
9. Constructing Karakalpak Dance
10. The Blossoming of Bakhor
11. Kizlarkhon Dusmukhamedova: Queen of All the Girls
12. From Red Star to Crescent Moon
13. Reclaiming the Legacy
14. Conclusion: Lessons of Resilience Glossary of Uzbek Dance Terms Commonly Used Uzbek Dance Rhythms List of People's Artists of Uzbekistan in Dance Filmography Bibliography Index

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The first comprehensive work in English on the three major regional styles of Uzbek women’s dance – Ferghana, Khiva and Bukhara – and their broader Silk Road cultural connections, from folklore roots to contemporary stage dance. The book surveys the remarkable development from the earliest manifestations in ancient civilizations to a sequestered existence under Islam; from patronage under Soviet power to a place of pride for Uzbek nationhood. It considers the role that immigration had to play on the development of the dances; how women boldly challenged societal gender roles to perform in public; how both material culture and the natural world manifest in the dance; and it illuminates the innovations of pioneering choreographers who drew from Central Asian folk traditions, gestures and aesthetics – not Russian ballet – to first shape modern Uzbek stage dance. Written by the first American dancer invited to study in Uzbekistan, this book offers insight into the once-hidden world of Uzbek women’s dance.

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