US here. In days past before electricity and TV dance/music was one of societies greatest past times. It was entertaining and kept everyone healthy. I would wish parents would take their kids away from video games, social media and get the kids back into dancing and music. The more traditional the better. This is lovely and respectful.
Hello USA! I'm glad you like the culture of the Caucasus). I think there are still a lot of videos on my channel that may impress you)). Enjoy watching and thank you for your interest in traditional creativity!
Thank you for posting this wonderful video. Throughout the world we all have our cultural dances and it's so good that we can come together and watch such beautiful dancing. Blessings from Scotland.
Tengo un buen amigo de Perú). Chico muy guay)). Me alegro de que hayas encontrado mi canal y de que te gusten los bailes nacionales del Cáucaso). Todavía hay muchos lamentos en mi canal que podrían gustarte). ¡Disfruta viendo!))
Beautiful again this footage is from year's ago I'm guessing...I'm surprised that this was allowed during those year's as they tried to remove all traces of any religious or traditional life...I'm very glad it survived though and I'm very glad I found your channel xo 💜
Indeed, during the Soviet era, belonging to some social classes could have serious consequences. Fortunately, the dance culture has experienced all this, although it has undergone serious changes.
Fantastic! This is one of the finest traditional dances of the world. Do you have any videos showing more details about the music and the instruments used? I find the music very interesting, it sounds a bit medieval and the rhythm is also very peculiar. Thanks for posting.
As a folkdancer who has been reviewing similar dances recently, I can tell you this is a Georgian-style dance. The seeming medieval sound is probably due to use of a modal, possibly minor, key and complex rhythms more common in East European music than in typical Western music. These differences are often seen in traditional International dance and other "folk" or traditional music. (Ask others as well, I am not a professional ethnologist and may be a little off in some details.)
@@HighCaucasus The very similar dance I was looking at was from Elbrus Media. I somehow got the idea that it was described as Georgian, but looking at the comments including from possibly the dance group itself (signed Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria), it looks like this is of Circassian origin, possibly from the Caucasus or Bulgarian region? They were calling it Princely Dance as well. Thank you for the correction. Again, I'm not a professional ethnologist and this styling is new to me, I was concerned that I might be off on some details. I do know that Eastern European music often has modal keys and unusual time signatures that may sound medieval to Western ears that have become used to the modern custom of everything being in Major, and time signatures usually restricted to 3/4, 4/4, 6/8 and just a few others. I have also seen, and worked to emulate, the precision gliding steps that can make dancers look like they are mounted on rollers if the legs are covered by a skirt or robe. I've seen this in the dance Ya Da Kalinushku Lomala and some performances by Moisayev Ballet.
Is this the same Kabardinka dance ensemble that still performs today? (Obviously not the same dancers!) Is this from the 70s or early 80s? I've been watching a few soviet films and TV series from then and it seems to have the same quality, and I like it. It's good that they haven't changed-looks very much the same as the more modern performances of Uork Cafa. It's great to see the costumes and accessories up close, too.
