Georgian Dancers Push Their Physical Limits for Tradition
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- When dancer David Chanishvili is on stage, he believes that he can fly. Indeed, he appears to glide through the air with ease while performing for the traditional Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet in Tbilisi, Georgia. But don’t let his strength and grace fool you: to become a part of this dance troop requires rigorous training, athleticism and skill. Its blend of folk dance, classical ballet and modern dance originated over 70 years ago with the grandparents of current director Nino Sukhishvili. Now, the 100+ member ensemble travels the world bringing Georgian dance front and center stage.
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My knees hurt already
Are you sure it's just your knees?
My toes also hurt, also I'm really dizzy lol
Weird...my arms are "heavy", too...
Moms spaghetti....
don't ya worry they are wearing something to protect their body...
In a world where cultural traditions and ways of life are dying out every day, it makes me really happy to see this traditional dance live on.
Nick C Lol I read the start of your comment like the start of a movie trailer then realized you were being serious 😶
BearWithMe hahaha fucking Bee Movie
Culture will never die. It changes as nations get influenced by other nations. No one is immune. Either accept humanity is evolving or cling to a belief until your death. Either way, humanity moves forward. Nothing we create ever stays the same, even the wheel is better today than it was when invented.
iLoveTurtlesHaha Tradition is getting replaced with new ideas, but not naturally. It's more like old beliefs and principals are being pushed aside for new ones.
Nick C the world is very Cultured. Dont look st from your Western lens.
I would not want to fight with them. They seem like they can jump and spin on my head effortlessly
CHAOS CHAOS lmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As a georgian i can confirm we jump and spin on peoples heads.
🤣🤣😂
Kartvelian Mapping that’s why I’m scared to visit Georgia.. I don’t want people spinning on my head, that’s creepy
They need georgian dancers in the georgian military. We'd be too scared to fight against a spinning ballerina with a machine gun
Chaika Gaz agreed
This style was used in wars but after guns came in play it got useless so it was turned into a dance style .
It actually captures reason why Georgians were wining wars with small amounts of people against ... well a lot
*Georgian Military installed spinbot.exe*
Chaika Gaz 😀
Rofl!
1:48 he says “we are like sportsmen”. Umm no. You ARE sportsmen.
Language barrier. Maybe that is what he meant.
Pretty sure 'she' said
Yellow Flash im pretty sure it was the guy that said that
@@oofoof7707 yea my bad and your username is perfect for this situation 😂
Yellow Flash i picked my username Specifically for this situation
If we can master this dancing technique, then we’ll also be master in martial arts, swimming, running, jumping,.........
Sok Sothearith so it a win win situation..
Zimmy Kantstandyourbitz Jr more like win win win win win win win situation
Wow Interesting
U have 420 likes
Yeah that's true, the problem is weak development of our state due to war and corruption
this is really cool and amazing but imagine you make a wrong turn down a dark alley in georgia and theres like a squad of dudes coming at you like this
As a resident of Georgia I can 100% confirm this actually happens all the time.
Like the gangs in West Side Story? Nah, I'm good!
XD
LMFAOOOO
alright now there needs to be a georgian version of West Side Story.
This is one of the most beautiful, passionate dance i've ever seen! hail georgian dancers!
DANCING SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS
We try, we try
加藤みずっち thank you ❤️
加藤みずっち thx
Hindoo Sick Ideology thank you 😊
Uncultured people: Real men don't do ballet.
Guys of the Georgian National Ballet: _could probably murder you while dancing_
Also uncultured people: white people have no culture
"White people can't dance"
ピップさん
why do you have to bring white people into a good thing like this
@@graciana.13 because Americans (who own most of the global media) have his concept that white people don't have culture and as a Greek person that just pisses me off
@@ilvailvandoniherde496 first off this is an ideology a lot of Americans have, regardless of race. And it's stupid as shit
I am Georgian and I'm Sukhishvili Dancer❤🇬🇪 So proud of my team
გენაცვალეთ! ძაან მაგრები ხართ.
@@w346 ძალიან დიდი მადლობა❤❤❤❤
For sure you are all amazing!
ზდაროვა ბიჭებს ამერიკელებს ტრუსიკი უჭერთ
I'd love to learn ქართული! გამარჯობა!!! ♥
This is culture. This is Art. This is Beauty. This is WHAT we need more in this world. NOT the stupid war or constant fightings.
@@gdi1093 DD?
@@sy-zu4uz Yes DD, the youtube user. Give me all the DD I want ALLL the DD, baby.
GDI 109 i thought dunkin donuts
And when Russia steals 20% of your country?
