Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Armenian dance (Armenian: Հայկական պար) heritage has been considered the oldest and most varied in its respective region. From the fifth to the third millennia B.C., in the higher regions of Armenia , the land of Ararat , there are rock paintings of scenes of country dancing.
Tamzara [a] is a folk dance native to Armenian Highlands.In Armenia the dance originally had a ritual character, it was a wedding song and dance. Now "Tamzara" has lost its former ritual significance, when it was performed during almost all community events and parties.
Yarkhushta (Armenian: Յարխուշտա (modern orthography) or Եարխուշտայ (classical/traditional orthography), pronounced [jɑɾχuʃtɑ]) is an Armenian folk and martial dance [1] associated with the highlands of the historical region of Sasun in Western Armenia.
Armenian Dances (Part I) was completed in the summer of 1972 and first performed by the University of Illinois Symphonic Band on January 10, 1973, at the College Band Directors National Association Convention in Urbana, Illinois. [1] The piece is dedicated to Dr. Harry Begian of Armenian descent and the director of that ensemble. It consists of ...
Shalakho (/ ʃ æ l ə ˈ k oʊ / sha-luh-KHAW) [a] is a folk dance performed throughout all of the Caucasus. It's distinguished by its 6 8 time signature and fast-paced, upbeat style.
Kochari (Armenian: Քոչարի, romanized: K'očari; Azerbaijani: Köçəri; Greek: Κότσαρι, romanized: Kótsari; Turkish: Koçari) is a folk dance originating in the Armenian Highlands. [1] It is performed today by Armenians, [2] [3] [4] while variants are performed by Assyrians, [5] Azerbaijanis, [6] [7] and Pontic Greeks. [8]
Berd dance. Berd (Armenian: Բերդ, բերդապար (Berd, berdapar), "Fortress") is an Armenian dance which originates from the ancient Armenian province of Vaspurakan of the ancient kingdom of Armenia. The dance was part of the old Armenian game "Գմբեթախաղ (Gmbetakhagh)". [1]
She described those elements as "main elements of Azerbaijani female dance", [22] while pointing out that "syzme" is an "integral part of Armenian dance". [23] Tkachenko also noted that in Armenia, the lyrical dance of the bride was performed after the solemn dances of the matchmaker, parents, and groom, to the melodies of "Uzundara", "Nunufar ...