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Dance

We present articles on DANCES of Armenian-populated areas of the Ottoman Empire. Select a geographic area below, and you will be redirected to the article on that area’s dances.

Van | Sindjaneh

Karhad village (Sivas) | Beejo/Bidjo

Erzurum - Daldala

Yerzenga/Erzindjan - Medax Tashginag (Woman’s dance)

Kessab - Dances

Khorkom/Van - Papouree

Diyarbekir/Dikranagerd - Shoushan and Halay

Sivas/Sepasdia - Govdountsi Bar

Kharpert – Dzaner Bar (Horoum Havasi)

Yerzenga/Erzindjan - Houshig Moushig

Kharpert/Harput - Tamzara

Palu - Tamzara

Malatya - Tamzara

Arapgir - Tamzara

Alashgerd - Tamzara

Yerzenga/Erzindjan - Bardezu Mer (Tamzara)

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Editorial note

This section of our website aims to document and share performances of various traditional Armenian dances that have been preserved by Diasporan communities in the United States. To this end, Houshamadyan is partnering and collaborating with a group of Armenian dance experts who have produced appropriate dance notations for documentation. This group consists of Carolyn Rapkievian (of Bar Harbor, Maine), Susan and Gary Lind-Sinanian (of Watertown, Massachusetts), Tom Bozigian (of Los Angeles, California), and Robert Haroutunian (Sunyside, NY).

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