Knees: **exist**
Traditional Georgian Ballet: I'm a end this man's career
Tbh georgian dance is nothing like ballet (i say it out of experience. I did georgian dance for 8 years)
Ballet focuses more on flexibility (whcih i never had and had to give up on dreaming about it because of that) while geoegian dance focuses more on motionfluid
Ballet is performed mostly on toes (if im wrong pls correct me thanks) while georgian dance *does* involve it but does not focus on it as much as ballet so calling georgian dance "ballet" seems very wrong with me tbh
I'm georgian and I danced for 9 years and performed on stage for 4 years.Yes,man dance parts seem hard but female dances are harder than you can imagine.The posture,dancing on your tip toes to seem like you are floating and sliding on the floor,quick movements and hard moves and plus you have to be graceful and beautiful.I don't study dance and perform anymore,but I still dance and remember everything I was taught
Lady Braybrooke... Massive respect!! I saw the the men dance on their toes with a thin piece of leather - is that the same for the women when they dance on their toes? I always thought the women wore ballet slippers. Wow! This Texas girl is a huge fan!
Lady Braybrooke, Long live the Kartveli people!
@nimmivids it seems but is not. the man parts are constantly moving, but the woman parts are mostly on their toes which is worst for the body.
@nimmivids I feel like you don't know how muscles work, dude if you think only the toes are affected when you try to dance on your toes for hours.
@nimmivids dude, I'm a general doctor, believe me, the constant movement is better for the body overall for your body than staying in your toes for long periods of time. I'm not dismissing the men dances, not at all, but saying dancing on your toes is not as bad as strong and hard movements of your whole body is ridiculous and ignorant. Please stop.
ps: as you can see in the video, the men dance on their toes for short periods of time compared with the women. Bye.
Yes traditional heritage should not allowed to be lost anywhere in the world. Kudos to you all for working to preserve your heritage. Love from India.
@Rohan Dutt they just said love from India? Are they claiming Georgian culture as Indian?
@Rohan Dutt that doesn't mean, you can viciously attack somebody....
@Rohan Dutt , I understand you but writing "love from India " (or any country ) doesn't really have to mean for seeking more attention or likes. The statement can also represent that how people of other countries respect and support each other. Don't you think?
My husband is from Georgia and 20% of his country is occupied by Russia.
@Rohan Dutt : BAAHAAHAAHAAHAA ROFL LOLS!! DAMN DAT WAS A GOOD ONE DUDE!! LMAO LOLS! 😄😄😄😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😆😆😆👌👌👌👍👌😂😂😂😂😂
1:25 When you dance so hard you can hold human beyblade tournaments.
Let it rip
🤣🤣🤣
I am Nigerian and after watching this i must say that it is beautiful. It looks effortless but i can see the time and hard work involved. If one do not love what they have,the world will not take a second glance at it. Well done.
Onyinye Agbah Love to Nigeria!
Onyinye Agbah ❤️
The strong makes things look easy
I am Extraterrestrial and after watching this I must say that it is beautiful. It looks effortless but I can see the time and hard work involved. If one do not love what they have, the world will not take a second glance at it. Even in my planet. Well done.
Onyinye Agbah well said
Damn. And I thought Ballet was hard.
INDIGO BLUEoO It is very hard.
Its not ballet im from georgia and this georgian guy who is in video he says he is dancing in sukhishvili. Sukhishvili coach which is teaching dance combine georgian dance and ballet but its worse dance in georgia many georgians dont like sukhisvili because of they combine ballet so georgian dance needs more energy and movement than this shit ballet dance
lucas big oh, stop talking shit! "many georgians dont like sukhisvili"? are you out of your mind, or what? The majority admires Sukishvilebi because of their commitment to quality and originality. Only those obscurants, who are stuck in the past dislike them and their opinion as you may or may not know doesn't really matter.
Did I mention somewhere that keeping traditions means sticking in the past? Or, what makes you think that 'Sukishvilebi' aren’t keeping traditions? they're keeping the old and creating the new ones at the same time, which is absolutely normal - what's abnormal is an ultraconservative mob's uproar over innovations, that are considered as hazardous for the old traditions in their eyes.
