page_title: Shalakho
hierarchical_section_title: Shalakho
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Танец "Шалахо" в исполнении ансамбля "Масис". Аргентина
context_page_description: Shalakho is a dance of Caucasian origin.
  In a broadly spread version, two men dance in order to win the favour of a woman. The dance can be performed by one or more dancers, men or women, in a free, Caucasian style of performance. Motions of women can be slow and lyrical. Music of the dance is rapid, which is reflected in the expansive and energetic motions of men.
context_section_description: Shalakho (Azerbaijani: şalaxo, Armenian: շալախո, Georgian: შალახო shalakho or კინტოური kint'ouri) is a dance of Caucasian origin.
  
  In a broadly spread version, two men dance in order to win the favour of a woman. The dance can be performed by one or more dancers, men or women, in a free, Caucasian style of performance. Motions of women can be slow and lyrical. Music of the dance is rapid, which is reflected in the expansive and energetic motions of men.
caption: Shalakho dancers
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