Claim: The Kochari is danced by both men and women and is intended to be intimidating; additionally, it has spread to the eastern part of Armenia after the Armenian Genocide, the systematic mass murder and expulsion of ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government during World War I.
Evidence: The dance is danced by both men and women and is intended to be intimidating. It spread to the eastern part of Armenia after the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of ethnic Armenians carried out in Turkey and adjoining regions by the Ottoman government during World War I.