about Banafsheh Sayyad

With an MFA in Dance from UCLA and an MA in Chinese Medicine, Banafsheh performs and teaches her fusion of dance and spirituality from LA to NYC, across North America, Europe and Turkey. From a long lineage of performing artists, Banafsheh is the daughter of legendary performer, director and writer, Parviz Sayyad. The dance form created by Banafsheh Sayyad can only be called the Banafsheh Dance, representative of Persian culture much like how Flamenco is particular to the Spanish culture …” (prominent Iranian critic, Shokooh Mirzadegi).