Mirzayi ( hy, Միրզաի or ; az, Mirzəyi) is an

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

and AzerbaijaniМирзәји // Azerbaijan Soviet Encyclopedia, 1982. — V. VI. — P. 592. female dance of

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

origin. Traditionally, it is performed in weddings. It can be performed both by women and men. Different Armenian varieties of the dance recorded in

Shirak region Shirak ( hy, wikt:Շիրակ, Շիրակ, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the north-west of the country, bordering Turkey to the west and Georgia (country), Geor ...

are also known as ''Old Mirzayi'' ( hy, Հին Միրզայի) and ''Tarakyama-Mirzayi'' ( hy, Թարաքյամա-Միրզայի). In Azerbaijan, the dance is called "Vagzaly" ( az, Vağzalı).

The dance in culture

The dance was performed in the

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

drama film ''Pepo'', which was considered the 'most outstanding' film in Soviet cinema before the outbreak of World War II.

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

used this dance in "

If Not That One, Then This One ''If Not That One, Then This One'' (; ), also known as ''Mashadi Ibad'' (; ) is a 1910 Azerbaijani operetta in four acts written by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The comedy reflects social and everyday life relations in prerevolutionary Azerbaijan ...

" operetta composed by him. Mashadi Ibad, a main hero of the comedy, performs "Mirzayi" in his wedding, in the fourth act of the comedy.

References

External links

* Мирзаи // Армянская советская энциклопедия / Под ред. В. Амбарцумяна. — Ер.: Академия наук АрмССР, 1981. — Т. 7. — С. 617.
Азербайджанский танцы в БСЭ

Наряду со стремлением сохранить старинные женские танцы («мирзаи», «узундара») создаются новые.

Armenian dances Azerbaijani dances {{Folk-dance-stub