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Perkhuli

Perkhuli is a Georgian predominantly male folk round dance. Of at least 20 versions of the dance, "multi-level" perkhuli is one of the most popular forms, performed by a group of dancers standing on the other group's shoulders, with music in 34 time. Another version of perkhuli consists of slow and fast rounds, danced to music in 44 time. The northwestern mountainous region of Svaneti is particularly rich in the perkhuli repertoire.

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Perkhuli (Georgian: ფერხული) is a Georgian predominantly male folk round dance. Of at least 20 versions of the dance, "multi-level" perkhuli is one of the most popular forms, performed by a group of dancers standing on the other group's shoulders, with music in 3
4 time. Another version of perkhuli consists of slow and fast rounds, danced to music in 4
4 time. The northwestern mountainous region of Svaneti is particularly rich in the perkhuli repertoire.1

The dance was inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Georgia list in 2013.23

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  1. ქართული საბჭოთა ენციკლოპედია, ტ. 10, გვ. 275, თბ., 1986 წელი.
  2. "არამატერიალური კულტურული მემკვიდრეობა" [Intangible Cultural Heritage] (PDF) (in Georgian). National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "UNESCO Culture for development indicators for Georgia (Analytical and Technical Report)" (PDF). EU-Eastern Partnership Culture & Creativity Programme. October 2017. pp. 82–88. Retrieved 25 October 2017.