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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001168
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Performing Arts
    Address
    All over the country
    Year of Designation 2011
Description Dancing art of Uzbekistan, which unites the traditions of oral folk creativity, songs and dances, has a rich history. This is testified by numerous archaeological findings, artifacts, wall paintings (in the palaces), ossuaries and works of miniature art of the Middle Ages which came down to us from the ancient past. Throughout history various dance styles emerged. From among them it is possible to mention "Katta oyin" (Big dance), which is a multi-part suite that includes the cycle of rhythmical usuls as well as complexes of certain dance movements associated with them, "khona bazm oyin" (indoor dances), "duchava" (dance with two sticks), "dance with teabowls" (dance with a bowl for drinking tea) , "dance with spoons", "dance with daggers", "dance on chest", "teapot dance", "kema oyin" (dance on a boat), "zangbozi", "naghora oyin", "shodi", "zamin bozi", "larzon", "lazgi", "bukhorcha", "tanovar", "Farghona ruboyisi", "Andijon polkasi", etc. From the past dances were divided into those performed by men and women. Even though there are different styles and genres, various performance manners, it is still possible to see some common features, which make up Uzbek dance to look very impressive.
Social and cultural significance Dancing art of Uzbekistan has a rich history. Even though there are different styles and genres, various performance manners, it is still possible to see some common features, which make up Uzbek dance. For instance, there is a precise rhythm, a clear pace and expressiveness of movements of hands. All these make Uzbek dance look very impressive. At present there are five local dancing schools with their peculiar traditions in Uzbekistan: • Fergana-Tashkent dancing school • Bukhara dancing school • Khorezm dancing school • Surkhan dancing school • Karakalpak dancing school Nowadays in the territory of Uzbekistan there are dozens of professional and amateur dance collectives. The best from among them were given honorable titles of "People's Dance Collective" (or those, which deal with children's dances - "Exemplary Children's Dance Collective"). This honorable title entitles receiving money from the state budget to be used in supporting two leaders of the collective. Meaning of dance art is quite high because of the youth interested to study this genre. The recent Decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures for the further development of the national dancing art " and "On measures for the radical improvement of the system of training of highly qualified personnel and the further development of scientific potential in the field of dancing art," according to which the State Academy of Choreography of Uzbekistan, have also shown great attention to the development of this art.
Transmission method Uzbek dancing art is being continued by professional and amateur groups, as well as by individual performerson the basis of traditional non-formal learning method Usto-Shogird (“Master-Apprentice”) and/or within formal educational programmes in specialized dance schools and other educational establishments.
Community Tashkent State High School for National Dance and Choreography and professional and amateurngroups, as well as by individual performers.
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Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity
http://www.folklore.uz

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