Cultural Awareness Days

"Why be good when you can be great?" - Ibrahim "Bobby" Farrah

Performing at Pennsic 32

"Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion."

Rakkasah East 2010

"To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful."

Rayya Performing

"Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another."

Khalisa and Astrea

"The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word."

Performing Ask

Dance as if no one was watching; Sing as if no one was listening; And live as if each day was your last!

Desert Moon Dancers - Celebrating 20 Years of Dance

The Desert Moon Dancers troupe was founded in 1991 by Artistic Director Nancy L. Barrett (dance name Su'ad). Based in the Hartford, CT, area, the troupe specializes in Near and Middle Eastern dance (also known as "belly dance").

Come inside; learn more about us and why we love this wonderful dance style!

DMD in ethnic costumes - Elena in red - Khalisa in blue - DMD in Persian costumes

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

DMD 20th Anniversary Hafla
Sat., December 10, 2011
Glastonbury, CT

Wings Over Connecticut - Ayshe
Sat., March 17, 2012
New London, CT

DanceFest NJ
Sat., April 14, 2012
Old Bridge, NJ

RELATED LINKS

Farasha & Su'ad Dance & Designs

Farasha & Su'ad Vendor Travels
Jan. 13 - 16	Arisia, Boston, MA	Mar. 23 - 25	Art of the Belly, Ocean City, MD
Jan. 27 - 28	Market Day at Birka, Manchester, NH	April 14	DanceFest NJ, Old Bridge, NJ
March 17	Wings Over CT, New London, CT	April 28	Yasmine, New Holland, PA