Innaby ( az, İnnabı) is an Azerbaijani national dance in 6/8

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. Young women and girls perform the dance at parties, weddings and holidays. It is often accompanied by a musical ensemble of sazandars consisting of folk

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such as the

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and daf. In the early 20th century, it was considered as an everyday life dance. Its motions are slow and quiet, but its pace is moderately lively.

References

{{Reflist Azerbaijani dances