Old, good-quality recording of Circassian folk dances by “The New Generation” Circassian Dance Ensemble (Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed) at the Jordan Television Studio, Amman, Jordan, 18 September 1969. Produced by Haseeb Yusef. НыбжьыщIэ Хасэм и къэфакIуэ гупыр, Амман къалэ, Иордание, 1969 гъ. | Circassian Culture and Folklore

The Kabardian State Folk Dance Ensemble “Kabardinka” perform traditional Circassian dance “Qafe”. From the film-concert “Orayda” («Орайда»), 1970. “Qafe” («Къафэ») is a slow stately dance performed with pride touching on aloofness and with a great measure of self-control. It is verily the dance of the aristocracy. There have been hundreds of tunes devised for this dance throughout the ages. Neighbouring peoples, like the Balkars and the Ossetes, adopted and adapted this dance form. The Ossetic v

The (Russian) dancers of the prestigious Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble premiere the traditional Circassian dance “Lhapeteit” (“Лъапэтет”) (better known as “Gwascheghase” [“Гуащэгъасэ”]) to a live musical performance by the famous Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra of an ancient Circassian tune arranged for a symphony orchestra. The concert was held in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Ensemble at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, on 10 February 201

3.9K views · 91 reactions | The dancers of "Nart Studio" perform a breath-taking Circassian dance at an art festival ("Southern Elephant"). "Nart Studio" Caucasian Dance School is based in Krasnodar, just to the north of Adigea. | Circassian Culture and Folklore | Facebook