- Kochari
Kochari (Lang-hy|Քոչարի; _tr. Koçari; _gr. Κότσαρι; _ka. ქოჩარი; Laz: Koçari; _az. Köçəri), is a
folk dance from the Kars [ [http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsk1.htm Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary Kk - Ko ] ] and Artvin provinces ofTurkey .This culturally rich region consisting of Kars, Ardahan, and Artvin provinces has historically been part of many kingdoms and nations including
Kingdom of Pontus andKingdom of Armenia .In many
Turkic languages , Kochari means "nomad" (Köçəri, Gochar, Goçede).The word is also Kurdish for nomad (kocher). Kocher-i is plural meaning "nomad-ian" (nomadian dance).
Kochari is closely related to the "Haleh" or "
Halay ", a dance common to Turks, Armenians, and Kurds, and although there are differences the most basic form of the Armenian Halay is the same as Kochari.Fact|date=March 2007"Govand" is also part of this family of dances.
Pontic kotsari
The
Pontic Greeks [Greece - Page 67 by Paul Hellander, Kate Armstrong, Michael Clark, Des Hannigan, Victoria Kyriakopoulos, Miriam Raphael, Andrew Ston] andArmenians have many vigorous warlike dances such as the Kochari.Unlike most Pontic dances, the Kotsari is in an even rhythm (2/4), originally danced in a closed circle. The dance is very popular today; however, it is often danced differently from the original. There is a consistent, vicious double bounce, also referred to as tremoulo. It is danced hand to shoulder and travels to the right. There are few variations which may be added to the step. It's a dance that tries to fear the viewers. At the start, it is danced by both men and women. Then, men go in front and do their figures.
External links
* Kochari music - [http://www.scimitarmusic.com/pontos/grigoris.mp3 Pontic sample] ´ [http://hem.bredband.net/b218823/kochari.mp3 Armenian sample] , [http://www.qeenatha.com/music/Assyrian%20Folk%20Dance%20-%201961/Assyrian%20Folk%20Dances%20-%2013%20-%20Kochari.mp3 Assyrian sample] , [http://www.artvin.gov.tr/h-ezgi/Akordiyon/kocari.MP3 Turkish sample]
* Kochari dance - [http://www.pontian.info/dance/kotsari.htm Pontic variant] , [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juUnB1ex4Jg Armenian variant] , [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua4jRf3-0vE&feature=related Azeri variant]
* [http://www.efxinospontos.org/videos Pontic Dances and Music Videos]References
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