- Halay
Halay (Assyrian: "Khigga" ܚܓܐ, Greek: "Χαλάϊ", Kurdish: "Dilan" / "Gowend" , Turkish: "Halay",Zazaish : "Gowend") is a popular dance in theMiddle East .Halay is traditionally played on the
zurna , supported by adavul , but in the recent years, electronic instruments have started to replace them. Typically, Halay dancers form a circle or a line, while holding each other with the little finger or shoulder to shoulder or even hand to hand with the last and first player holding a piece of cloth — usually called "mendil" (from Arabic). It is a national dance in Turkey and ArmeniaFact|date=March 2007.Halay in weddings
In many Assyrian, Kurdish, Syriac, Turkish, Turkmen, Aramean, Arabic, Persian,Albanian and Greek weddings, people dance Halay for hours. Every region has its own style and forms.
*Sal(
Adıyaman )
*Simsime (Adıyaman )
*Sevda (Adıyaman )
*Chep-Dik Halay (Çep / Dik Halay) (Adıyaman )
*Tirke (Adıyaman )
*Teschi(Teşi) (Adıyaman )
*Galuch (Galuç) (Adıyaman )
*Bablekan (Van, Turkey )
*Kelek Van (Van, Turkey )
*Lorke (Van, Turkey )
*Dingo (Van, Turkey )
*Peyda (Van, Turkey )
*Herzane (Van, Turkey )
*Scherpane-Schincane (Şerpane-Şincane) (Van, Turkey )
*Schahlan (Şahlan)(Van, Turkey )
*Schavschat Bari (Şavşat Barı)(Artvin )
*Ata Bari (Ata Barı)(Artvin )
*Doene(Döne)(Artvin )
*Mendo Bari-Hemschin Bari(Mendo Barı-Hemşin Barı)(Artvin )
*Malatya Malatya (Sepasdia Bar ) (Malatya ,Sivas ,Kemaliye )( [http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepasdia_Bar] )
*Sogut Dali (Söğüt dalı)(Malatya )
*Sivas Halayi (Sivas )
*G.Antep Yollari
*Samatya
*Kırık Han
*Sallama
*Halebi
*Serçe
*Demirci
*Zellocan
*Urfalıyam Ezelden
*Ağırlama
*Berde
*Mayremi
*Üç Ayak
*Koslama
*Toplu Oyun
*Makaram Sarı Baglar
*Ağır Bar
*Elezber (Açis)
*Çayda Çıra
*Ayre
*Karaerik Çağla
*Odasına Vardım
*Bahçaya İndim
*Çatal Kaya
*Göksu Halayı
*Dağlar Dağımdır
*Köprüden Geçti Gelin
*Halas Havası
*Avres
*Keklik Taşta Ne Gezer
*Gel Beri
*Çatmalı
*Ağır Göven
*Ardahan'ın Yollarında
*Barabat/BüyükCevizin Dibi
*Canım Bayburt
*Çift Beyaz Güvercin
*Dehlenk
*Düz Halay
*Gelin Çıkarma
*Hançer Barı
*Hasiko/Ağrı Dağı'ndan Uçtum
*İkinci Bahar
*Martinim Atılmıyor
*Papuri
*Sarı Seyran
*Umudum
*Uzun Dere(Uzundara )ee also
*
Turkish dance
*Iranian dance
*Turkmen dance
*Greek dance
*Bulgarian dance
*Albanian dance
*Kurdish Dance
*Georgian dance
*Kochari
*Hasapiko
*Dabke
*Syriac dance
*Hora (dance)
*Kolo (dance)
*Horon
*Arcan (dance)
*Arkan (dance)
*Syrtos
*Ballo
*Ballos
*Aylugis Gorav External links
* [http://www.hasanyukselir.com/data/audio/goc/03.rm Derik Saçın Örmezler]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAF365Q8hJc&feature=related Hele yâr zalim yâr]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xaCb0WOcVs Huseyin Turan - Agri Dagindan Uctum and Karanfil Deste Gider]
* [http://www.dunav.org.il/music/greece/039_Halai.mp3 Akdağmadeni halay]
* [http://www.fezaneverd.com Feza Neverd] Original Turkish instrumental music recordings..
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
