Dance and Song
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Mom Bar, meaning 'candle dance', comes from the village of Maroon by Lake Sevan, and is traditionally the last dance done at wedding parties. The candles are blown out at the end of the dance, indicating to the guests that it is time to go home.Fascinating! What more can you tell me about Armenian dance, song and music?
You can develop one of the following projects or surprise me with an idea of your own.
A Do you know any music or dance schools in your community? What do they teach? How? Who goes there? Give me a living image of Armenian dance, song and/or music by studying a music or dance school in your area.
B Can you enumerate the Armenian dances you know? Where do people dance them? Do they ware anything special? Document and compare a number of dances to give me an idea of what the Armenian dances you are familiar with are like.
C What Armenian songs or musical pieces do you know? In what special contexts are they sung or performed? Are any special instruments used for playing these pieces? Document and compare a number of songs or musical pieces to give me an idea of what they are like, and the circumstances in which they are heard.
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