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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001361
    Country Uzbekistan
    ICH Domain Performing Arts
    Year of Designation 2013
Description Lazgi is the most popular Khoresm dance, which is energetic and full of passion. It is performed equally by both male and female dancers. "Lazgi" dance was usually accompanied by instrumental and dancy melodies. Although song versions of "lazgi" (which use various poetic texts) became widespread later on, the nature and character of melody remained the same. There are several versions of "lazgi" dance. These are: dance on a tray, dance on a brick, solo as well as group dance. In these, refined dance movements are replaced consequently by passionate and accelerated dance. The dance starts from steady movements of fingers of one hand and then another. Then simultaneously and slowly includes entire torso. The tempo gets accelerated and dancers snap fingers in time with dance with the help of stone castanets. In a group dance each participant dances in his or her own style.
Social and cultural significance The Khorezm dance Lazgi is very popular, both on the territory of Uzbekistan and abroad. It is inscribed into UNESCO Representative List of ICH of Humanity. His rhythms are incendiary, energetic and very temperamental. Having centuries long historical roots, the movements of the “Khorazm Dance - Lazgi” present human creativity in reflecting sounds and phenomens of the surrounding nature, feelings of love and happiness. The paintings of dance performers exist in the archaeological site of Tuproqqala, located in the Khorezm oasis. While the scenery dance represents these feelings through the concrete movements, its daily-based interpretation will focus mainly on the improvisation as the rhythm and dance movements became more dynamic with the changable and renewable actions. Melody and dance of “Lazgi” are so attractive that spectators cannot resist staying apart and they will voluntarily start dancing. During the dance, all musicians, singers and dance performers act in a harmonized way. The lyrics of the song are mainly devoted to glorify love and kindness. This dance serves also as a mean to satisfy the moral needs of the people and it represents a richness of spiritual world of local inhabitants. “Khorazm Dance - Lazgi” is one of the forms of self-expression and it is transmitted from generation to generation through creating its new versions of performances.
Transmission method Today, this dance is transmitted via formal, nonformal and informal learning programs. Non-formal transmission based on “master-apprentice” (ustoz-shogird) tradition. Informal learning process taking place during community and family level socio-cultural events (folk holidays, weddings, etc.). Formal programs organized within professional dance schools, such as National Dancing and Choreography High Scool, Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture, 17 arts and culture colleges located in all provinces of Uzbekistan, more than 300 musical and fine arts schools, up to 1000 cultural centers and “Barkamol avlod” learning centers in every district.
Community Lazgi is performed during the national holidays and folk festivities in the scenery forms as well as daily-based interpretation during the community and family events (weddings, birthday parties, etc.) Nowadays the dance is popular in all territories of Uzbekistan and it is performed by separate groups serving in family events.
Type of UNESCO List Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Incribed year in UNESCO List 2019
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Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity
http://www.folklore.uz

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