Armenian dance seminar

Internationally recognized dance instructor and Fresno State alumTom Bozigian will teach a course on Armenian dance, sponsored by the Armenian Studies Program, on Friday, Feb. 4, and Saturday, Feb. 5.

The Friday session is from 5-10 p.m. and the Saturday class is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Both are in the South Gym, Room 134.

Regularly enrolled students at Fresno State may take the course, Armenian Studies 120T, without charge. The seminar is open to the public and there are no prerequisites. There is a $50 per person fee for non-students

Bozigian was born in Los Angeles and raised in Fresno . He received his bachelor's in Russian Area Studies from Fresno State .

At the invitation of the Soviet Armenian government in the early 1970s, Bozigian traveled to Yerevan , Armenia , where he continued his classical and character dance training, graduating from the State Choreographic School Sayat Nova. After returning to the United States , he devoted his career to the preservation, performance and instruction of original Armenian song and dance.

Each year, Bozigian travels to Armenia to continue his research, working with various institutions and dance specialists, and visits target areas throughout Armenia for the purpose of drawing comparisons of original dances from both Armenia and the Diaspora.

For more information and registration materials, contact the Armenian Studies Program at 8-2669.