@@lalie9019 listen to me.im from georgia and i know everything better than you about my country.not me you gonna stop talking shit.in youtube there is not any good georgian dance video uploaded but in georgia there is small gigs where georgians are dancing our traditional dance.you dont even know how real georgian dance is.in sukhishvili georgians are dancing georgian dance but combined to ballet so there is some georgian dance moves removed and thats why its looks worse than real georgian dance.real georgian dance is waaayyy better than sukishvili georgian dance combined to ballet.im learning georgian dance.i am adult i am 16 years old but my dance teacher wants more and more from me.so im practicing everyday in dancing.my dance teacher is learning me real traditional georgian dance and every part of my body hurts because of georgian dance needs more physical work than sukhishvili created "georgian ballet".i know ballet is hard too but in georgian dance there is harder moves than ballet moves.most of georgians dont like sukhishvili because of they are dancing little bit softly and most of georgian people likes old,traditional dance because its harder to dance but if you dance its more beautiful than sukishvilis "georgian ballet".
I have seen them dance in person and they are incredible!
Yes! Yes! and Yes!
And the women do the graceful gliding dances, but also do very fast physical athletic dances.
When your parents say you can't learn martial art and dancing at the same time.
Ballerinas: we have special shoes with wood to help us balance while on pointe
Georgian dancers: are we a joke to you?
Considering ballet shoes alone fuck up ballerinas' feet, yes, they are a joke.
Bruh u have to do special kind of treatment to your feet to get this strong so it supports weight of your body
Like putting your feet in hot ass water with sea salt
@@seigeengine considering that our shoes are so thin and you have to put as much power in your moves as possible, no. People literally get knee problems and knee pain that cant be cured untill you reach a specific age and then it needs a surgery.
@@kartvelianmapping808 Congrats, you didn't understand my comment.
@@kartvelianmapping808 for ballet, ballerinas have pointe shoes that let them dance on the very tip of their toes, so they often have cramps and their toes will be really sore. without support it's almost impossible to do that.
I'm an African American millennial who is obsessed with Georgian dance. It's by far the most spectacular site.
Yes it is!
Where you from, bro? I mean, which city are you from?
Move to Tbilisi, you wont ever want to leave
@@djkarma6904 noted
Same
Recently I went to one of their shows in my country and let me tell you it was SPECTACULAR! The public gave a standing ovation for almost an hour! I will never forget this wonderful experience!
almost an hour ... yeah right
Kjr Mh depends on the country AND the ensemble. if there's a giant ensemble like sukhishvili, it might be longer than one hour.
dude that ending was SICKKK
ikr
Yup, my country is pretty sick.
GLP fuck your country, MERICAAA BITCH
BrandanTheGod ew disgusting, perish,,,, get away from this comment section
@@anuenayeo6694 MEEEEEEERRRRRIIIICCAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
*GO GEORGIA !!!*
_...with love from Ukraine. :-)_
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
i hope you're safe
1:28 me after I shower and I forget my towel
Raize J 😂😂😂😂😂
hahahahahaa That comment cracked me up lol
Raize J that was too funny 😂😂
😂 😂
lol!
This made me stop eating a bag of chips.
DeLynn G 😎
Thank you the smile your comment put on my face!
If you're not gonna finish that bag, mind passing it over?
After a year it might be a tad stale, Joe
no way... i'm your reincarnation....were you eathing pickled chips?
I have watched this show live in egypt 2019 at Cairo Opera House, absolutely the best show I have ever saw in my life ❤❤❤
I can barely crouch.
So u cant squat either?
nelkk ha ha
I saw them in Hong Kong. They were pretty incredible! Glad to see this and learn about their heritage.
The first of several times I saw the Georgian State Dance Company was in the mid 1970's when they were on tour in Sydney, Australia. They are the most extraordinary dance company I have ever seen. Simply superb! They remain my favourite dance company! Bravo to these amazing elite dancer/athletes!
Georgia, I take off my hat to you. What a truly grand nation you are. Best regards from the Netherlands.
Thanks, you are welcome.
All the best from Georgia!
Not "like" a sportsman, dude you you are in perfect physical form. I can see ancient Greeks checking them out and incorporating dance offs into the Olympics
I C You don't know anything about our history, so piss off you uneducated troll.
Katerina Patiniotis She didnt say anything bad? Iremise
@@SpartanLeonidas1821 2019! when compliments became offending
Andor Idk man, some people just looking to pick a fight a guess 🤷🏻♂️
More like Ottomans
Me: So how long have you been dancing?
Georgian Dancer: Yes
I used to dance for 10 years then one wrong landing boom ur career gone lol
You win!
Started from 1st grade then dropped it from 10th (cuzz quarantine) 😔✌
(I know lot of dancers who started earlier)
i was 5 years old and i've been dancing for 7 years
NOBODY comes close to the Georgians! They are the best dancers in all of Kavkaz. They are incredible
Sagisli that’s right.
