2. Georgian Dance
Daisi
Georgian is the oldest of
the romantic couple dances
that have survived to our
time. At first it was
performed as a danced
dialogue. The dance has
five parts. During the
dance, the man is not
allowed to touch the woman
and must keep a certain
distance from his partner.
It shows that even in
love, men must control
their feelings. The man
focuses his eyes on his
partner as if she were the
only woman in the whole
world. The woman keeps her
eyes downcast at all times
3. Mtiuluri
Mtiuluri is a mountain
dance. It is based on
competition. However, in
this dance, the competition
is mainly between two groups
of young men and is a
celebration of skill and
art. At first, groups
compete in performing
complicated movements. Then,
the girl's dance, which is
followed by an individual
dancer's performance of
amazing "tricks" on their
knees and toes. At the end,
everyone dances a beautiful
4. Acharuli
Acharuli also originated in Achara or
Adjara, which is where it gets its name.
Acharuli is distinguished from other
dances with its colorful costumes and
the playful mood that simple but
definite movements of both men and
women create on stage. Unlike Kartuli,
the relationship between men and
women in this dance is more informal
and lighthearted.
5. Svanuri
Dancers compete with each other not
only in performing various and difficult
tricks beautifully, gracefully and cleanly,
but also in endurance. Lightning circles,
often on the toes, light snaps, quick
turns, landing on the toes from a jump
and many other tricks of the movement
are beautifully combined.