Raqs Maqom is a collaborative project between the Crescent Moon Dance Company and Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble that performs dance and music from Central Asia and the Silk Road!
Founded in 2008 by dancer Taletha Al Badr and musician Jon Silpayamanant, the company is currently led by Jo Hadley, founder and director of Crescent Moon Dance Company, and Jon Silpayamanant, founder and director of Saw Peep Pan-Asian Ensemble.
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Performing a Persian dance. South Central Regional Library (Jan 28, 2018)Performing Doira Dars. Clifton Center’s Eifler Theatre (Oct 7, 2011)Performing a Persian Dance. Road to Morocco (Nov 19, 2009)Performing an Afghan Attan to Sab Zina Rang. Freestyle Fitness (Apr 28, 2018)Raqs Maqom dance director Jo Hadley teaching West Asian line dances at the Middle Eastern Dance and Music Jam. Butchertown Social. Nov 10, 2018Performing a Bukharan Tea Saucer dance at the South Central Regional Library (Jan 28, 2018)Performing a Persian dance. Ogle Center (Sep 24, 2023)Performing an Uzbek dance at GlobaLou. Iroquois Amphitheatre (Jun 2, 2018)Performing a Spoon dance from the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. Ogle Center (Sep 24, 2023)
