
Explore Lezginka, a renowned Northern Caucasian dance, study the female part with swan energy, float across the dance floor, and craft a solo choreography for traditional celebrations.
Explore the symbolism of lezginka—the sun and moon energies, eagle and swan motions, and water-inspired gestures—and the etiquette of male initiation, female following, and no contact.
Introduce the Caucasian arm technique for beginners, featuring swan-wing hand shapes and elbow-first movement with the wrist and fingertips delayed; practice the prepared side position and arm shapes in choreography.
Learn and rehearse essential Lezginka arm movements, including raising to second position, elbow and wrist alignment, four-count waving sequences, and shy arm crosses for dynamic frontal choreography.
Coordinate the arms with a sharp elbow and a long wave, starting with the leading arm, then the wrist and fingertips delay, while aligning leg position.
Explore the shy arms position and wrist rotation technique in northern Caucasian dance, emphasizing elongated, graceful arm lines, controlled wrist circles, and subtle, non-emotional movement for improvisation and stage presence.
Coordinate arms and wrist whirling with flowing technique to move around the floor in a solo dance, combining turns and improvisation with expressive facial visibility.
Master the arms combination for the final of the Lezginka dance, with relaxed fingers at the belt, timed crossovers, wrist movements, and connected turns that keep motion flowing.
Explore arm movements for walking in lezginka, focusing on wrist-led shifts, opening and striking from both sides, and the natural coordination between active legs and arms.
Explore dynamic arms postures for whirling in Lezginka, including shai position, shoulder-led turns, alternating hand shapes, cross-arm improvisations, and keeping graceful, non-contact movement.
Learn direct steps in Lezginka for beginners, starting with warm-ups for feet and calves, then practice floating steps in sixth position with a rolling technique.
Learn crossing steps for side-to-side movement in Lezginka, starting from third position, coordinating the front and back legs across eight-count sequences, with emphasis on posture, and improvised arm waves.
Explore changing steps as a versatile tool for choreography and improvisation in Lezginka, with soft, high-toe variations, flat and toe-on-floor starts, diagonal patterns, and arm alternatives.
Learn a beginner's Lezginka composition, starting from the chai position with the leading elbow, curtain entrances, and eight-count steps, waves, and turns.
Lezginka caucasian dance she-part for beginners presents the second-part composition with diagonal steps, high arm positions, turns, and long neck and spine lines to create artistic, flowing movement.
Master third part of the Lezginka composition for beginners by emphasizing space, softness, and a levitating line, using arm positions, shoulder lead, and turning steps that move fast yet soft.
Master the final Lezginka combination with wings behind the lower back, fingertips not clenched, and a symmetrical high posture, keeping rhythm for a dynamic, unified performance.
Unify each scene into a single choreography without music, then reveal the music as you perform forward steps, turns, arm accents, and floating movements in a coordinated Lezginka routine.
Practice a solo Lezginka sequence for beginners, with three different shouting moves, the middle one shown from the back view.
Ancient and very alive in modernity, a famous dance of the North Caucasian Mountains. Explosive vital energy, burning passions combined together with strictness and mutual respect among participants. Unique dance, in which there is now physical contact between male and female participants but their collaboration is obvious and very careful to the keeping of Female Dignity on the High level.
In this course we will work with She parts of movement: multiple splendid arms gestures and discover some secrets of steps which are making the illusion of smooth sliding on the surface from the side.
Lezginka is a dance of brave and proud people which keeps the unique amazing spirit of Freedom and natural Dignity of Ancient tribes from Eastern Europe. One of the original cradles of the Humankind development in Eurasia, conservative Caucasian Mountains are still full of Ancient wisdom which is coded in culture including Folk Dances and Music.
Nowadays you can see Lezginka to be performed on the big stage by governmental ensembles or in the streets as a popular social dance of Caucasian youth. You can watch it or even take an active part at any kind of Celebration as a Fine Academic Dance or a total Improvisation which can happen in the moment.
This course will help you to feel the taste of Lezginka energy in your body and soul, to be aware of how to dance, and to have your own materials to practice with solo or improvisation. If you will be in the Lezginka dancing circle, you will know how to join the dance and impress other participants.