Halay

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Kolo-Halay

Halay (Assyrian: Khigga ܚܓܐ, Greek: Χαλάϊ, Kurdish: Dilan, Turkish: Halay, Zazaish: Gowend) is a popular dance in the Middle East. It has been a symbol for the tempestuous way of life in Anatolia, its place of origin, since the times of Assyrian empire.^{[citation needed]}

Halay is traditionally played on the zurna, supported by a davul, but in the recent years, electronic instruments have started to replace them. Typically, Halay dancers form a circle or a line, while holding each other with the little finger or shoulder to shoulder or even hand to hand with the last and first player holding a piece of cloth — usually called "mendil" (from Arabic).

The Halay has spread from Anatolia to many other regions, such as Armenia and the Balkans. It is a national dance in Turkey and Armenia^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Halay in weddings

In many Assyrian, Kurdish, Syriac, Turkish, Turkmen, Aramean, Arabic, Persian,Albanian and Greek weddings, people dance Halay for hours. Every region has its own style and forms.

[edit] See also

• Turkish dance
• Iranian dance
• Turkmen dance
• Greek dance
• Bulgarian dance
• Albanian dance
• Kurdish Dance
• Georgian dance
• Kochari
• Hasapiko
• Dabke
• Syriac dance
• Hora (dance)
• Kolo (dance)
• Horon
• Arcan (dance)
• Arkan (dance)
• Syrtos
• Ballo
• Ballos

[edit] External links

• Derik Saçın Örmezler
• Hele yâr zalim yâr
• Huseyin Turan - Agri Dagindan Uctum and Karanfil Deste Gider
• Akdağmadeni halay
• Feza Neverd Original Turkish instrumental music recordings..

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