Kurditanssi
Kurditanssi (Kurdiksi Govend, Helperkê, Shayî, "ھەڵپەڕکێ", "شایی") tarkoittaa ryhmää kurdien, Kurdistanin alueella (osin Irak, Turkki, Syyria, Iran) tanssimia perinteisiä, käsikädessä tanssittavia piiritansseja, joissa on yhtäläisyyksiä osaan naapurikansojen tansseista, sekä myös rivinä tai jonoissa tanssittavia tansseja.
Kurditansseissa usein yksi tai muutama soolotanssija voi tanssia osan aikaa tanssipiirin keskellä. "Encyclopeedia of Islam" -tietosanakirjan mukaan kurdit laulavat ja tanssivat kaikilla festivaaleillaan, syntymäpäivillä, uutenavuotena, persialaisena uutenavuotena, häissä ja muissa juhlissa. Kurditansseissa miehet ja naiset tanssivat useimmiten yhdessä, toisin kuin etenkin eteläisillä arabi-naapurikansoillaan, joilla miehet ja naiset tanssivat yleensä erikseen.
Nykyään myös Irakissa, Syyriassa, Turkissa muutkin kuin kurdit tanssivat kurditansseja, etenkin sähkösoitinlauluversioiden säestyksellä. 
Kurdi-maahanmuuttajien myötä kurditansseja harrastetaan myös Euroopassa, etenkin Saksassa, Pohjoismaissa ja myös Suomessa (Suomessa asuu noin 13 000 kurdia). 
Kurditanssien katsotaan pohjaavan ainakin 3000 vuotta vanhaan tanssiperinteeseen.
Kurdish dances reflect samples of Kurdish life over the past thousands of years. Rhythmic and elegant movements (originating from historical record, geographical location, the Kurdish way of living, beliefs, work and struggle, war and quarrel), are called Halparke (or "Helperkê/Hilperkê" in Kurdish alphabet). Halparke has got its special place in Kurd's culture in a way that knowing about that needs the deep and valid slight of the viewers to watch the dancers' singing and giving thanks in "Hoshar"
fighting against cruelty in "Zangi"
joy and happiness in "Garyan", etc..
The dancers, hand in hand, are depositories of centuries of revealed culture in Halparke that indicates their unity in history. These movements differ in different parts of Kurdistan from the variety point of views, and joy and worry have their own special place. Some kinds of these rhythms wear out and are forgotten through the passage of time. Kurdish people from Kurdistan mainly dance the helperke; it is easier and the simplest.
Kurdish dance is the one of the main cultural activity for most of the Kurdish women who can enjoy the day.
In every dance one dancer falls or comes to the head of the circle who is called 'Serchopí', holding a colorful or symbolic object in his/her right hand. It is a tradition that no one take his/her place until he/she leads the dancers group at least one circle. 
The rest of dancers are called Gawaní. Sometimes Gawaní is also primarily called to the last dancer of the circle. This line of dancers differ from many ages.
Some Kurdish dances have various and numerous versions such as following:
The Geryan version is a fast motive dance. In the Dilan version, the dancers on the circular path consist, usually, of alternating men and women holding hands and colourful handkerchiefs called "desroke", in a semicircle, and moving around the circle with the leading and trailing persons waving their kerchiefs in elaborate motions. The leading individual often accentuates the customary steps and motions for the dance by displaying more energy or even by adding to the standard moves some of his own personal liking. Chapi comes from the word "chep" or "chap" meaning "left". It is one of the more simple Kurdish dances. It consists of stepping forward on the left foot twice and then stepping back on the right foot twice while traveling in a circle. Sepe is similar to chepi but with motion towards the center of the circle and hitting the right foot roughly to the ground. There are also other variations used by Kurds, each dialect has its own form. Depending on location, some dialects have even the same dances, but in different directions.