Shalakho (Armenian: շալախո shalakho; Azerbaijani: Şələqoy; Georgian: შალახო shalakho or Georgian: კინტოური kintouri) is a popular dance of the Caucasus. A time signature of the dance is 6
8. The folk versions of the dance vary, depending on the region.
In a broadly spread version, two men dance in order to win the favour of a woman. The dance can be performed by one or more dancers, men or women, in a free, Caucasian style of performance. Motions of women can be slow and lyrical. Music of the dance is rapid, which is reflected in the expansive and energetic motions of men.
Composer Afrasiyab Badalbeyli used the melody of the dance in “The Maiden Tower” ballet composed by him.
References
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