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JUNE 27-JULY 1; JULY 4-8,2018 LOG SHEET #4 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER NAME: Ingeborg Holt RECORDER 1 NAME: HYURASENYAK 1 FILE NAME: HYURA1_0112.WAV RECORDER 2 NAME: HYURASENYAK 2 FILE NAME: HYURA2_0436.WAV PRESENTER: Carolyn Rapkievian DATE/TIME: 7/8/2018 2:00pm PROGRAM: ARMENIA STAGE: HYURASENYAK GROUP NAME: Shukta Ensemble SESSION TITLE: Handesl Performance & Talk [[2 columned table]] | PARTICIPANTS | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Arpa | dancer, ensemble member | | Arahyt | dancer ensemble member | | Daron | dancer, ensemble member | 2 DC groups, 1 focuses on line dancing, Shukta means charm many dances come from pagan rituals & are over 7000 years old line dancing all [[dah?]] are village dances Under soviet rule, Russia sent ballet dancers to make the village dances more beautiful A tour came to the US & dazzeled Armenian Americans & influenced the dances here There is a movement in Armenia to preserve the simpler, more Armenian Dances - Comitas Sherol - Tumseta, dance in 9-8 rhythm - Kumkma - shared by Armenians and Syrians - Kumkmia - another version 2,
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