Uzundara Azerbaijan folk dance. Hand lettering series

“Uzundara” is a very old dance. In Karabakh, there is a valley called Uzundara between Ağdam and Göytepe villages. The elders confirm that dance is dedicated to this valley. They danced here as usual. According to a legend, when the bride was taken, they passed through that valley. She stays here for a while, women from the groom’s relatives play in front of the bride and wish her happiness, peace and health.
From that moment on, when you want to play that music at weddings, it is said, “Play the music that starts when we pass the bride through that long valley.” Thus, the atmosphere of the “Uzundara” game is created. The atmosphere of this game is a bit like Vaghzali.
The music of the Uzundara dance was used by the composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov in the operetta of Mashadi Ibad’s song “Mən nə qədər qoca olsam da …” “O olmasın, bu olsun”. Armenian artists also addressed Uzundara.