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| | Robyn Friend, Ph.D. |
 | | She is a student of the renowned Uzbek dance master Viloyat Akilova. |
 | | Viloyat selected Robyn to the be transmitter of her family's "signature dance", Shodiyana, a dance in Bukhara style that was made famous by Viloyat's mother, transmitted exclusively by her to Viloyat, and now by Viloyat exclusively to Robyn. |
 | | Other recognition includes an Apprenticeship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1985-1986, for the study of classical Persian singing; a citation from the City of Los Angeles, 1987; and notice from the Iranian community in Los Angeles for work teaching Iranian dancing to Iranian children, 2001. |
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