Lesginka
The Lesginka ( Lesgisch Лезги кьуьл, Russian Лезги́нка ) is a folk dance of different ethnic groups of the Caucasus , including those of the eponymous Lesgier , other Dagestans , the Azerbaijanis , Georgians , Ossetians , Circassians , the eastern Armenians as well as the Ingush and Karachi , Chechens .
The lesginka is also a Turkish folk dance that is mostly danced by the Azerbaijani minority in the northeastern provinces of Ardahan , Iğdır and Kars . In Turkey it is also known as Kafkas Oyunları (German Caucasian dances ). In the numerous languages of the Caucasus, the dance has different names, for example Azerbaijani azerbaycan toyu 'Azerbaijani dance' , Georgian კარტული kartuli , German 'der Kartlische / der Georgische' , older name Georgian ლეკური lekuri , German 'der Lekische' derived from an older name for Dagestan, which dates back to the medieval kingdom of Leki in Dagestan, Armenian Լեզգինկա lezginka , even Armenian արծվապար ( Eastern Armenian artsvapar , Adler (dance) '), Chechen Хелхар Chelchar , in the two Circassian written languages Adyghe islamij and Kabardian исламей islamej , German , the Islamic ' , Ossetian зилгӕ кафт silgä kaft , German ' circle dance ' or тымбыл кафт tymbyl kaft , German ' circle dance ' . The older Georgian name and Russian name suggest that at least essential elements of the dance were developed in Dagestan. In Georgia there are five different dances with their own names, which are summarized elsewhere as lesginka.
The music of the Lesginka is in very fast and dynamic 6/8 time. Traditional musical instruments are the beaker drum tombak , the frame drum ghaval or the Georgian kettle drum pair diplipito , later the accordion garmon was added.
The lesginka is a couple or group dance. The participants are often dressed in traditional costumes, the men carry a sword by their side and the women long clothes. The man dances in quick and short steps, then he falls to his knees with a spinning jump and then jumps up again. The woman, on the other hand, moves slowly and deliberately. This division of roles is no longer so strictly maintained today. Traditionally, the dance is danced in a group of spectators, with the audience clapping the beat either with their hands or with lashes with whips or sabers on the floor and sometimes taking turns participating in the dance. One element of the lesginka is a tiptoe dance, another a dagger dance, in which five or more daggers are thrown from the hand or held in the mouth and rammed into the earth with a swing. There are also dances in which sabers and shields indicate a fencing match. The saber dance by Aram Khachaturian uses elements of the lesginka. The saber dance is the best-known movement of the Gayaneh ballet , which also contains a piece entitled Lesginka . The piano piece Islamej by Mili Balakirew is inspired by the dances of the Northwest Caucasus, especially the Circassians.
Web links
- Article Lesginka in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 of an older report (English) about the musical traditions of the North Caucasus , meanings and regional / national differences using the example of the Circassians, Ossetians, Russians, Kumyks , Avars , Cossacks and a Circassian wedding.
- Editing of several dances and elements of the Lesginka , recordings from Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the North Caucasus.
- Lesginka at an Azerbaijani wedding
- Lesginka in costumes with the knee jumps mentioned
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Kartuli in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ Article Islamej in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ Article ( memento of July 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Russian)