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AN AMERICAN WOMAN: "THE ENERGY OF THE ARMENIAN DANCES IS STRONGER THAN OTHER NATIONS'" (VIDEO)
June 24 2013
"When I came to Armenia, the first thing I did, I began to inquire as
to where one can learn folk dances", - says the Afro-American, the
U.S. Embassy staff member in Armenia Jane Burt Lee, in an interview
with Aravot.am, who was directed to study Armenian dances to "Karin"
traditional dance school. It is still hard for Jane to dance Armenian
dances, but, as she says, she like them a lot and gets a lot of
pleasure. Jane has worked in different countries, and where she worked
she was trying to know the country's national dances. "I like dancing
in general, there is much stronger energy in Armenian dances than other
nations'. And when dancing I really feel the energy and feel that
they are really military dances.",-says Jane. When we were present
at one of the dance lessons, we noticed that Jane was attentively
listening to the choreographer Gagik Ginosyan, we inquired whether
she understands Armenian, it turns out that, no. To our question is
not difficult to learn dancing without understanding the language,
Jane said,- "I try to get into the music and to feel the dance with the
help of it, therefore, I try to carefully listen to the choreographer
and see what he feels, where he does what, and, accordingly, I am
trying to repeat. The choreographer not only roughly introduces, but
explains what dance or a movement means, explains the essence of the
dance. Although I do not understand the majority of what he says, but
I am trying to learn and remember some words. Yes, I need someone to
translator from the side." One of Jane's favorite dances is potpourri,
and although Jane ensures that she likes military dances and their
energy, the choreographer says that potpourri is considered a thwart
evil dance, the meaning of the dance is to hit the evil, to destroy. We
asked Jane to compare the Armenian dances with her country's national
dance. "They are mainly Americanized way of ethnic dances of various
European nations in the U.S. and, of course, they are rhythmic and
lively, but they are not still military. The native Americans, the
Indian Americans have military dances, but even so their military
dances do not have such a strong energy, as the Armenian dances."
Nelly BABAYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/06/24/155041/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia
June 24 2013
"When I came to Armenia, the first thing I did, I began to inquire as
to where one can learn folk dances", - says the Afro-American, the
U.S. Embassy staff member in Armenia Jane Burt Lee, in an interview
with Aravot.am, who was directed to study Armenian dances to "Karin"
traditional dance school. It is still hard for Jane to dance Armenian
dances, but, as she says, she like them a lot and gets a lot of
pleasure. Jane has worked in different countries, and where she worked
she was trying to know the country's national dances. "I like dancing
in general, there is much stronger energy in Armenian dances than other
nations'. And when dancing I really feel the energy and feel that
they are really military dances.",-says Jane. When we were present
at one of the dance lessons, we noticed that Jane was attentively
listening to the choreographer Gagik Ginosyan, we inquired whether
she understands Armenian, it turns out that, no. To our question is
not difficult to learn dancing without understanding the language,
Jane said,- "I try to get into the music and to feel the dance with the
help of it, therefore, I try to carefully listen to the choreographer
and see what he feels, where he does what, and, accordingly, I am
trying to repeat. The choreographer not only roughly introduces, but
explains what dance or a movement means, explains the essence of the
dance. Although I do not understand the majority of what he says, but
I am trying to learn and remember some words. Yes, I need someone to
translator from the side." One of Jane's favorite dances is potpourri,
and although Jane ensures that she likes military dances and their
energy, the choreographer says that potpourri is considered a thwart
evil dance, the meaning of the dance is to hit the evil, to destroy. We
asked Jane to compare the Armenian dances with her country's national
dance. "They are mainly Americanized way of ethnic dances of various
European nations in the U.S. and, of course, they are rhythmic and
lively, but they are not still military. The native Americans, the
Indian Americans have military dances, but even so their military
dances do not have such a strong energy, as the Armenian dances."
Nelly BABAYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/06/24/155041/
© 1998 - 2013 Aravot - News from Armenia