Traditional Music and Dance Performances

Dance and music performances from an array of cultures are a customary offering at the Charlottesville Festival of Cultures. A trio of videos offers a small glimpse into our usual day-long program, a reminder that a wide range of international dance and music is alive and thriving in Charlottesville.

Performances

• Israeli Debka Oud -- Charlottesville International Folk Dance: Keeping the music and dances of different cultures alive, Charlottesville International Folk Dance teaches and performs dances from around the world.

• Romanian Rustemul -- Charlottesville International Folk Dance: Charlottesville International Folk Dance is also involved in research, documenting the evolution of folk dances and the stories about the dancers.

• Egyptian Belly Dance -- Victoria Gabriela Bryant: Victoria will be performing a belly dance routine to Egyptian music. Belly dance is a style of dance that originated in the Middle East and has spread to places all over the world, such as Europe and the US. She attended the Sirrom School of Dance in Houston at age 15 and has continued to study a variety of different dance styles, including Latin dance from her country of origin, Venezuela. Her performance style is American Cabaret with influence from Egyptian and Turkish belly dance.

• Bangla Language Song, Bhabe Mon -- Rahel Chowdhury Malakor