![]() In 1999, he received the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles Lester Horton award for Outstanding Achievement for the Staging of Traditional Dance. Anthony Shay has been awarded a James Irvine Fellowship in Dance for 1998 as one of the eight top choreographers in California with a $30,000 fellowship for research in Iranian art. ![]() The Kaleidescope Festival has designated him as Distinguished California Artist in 1997.ĭr. On November 18, 1995, Shay received commendations from President Bill Clinton and the City Council of Los Angeles for excellence of his choreographies, honoring his forty years as a choreographic artist, during which he created over 150 works. degrees in anthropology, folklore and mythology from California State University, Los Angeles and UCLA. ![]() in dance history and theory from the University of California, Riverside, where he teaches dances of Iranian culture and M.A. Shay created and directed several dance groups: Village Dancers, AMAN Folk Ensemble (AMAN International Music and Dance Company, Los Angeles, California, 1963–1977), and AVAZ International Dance Theatre (since 1977). In 50 years of work he has created over 200 choreographies. Anthony Shay is a dancer and choreographer specializing in dances from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. ![]()
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