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Shalakho ( hy, շալախո, , ka, შალახო or ) is a dance famous throughout all of Caucasus.
The dance was performed in a 1940 Azerbaijani ballet ''Maiden Tower'' by Afrasiyab Badalbeyli. In 1942, it was performed in an Armenian ballet called ''Gayane'' by Aram Khachaturian.
Performance
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.In Theater and Records
The dance melody was first recorded and arranged for piano by the Armenian composer Nikoghayos Tigranyan in 1895.
The dance was performed in a 1940 Azerbaijani ballet ''Maiden Tower'' by Afrasiyab Badalbeyli. In 1942, it was performed in an Armenian ballet called ''Gayane'' by Aram Khachaturian. Genuine examples of folk music are widely represented in "Gayane": labor, comic, lyrical, heroic songs and dances. Among the folk melodies used by the composer there are such wonderful examples as "Pshati par" (in "Gathering cotton"), "Gna ari man ari" (in "Dance of the Cotton"), "Shalakho", "Uzundara" (in the fourth act), etc. ...
References
{{reflist Armenian dances Azerbaijani dances Dances of Georgia (country)