Tamzara
Folk dance from the Armenian highlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tamzara[lower-alpha 1] is a folk dance native to Armenian Highlands. In Armenia the dance originally had a ritual character, it was a wedding song and dance. Now "Tamzara" has lost its former ritual significance, when it was performed during almost all community events and parties. It is today performed by Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis (in the regions of Sharur, Nakhchivan and parts of Iranian Azerbaijan),[2][3] and Greeks.[4][5][6][7] In post-Soviet Armenia, tamzara dance is gaining more and more popularity among all strata of the population.
Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of Nakhchivan | |
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Country | Azerbaijan |
Domains | Folk dance |
Reference | 01190 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Inscription history | |
Inscription | 2018 (13th session) |
List | Need of Urgent Safeguarding |
This dance was also especially popular in the formerly Armenian-populated regions of Erzincan, Erzurum, Kigi, Arapgir, Harput, and Malatya. There are many versions of Tamzara, with slightly different music and steps, coming from the various regions and old villages in the Armenian Highlands. According to Folk Dance Federation of California, Inc (July, 2001) Tamzara is performed by Armenians not only in Armenia, also in the countries of Armenian Diaspora.[8]