The tradition
The Lezginka (Russian: Лезгинка, Lezgian: Лезги кьуьл) is a folk dance common throughout the North Caucasus. It is named after the Lezgin people. It uses a fast 68 rhythm, and can be either a solo male or a pair dance. According to Encyclopædia Britannica:¶
Lezginka, also spelled Lezghinka, folk dance originating among the Lezgin people of the North Caucasus. It is a male solo dance (often with a sword) and also a couple dance. The man, imitating the eagle, falls to his knees, leaps up, and dances with concise steps and strong, sharp arm and body movements. When the dance is performed in pairs, couples do not touch; the woman dances quietly as she regards the man's display.¶
The dance has also been adapted into classical music in Aram Khachaturian's 1942 ballet Gayane.¶
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Lezginka”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.¶
lezginka is variety of Caucasian dances, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 5 external registers, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
What it mixes with
Artists and institutions
Sources
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