Welcome

Welcome to the Nowruz Dance Initiative's blog! 

Here you will find information concerning the Initiative, it's meetings, its rehearsals, and its ongoing progress. This entry will seek to define the Nowruz Dance Initiative, its mission, and how it hopes to fulfill its mission through addressing the important questions that follow. 

---

What is the Nowruz Dance Initiative?

This initiative seeks to compile an Afghan-American dance comprised of Afghan and American dance movements, with a view to building mutual tolerance and respect between and for each country’s respective cultural identity. Dance as a universal language will be explored through the Initiative’s goals as a global community building tool.

How with the Nowruz Dance Initiative accomplish its aims?

The Nowruz Dance Initiative will work with members of the Afghan and American communities to develop a dance representing each community's identities and to be performed at a celebration to be held in honor of the Persian New Year, Nowruz. Though Nowruz 2012 itself takes place on March 21st, the celebration and performance of the dance will take place in mid-April. 

The performance will take place in either one of two ways. The first option would entail a live and simultaneous performance by the Afghan community and American community facilitated by the assistance of Skype. If this first option is not feasible due to the obstacle of time difference between the Afghan community and the American community, a second option may entail pre-recording the joint-performance for video presentation at each performance.

---

Please check back for regular updates and to contribute your own thoughts and ideas to the Initiative, as each perspective is welcomed, appreciated, and valued in the realization of the Initiative's aims. Thank you kindly for your interest in learning about and/or sharing your ideas with the Initiative:

If you would like to participate in the compilation of the Afghan-American dance, performance of the dance, or in any other portion of the Initiative, please feel free to leave a comment below!