A Social History of Dance in Iran

Mansoureh Sabtzadeh has a Ph.D. in Persian Language and Literature from the Islamic Azad University (Research and Science branch) in Tehran, Iran. She is an Assistant Professor at the Islamic Azad University, South Tehran branch. Since 1993 and as director of center for Iranian Musicology, she has coordinated related research programs. During 2001-2005, she taught Eastern music, Traditional and Iranian Folk music at the universities of Tehran, Honar, Soureh and Azad in Iran. During 1993 to 2010, Dr. Sabetzadeh pioneered research, collection and recording of Iranian musical dances and traditional music of Tajikistan. She authored the first Iranian Dance Encyclopedia and published books, articles, and CDS on Persian literature and folk music and dance. She is also director and peer reviewer in the field of dance and has been teaching for over 30 years now on performing and creative experience in stage dancing and music.

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