Berd (dance)

Berd (Armenian: Բերդ(Berd), Բերդապար(Berdapar), Fortress) is an Armenian dance which roots are from the old Armenian Vaspurakan city. The dance is from old Armenian game "Գմբեթախաղ (Gmbetakhagh)".

Dance Berd.

About

During the dance dancers wear only Armenian dress "Taraz". The main part of the dance is to make a fortress, which is a 2-Storey wall. For making that dancers stand on each other's shoulders.

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