Sagisli thank youuu ❤️
thanks
Very true. We love Sakartvelo
They are not best in Caucasus 🤣 other Caucasians can do even better
Such beautiful costumes and moves it's amazing seeing cultural dances and performances they put their heart into it,
Even I can see the pride in those dancers just by the performance,
Also these are very attractive performers there I especially love the curly haired mustaches lad
vvendingo ayy I did this and it is hard as balls. Trust me its not for the non athletic
vvendingo He is handsome heh
Original georgian dance is better im from georgia and this is not original georgian dance because its combined to ballet and there are some ballet movments
"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance." ~Confucius
Now they can make a live action Fidget Spinner movie
PopotolinKoTeteMo 1:25 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
PopotolinKoTeteMo 😉😆😅🤣😂 pretty awesome huh?!
PopotolinKoTeteMo xD stap I'm dying!!😂
😂
oh my god >0
Omg you finally did a video about Georgia!!!! YES!!!!!!! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
Nick Georgian11 ayy gamarjoba my dude
Nick Georgian11 Yes! I'm georgian!
Nick Georgian11 IKR I'm so happy Georgia is getting some recognition
aannamarie009 yeah so happy
Qartvelebo, sad cxovrobt tkven? Saqartveloshi th evropashi ?
I danced like that once.
Just kidding...
I was trying to catch my croissant.
You could have dropped your croissant.
Did you catch the croissant?
@@pretzlestix9808 I pulled my hamstring, but the croissant was delicious
sToP you could have dropped your croissant
I straight up cackled out loud 😂
Wow...just Wow!!
They seemed very dedicated and passionate towards their art.
I'm glad I saw this video... let the tradition of dancing continue with such fine dancers.
I've never seen anything so terrifying and elegant in my life. I love it.
Excellent dancing skills but I can only imagine the pain they will endure when they're in their 50's.
30s
Or maybe with continuous practice until they're old without pushing it actually puts their body in a better shape
@@nicolefuccio that's not the norm
My guess is it depends on the moves. Retire early, go through rehab and keep practicing while avoiding perhaps the 20% of moves that are real killers and you’ll be athletic with out pain until the day you die. No accidents in longevity just applied knowledge and discipline
Exactly.
I saw them perform in Tbilisi in the 80's and was left breathless by the beauty of it. Amazing!
Korean : our k-pop the greatest dancing group ever...
Georgian : hold my belt...
@Wee Chatt I get that you're not a fan, and that's fine. However, the way you say it makes it sound arrogant and doesn't really make a reasonable point to me. The Kpop industry is competitive and difficult, and most musical artists work hard to achieve their place. Don't belittle their hard work. American Hip Hop & other genres has their own standing, and inspires some artists from the Kpop industry, but that doesn't make them any less original. It's bringing cultures together and helps spread the love for hip hop and other genres all over the world. Ever tried to think of it this way instead of just labeling a whole genre of music 'crap'? That 'crap' has helped the mentally ill, given hope and inspiration and you call this 'crap'? At least these kind of music don't constantly sing about sex and breakup, f*cks and sh*t. :) it's alright, not everybody has good taste and appreciation for some good music.
B. Kyung beautifully worded, thank u i could’ve never put it in such a respectful way
@@leila6416 "respectful" yeah right sis 😜
@@ooferssixtynine4232 I guess you don't know what respectful means?
Oofers SixtyNine yes, respectful. explain to me how it wasn’t.
Of all the cultural dances I have seen in my wanderings around the world, the Georgian dancers are undoubtedly the most spectacular, and the most breathtaking. How they can fly high and land on their knees is scary and beautiful at the same time. I just hope they never stop dancing.
Georgian's people's Energy Level IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL 💟
1:34
He: I have injuries here, here, everywhere.
Me: Hey Macarena.
Prateek Sachdeva lol😂
Oh dear- that made me laugh a little too hard...
Underrated.
Lol😂
So beautiful. I actually somewhat prefer it to classical ballet. I like how masculine the guys' moves and how feminine the womens moves are here. A perfect balance.
We wouldn’t have such an effeminate view of dancing, ballet and choreography in the US if it was more akin to this.
Tbh there is a big difference between ballet and georgian dance so calling it classical ballet might confuse people so please refer to it as its given name "georgian dance" thank you
Love to see the beauty in all cultures. Never have seen these dancers before, but did see the Moshiev Dancers and Bolshoi Ballet as a 12 year old and it was an unforgettable beautiful experience.
The arts are a gift from heaven.
