Cultural Awareness Days

Cultural Awareness Days

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

Performing at Pennsic 32

Performing at Pennsic 32

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

Rakkasah East 2010

Rakkasah East 2010

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

Rayya Performing

Rayya Performing

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

Khalisa and Astrea

Khalisa and Astrea

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

Performing Ask

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 25 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 25th Anniversary Show banner
Faking it with style since 1991!

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

Cairo Cabaret
October 13, 2019
5:00 PM
Chicopee, MA

 

Caliente! Latin-Arabic Fusion
March 9, 2019
New London, CT

 

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Artistic Director Su'ad Astrea Aziza
Elena Hijara Khalisa Rayya
25th anniversary photo and headshots by Judith Tacelli