Jo Hadley is a performer, teacher, and choreographer of Middle Eastern and Central Asian dance. Her repertoire includes folk and classical dances from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. She is the director of the Crescent Moon Dance Company, which she founded in 1990 to promote and celebrate the many rich, ancient, and diverse cultures of these regions. Jo lives in Louisville, Kentucky.