Vayri7X Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 I propose we post some stuff on Armenian dance , formal and traditional , Eastern and Western , in Armenia and disapora and so on. Regale us with stories of you or your friends experiences at Armenian events that included dancing--- paregentan,,, picnics... Armenian night at at your local bar/club/tavern/ or your cousins-friend's -roomate's house ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Vayri - the most amzing Armenian dance I ever saw was at the Lisner Auditoriom (George Washington University) in Washington Dc - probably 1980-81 (just a guess)...an Armenian Dance troupe from Canada...all was beautiful...but what stood out was a lead (male) dancer who did a solo dance where he tapped out the rythym on the wooden stage floor - with the knuckles of his feet. I had never seen anything like it before in my life and just couldn't belive anyone could do such...I don't know anything about this dance (forgot anything I might have known about it)..all I know is that it certainly moved me (and the rest of the audience)...anyone at all familiar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=VAHE=- Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 Yea here in LA we have a couple Dance groups and they hold concert a lot and i have seen some crazy stuff. But as far i can remember that dance with feet I think might have been Goergian buttt I also have seen Armenian Dances with the same movement. Most Likely it is a Armenian thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted November 18, 2003 Report Share Posted November 18, 2003 I propose we post some stuff on Armenian dance , formal and traditional , Eastern and Western , in Armenia and disapora and so on. Excellent suggestion! Unfortunately I don't (can't ) dance and know very little about traditional armenian dance, apart from what I see at weddings... so I won't be able to contribute much to the discussion. So please continue!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khazar Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 (edited) The 'toe' dance you probably saw was the LEZGINKA!!! It is danced all over the Caucasus and Armenians have their version too! Some photos of other Lezginkas (& similar): Tell me, do their costumes look familiar? Dagestanhttp://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union...2/lezginka.html Adygeahttp://www.nalmes.ru/index.php photo galleryhttp://www.nalmes.ru/gallery/index.html downloadable dances http://www.nalmes.ru/repertoire/index.html Chechnya dance photoshttp://www.chechnyafree.ru/photo.php?desc=1&id=62http://www.chechnyafree.ru/photo.php?desc=1&id=370 Ossetian dance photoshttp://www.russhow.ru/photo_alan.php Do these costumes look familiar, or what?? BTW!!!!!! Does anyone know how to dance Armenian lezginka? All I know is that it's slower (but more soulful!!) than most the other ones... how fitting, eh? But I found no photos of Armenian dance Edited December 1, 2003 by Khazar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Ossetian (Alan) dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnjVOPtmIQY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuqaa4Jc9OI...ted&search= Dagestan dance Georgian dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj9q0uClKf8 This one is very similar to Armenian dances http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5u7PBjPBZM Abkhaz dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCjMSVpAxMY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Erisioni Dance company performing Acharuli (Ajarian medley), from Georgian Legend DVD Note the use of the Black sea bagpipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 PARKAPZUK? Georgians using parkapzuk? Damn! Next thing you know they will declare it "pure" Georgian instrument, just like in case you don't know those dances are "pure" Georgian, same as their churches...and the list goes on..... I just wonder what else they gonna steal and present it as Georgian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Tom & Jerry Lezginka http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2iKlAjS0jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) PARKAPZUK? Georgians using parkapzuk? Damn! Next thing you know they will declare it "pure" Georgian instrument, just like in case you don't know those dances are "pure" Georgian, same as their churches...and the list goes on..... smile.gif I just wonder what else they gonna steal and present it as Georgian? smile.gif Gam jan, I didn't want to hurt their feelings. PAR-KA-PZUK it is! As a fellow Hyeforumer once said to me, Georgia is Armenia Junior. Everything Georgian just happens to look a lot like everything Armenian. Look at music: duduki, orvela (horovel), zamtari (winter feast songs)... The mention of parkapzuk reminded me of how two of the musical pieces on the golden record aboard the Voyager spacecraft are "the bagpipe anthem" of "Ugam" from the "Azeri S.S.R." (can those receiving aliens say ARTSAKH??) and the polyphonic "Chakrulu" from Georgia, making the Armenia and her majestic duduk the only Caucasian republic not cruising the outer space. Edited October 18, 2007 by Zartonk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zartonk Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 BTW, you beat me to it with T&J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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