MJHNYC Spring Nowruz/Nahrouz Festival Persian dance Nikki Farahanchi - Parvaaz - "Flight"

Museum of Jewish Heritage New York City Persian Nowruz/Nahrouz spring festival dance led by Persian dancer Nikki Farahanchi. Nikki Farahanchi is an Iranian American dance artist, specialized in the field of Persian dance. Inspired by her summer travels to Iran, Nikki has been a learner, lover, and educator of Persian dance for the last seven years. She is extremely passionate about sharing traditional and contemporary Iranian dance with both diaspora members and the broader New York City community. Nikki graduated with her bachelor’s in business from the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan in 2022, and has since used her business degree to start a Manhattan based Persian dance school (IG: @nikki.dancee). She is a Persian dance instructor at Pardis for Children and a dedicated float leader for NYC’s annual Persian Parade since 2023. The piece featured for this event is called Parvaaz, a blend of Sufi, Classical, Bandari, and Kurdish dance that showcases the beauty and diversity of vibrant cultures that exist in Iran today. Dancing alongside her are Nikki’s advanced Persian performance group members: Mina, Angelique Cabanero, Jade Owhadi, and Lea Mishael.