Azarbaijani Caucasian Dance

Important branch of dance performed in Iran for years

Clips shows boys and girls competing in a talent show in Turkey. Raghs-e Azari/Ghafghazi was performed in Iran for years, with masters who trained Iranian youth the acrobatic dance. Since 1979, much with all other types of dance, there has been little or no attention or serious training and promotion for this ethnic dance in Iran, certainly none for female dancers. This dance company's amazing lead dancer (in the red coat) is an 11-year-old boy named Yusof:

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17-Feb-2010
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didani

Tale of two countries ....

by didani on Thu Feb 18, 2010 06:09 PM PST

cheh fekr mikardim o chi shod


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Red Wine

Bu dansi seviyorum, Tanri

by Red Wine on Thu Feb 18, 2010 05:39 PM PST

Bu dansi seviyorum, Tanri hepsini korusun.


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HollyUSA

Divaneh

by HollyUSA on Thu Feb 18, 2010 03:37 PM PST

To see a true Ali Ferfereh watch the men's figure skating, the guy from Switzerland ...OMG! Watch from 2:25 to 2:45 it is incredible

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLOcqGgfYyk


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divaneh

Ali Ferfereh

by divaneh on Thu Feb 18, 2010 03:23 PM PST

Cheghad fer khord. That is a dance and half.


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Abarmard

The worst cultural taste from the past 30 years

by Abarmard on Thu Feb 18, 2010 07:31 AM PST

Has definitely been the missing elements of dance and singing in the Iranian society. This has resulted an ugly image of our society without joy and happiness. The lack of colors, dance and singing that has been part of our diverse culture is one of the main elements that makes the system foreign to many Iranians.

This is a very uplifting dance.


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MM

This is from a yearly youth Lezginka dance competition in Turkey

by MM on Thu Feb 18, 2010 12:02 AM PST

If do a search on youtube for "lezginka, Dagestan", you will see some of the best of the best.  Two of my favorite Dagestan Ensemble dance performances are:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHyE97Kkcw8: In this video, the women dance toe-to-toe with the men.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbkj-V-Xts&feature=related: In this video, the ladies are graceful and seem to float in the air.

In both cases, the music is fast & the foot-work is out of this world.

BTW: Lezginka is thought to be the oldest dance performed by both men and women together 


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HollyUSA

No JJ it is alive and well :)

by HollyUSA on Wed Feb 17, 2010 09:47 PM PST

My cousin who was an absolute expert in this dance (and split many pairs of very tight pants practicing I remember!) has taught his two boys and 3 girls to do as great a job as he did many years ago :) I recently saw a video of them at a family party. They looked awesome.

So there are at the very least 5 young experts alive and well in Iran.


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Jahanshah Javid

Energy and excitement

by Jahanshah Javid on Wed Feb 17, 2010 09:14 PM PST

I do remember this dance performed by adults and broadcast on Iranian TV before 1979. It has so much energy and splendor. I hope it hasn't died in Iranian Azarbaijan and will see a revival soon. Puts Irish River Dancing to shame!


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