{"id":50877,"date":"2020-03-04T16:10:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T12:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/armenian-national-dance\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T07:14:27","slug":"armenian-national-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armgeo.am\/en\/armenian-national-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenian National Dances"},"content":{"rendered":"

Komitas once said about the phenomenon of Armenian national dances \u201cDance expresses the typical characteristics of every nation, especially its traditions and degree of civilization”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Armenian national dances have originated in ancient times on the territory of Armenian Highland. Since then it has expressed the lifestyle and thinking of the people and their attitude towards life and nature.<\/p>\n

Plutarch was the first to speak about Armenian traditions and especially dances. He testified that even in the 1st century BC, Armenians built an amphitheater and held different dance performances there. At that time, the dancers were divided according to age and gender and performed separately. Everything depended on the ritual, ceremony or the object of worship.<\/p>\n

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Armenian national dances \/ photo by Akunq folk group<\/p><\/div>\n

The evidence of Armenian ancient dances can be found also in the petroglyphs<\/a><\/span>. On the stones you can see human silhouettes that are performing some elements of dance. Such illustrations even depict the rhythm and dynamics of the movements. You can see the steps, turns and even the positions of feet.<\/p>\n

One of the key points in the study of national dances is Armenian national dress<\/a><\/span> – taraz. Besides being an inseparable part of people\u2019s everyday life, it is also an important part of national dances. Taraz is a separate culture and during the dance performances it serves as a second melody with its significance.<\/p>\n

Every nation has created its national dances and has transferred them from generation to generation. Thus, Armenian dances have undergone many changes, but have preserved their unique musical and expressive elements that are different from the dances of other nations and are typical only for Armenian culture.<\/p>\n\n