Ancient Rhythms is a professional dance company based in Washington DC. Their repertory draws its main inspiration from Middle Eastern music and movement, and is heavily influenced by Flamenco and modern dance, among other styles. Ancient Rhythms aims to bring joy to all audiences by presenting aesthetically rich, theatrical, and thought-provoking dance performances.
Ancient Rhythms is a company-in-residence at DC Dance Collective, and is a recipient of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities grant for their production of The Oasis...An Arabian Fairytale.
They are committed to promoting cross-cultural appreciation as well as improving the lives of women and children globally, performing frequently at benefits for groups such as Aid Afghanistan and School of Hope.
Please contact Karen McLane for information on booking performances in the DC metro area.
“The company shows a diversity of choreography which is luscious and exquisite with amazing attention to detail. Stylistically, it represents a huge range, from light-hearted to more intense and dramatic works. The dancers are beautifully trained as an ensemble and are also very capable of holding their own as soloists.”
-Nancy Newell, Director and Founder of DC Dance Collective
“Ancient Rhythms presents unique, first-rate theatrical embodiments of traditional and evolving Middle Eastern dance movement and culture... McLane creatively takes a folk/cabaret dance genre to new heights to great audience appeal."
-Judith Lynn Hanna, PhD, critic for Dancer and Dance Magazine
AncientRhythmsDanceCompany@gmail.com ~ Washington D.C.
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