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Georgian dance (Georgian: ქართული ცეკვა) is the traditional dance of Georgia. It stems from military moves, sports games, and dances celebrated during holidays in the Middle Ages. The dance was popularized by the founders of the Georgian National Ballet, [1] Iliko Sukhishvili, and his wife, Nino Ramishvili.
Mravalzhamieri (Georgian: მრავალჟამიერი) is a Georgian folk song, the title and the one-word text of which can be translated as "[may you ...
Khorumi dance performed by the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet Sailors watch Georgian dancer perform a Khorumi dance. The Khorumi (Georgian: ხორუმი) is a war dance that originated in the region of Guria/Adjara, which is located in the southwestern region of Georgia. The dance was originally performed by only a few men. However ...
Perkhuli (Georgian: ფერხული) is a Georgian predominantly male folk round dance.Of at least 20 versions of the dance, "multi-level" perkhuli is one of the most popular forms, performed by a group of dancers standing on the other group's shoulders, with music in 3/4 time.
Erisioni (Georgian: ერისიონი) is a Georgian ensemble which performs national dances and songs of Georgia. Erisioni won global recognition [citation needed] thanks to the cooperation on the project "Georgian Legend" with the United States producer Jim Lowe and French stage director Pascal Jourdan.
It is widely accepted, that polyphony in Georgian church-singing came from the folk tradition. Georgian church-music has many parallels with Georgian traditional music, although some elements of folk musical style were never used in church-singing (for example, the very long drones of eastern Georgian table songs, or the yodel of Western ...
The Rustavi Ensemble, or the Georgian State Academic Ensemble, is a Georgian folk music ensemble that was created in 1968 by Anzor Erkomaishvili, a singer and folklorist from a distinguished Georgian musical lineage that goes back seven generations. Since its formation Rustavi has successfully toured more than 50 countries around the world.
In a broadly spread version, two men dance in order to win the favour of a woman. The dance can be performed by one or more dancers, men or women, in a free, Caucasian style of performance. Motions of women can be slow and lyrical. Music of the dance is rapid, which is reflected in the expansive and energetic motions of men. [1]