Shalakho

Shalakho ( ) is a folk dance performed throughout all of the Caucasus. It's distinguished by its time signature and fast-paced, upbeat style.იუმორისტული ხასიათის ქალაქური ცეკვა; სრულდება მამაკაცთა მიერ.

Key facts

Dance.name: Shalakho
Dance.native_name: or , , or , or
Dance.etymology: Unknown
Dance.image: Танец "Шалахо" в исполнении ансамбля "Масис". Аргентина.png
Dance.caption: Shalakho dance performed by an Armenian dance ensemble "Masis", based in Argentina
Dance.genre: Folk dance
Dance.tempo: allegro, allegro moderato
Dance.instruments: barrel organ, clarinet, accordion, garmon, duduk, balaban, zurna
Dance.inventor: South Caucasus
Dance.origin: Caucasus

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Country of origin: South Caucasus

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language of work or name: Armenian

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Name
Armenian sources
Azerbaijani sources
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Performance
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Shalakho ( ) is a folk dance performed throughout all of the Caucasus. It's distinguished by its time signature and fast-paced, upbeat style.

==Name== ===Armenian sources=== Per Karine Hayrapetyan, from Pan-Armenian International Academy of Sciences the name Shalakho () derives from Shalakhoi () with the y-semi-vowel falling. She further argues, that the name is related to the Armenian totems and the Shirak Plain. Additionally, she draws a parallel between the name and the word shalax ().

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