Kochari
Sign in to saveKochari (; ; ; ) is an Armenian folk dance originating in the Armenian Highlands. It is performed today by Armenians, while variants are performed by Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, and Pontic Greeks. It is a form of circle dance.
Key facts
- Dance.name
- Kochari
- Dance.image
- Kochari - Armenian folk dance.png
- Dance.caption
- Young Armenians dancing kochari in Yerevan
- Dance.native_name
- Քոչարի
- Dance.genre
- Folk danceCircle dance
- Dance.origin
- Armenia
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Kochari, traditional group dance
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Armenia
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 01295
- Intangible heritage.Region
- ENA
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2017
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 12th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Representative
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Versions
- Armenian
- Azerbaijani
- Pontic Greek Kόtsari
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Kochari (; ; ; ) is an Armenian folk dance originating in the Armenian Highlands. It is performed today by Armenians, while variants are performed by Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, and Pontic Greeks. It is a form of circle dance.
Each region in the Armenian Highlands had its own Kochari, with its unique way of both dancing and music.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kochari” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.