“If you want to understand a Caucasian - learn to dance Lezginka” - there is such a proverb. This dance has united more than a hundred Caucasian peoples. Incendiary, fiery, perky - he leaves no one indifferent.
Lezginka is an ancient folk dance of the Caucasian peoples. It is difficult today to say where it originated, this primacy is disputed by many. Lezginka is a one-of-a-kind dance. Graceful, with very clear and sharp movements, demonstrating the strength, beauty and pride of the dancer.
Beautiful dance
There is a legend that ancient Caucasian warriors danced lezginka before the battle - possessing a special energy, the dance lifted the spirit, bestowing courage and courage. Ancient ritual dances are the prototype of Lezginka. She has absorbed all the best that is only in the dances of the Caucasus. It bewitches, attracts to itself with a groovy rhythm so that the legs themselves ask to dance, and the whole body begins to move to the beat of the impetuous melody. Lezginka will not leave anyone indifferent.
Uniting Lezginka
Lezginka is danced by over 100 peoples (Karachais, Balkars, Avars, Lezgins, Circassians, Adygs, Georgians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, etc.). Each of them has its own characteristic movements, but there are those that are performed in the same way for everyone. The language of dance is the same for everyone. Here the Lezginka acts as a cultural "bridge" between peoples. Caucasians can stand in a large circle anywhere and start dancing lezginka. They do not need to explain something to each other - the rhythm will do it itself.
Technique of execution
The melody of lezginka is dynamic, clear. The pace is fast. Musical size - 6/8. Posture is very important: the man is held extremely straight, taut like a string. The chest is slightly protruded forward. Almost all of the dance takes place on tiptoes. The movements are abrupt, sharp. In the whole body there is beauty, grace and at the same time masculinity and strength. The arms are spread out like the wings of an eagle, and the legs make dozens of movements per minute.
Man and woman
Lezginka is a predominantly male dance, because it demonstrates purely masculine qualities - courage, strength, belligerence. A woman dancing lezginka in public should not repeat the movements of her partner, making sharp attacks - this is indecent. She must be feminine. A straightened back, a raised collection, a smile, smooth waves of hands, graceful steps - this is how a girl dances a lezginka.
Another thing is a close friendly circle, where you can completely surrender to the dance. Women dance with pleasure, I put all my soul and passion. How could it be otherwise? After all, Lezginka is a lively, incendiary dance, beloved by all peoples. It is impossible to resist him.
