Tamara Khanum

Tamara Khanum (1906–1991) was an Uzbek dancer of Armenian origin, notable for being the first Uzbekistani woman to perform publicly and without a veil.[1] Tamara Khanum was a colleague of ill-fated Uzbek dancer Nurkhon.[2]

Born Tamara Petrosyan in Margilan, Russian Empire, she grew up in the Fergana Valley.[3] Khanum showed interest in dance as a child, performing Uzbek folk songs and dances.[3]

Khanum's dancing had a profound effect on American writer Langston Hughes, who in a 1934 article, "Tamara Khanum: Soviet Asia's Greatest Dancer," praised Khanum for her performances and for breaking cultural taboos by appearing on stage.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Baldwin, Kate A. (2002), Beyond the Color Line and the Iron Curtain: Reading Encounters Between Black and Red, 1922-1963, Duke University Press, p. 93, ISBN 0-8223-2990-5
  2. ↑ Uzbek Dance and Culture Society: About the Dance
  3. 1 2 Memorial house museum of Tamara Khanum. Retrieved December 28, 2008.


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