What are the odds that on vacation in Georgia right now, and that my father was a sukhishvili dancer.... the answer is 100%
Guru Luka are you Georgian?
Aba raa! (Yeah!) Guruli var!
Guru Luka ayy. I'm half georgian from Gori
Very nice to meet you 😁
OneZ ka eyy what's good l'm full Georgian from Gori
Georgian men are very impressive with this brilliant dancing and their strong rugby players.
მადლობა(thanks) 🙂😁
I have been lucky to see the Sukhishvili group perform a couple of times in the past... a phenomenal performance each time! 👍 Having been a dancer myself, I can tell how much dedication and hard work goes into perfecting such movements and routines. 😅
And it’s fascinating to see the similarities in the movements of dances across Asia and Europe (right from Japan, China, Russia to Thailand, India, Indonesia to Turkey, Georgia, Greece, Bulgaria to Ireland, Spain etc) To a layman, it may not seem so but a little study and research will show how much the gestures and movements overlap between various cultures which I find absolutely fascinating ....Dance and music are such universal “languages”! So glad to see these amazing artistes bringing joy to the world! Bravo! ♥️
Lol, I am Armenian, but I feel proud for Georgians!
Keep it up!
I wish people of Georgia and Armenia ,don't hate each others..
We don’t hate each other.
I mean, Armenians don’t hate Georgians.
I don’t know about Georgians...
I know Georgians mock the Armenian accent a lot. But I'm sure it's like sibling fights. :)
(Yes, I know you're not related.)
people are always friendly, I have many armenian friends in georgia. even georgian and russian people have relationships but politics is other subject... georgia had no good political friends around
akhper 😊
0:11 me and the boys going to the fridge at 3 am to get *beans*
Ah a man of culture
I'm wheezing lmao
1:28 how me and the boys think we are when going to the fridge at 3am to get *beans*
The funny
Very funny I'm going to free the kids out my basement now
That speed and that precision scream agility level 💯
Impressive, but I'll keep my knees and toes in their current form thank you.
Had to sacrifice my poor toes to them for 8 years at least i can use them in figure skating now
Me: I think I can do that..
Arthritis: really?
🤣😂🤣
I have arthritis too.
How I wish I could dance!
What arthritis do to limit you?
@@Kiwipugato if its RA like mine, your immune system attacks the fluid in your joints because it thinks its foreign, leaving your joints achy and swollen. It could also lead to weaker bones and bone erosion. I used to dance when I was younger, I'm only 23 now, but RA has definitely changed my life.
This is all I was thinking about while watching this. I really wish I didn't wait to be in my 30's before attempting dance.
In 1990 had the honour and privilege of seeing these dancers in action, in Tbilissi.
I LOVED Georgia when I visited. The food was AH-MAZE-ING!!
lemondrop my country is dope af
SAME. After all the places I've been, Georgia is still my favorite. The food is incredible, the people are SUPER welcoming and helpful, and it's gorgeous. Such a wonderful country!
lemondrop the food was BOMB.
**INDEED** its very nice to see such appreciation & respect for dancers! ♡ Thank u.
lemondrop my aunt who used to live there says the opposite.
She HATED Georgia.
It's almost like the reverse of classic ballet, where the focal point in a piece typically seems to be the female and not the male. Love this!!!
I hear many good things about Georgia: food, dance, people... greetings from Boston USA!
Rob Villegas ayy thanks, greetings from georgia!
Rob Villegas come visit one day! Georgia is very tourist oriented and hospital!
he already preparing hospital for you cause you gonna need it after eating and drinking so much hahahaha
Be sure to visit! The cities arent that bad but the villages! Like svaneti, guria, Visit them!
I was fortunate to meet a Georgian family in Kazan Russia years ago. I got to visit the rest of the family in Tbilisi & Batumi! No place on earth like Georgia! And I'm sure there will be Khachapuri in heaven! Teona Shainidze!
Toughest dance form i hv seen ever!!!! Salute to Georgia and the Sukhishvili dancers..👏👏👏
My parents took me and my brother to see the Georgian State Dancers when I was a kid -- probably 65 years ago. It was without a doubt the most mesmerizing performance I have ever seen. There's no way that a video can convey the sense of raw energy that we experienced watching them live. They are incredible and incomparable.
Thank u sir god bless you ❤
I saw them perform live at the International Tattoo in Norfolk. It's a military based festival, but many groups perform from all over the world every year. I hope they come back again. You just cannot beat seeing them live!
Underrated channel
Tazolad true
I HATE TOUCANS One million is nothing nowadays
Dancing men hahaha
I don't really get people who say this about Great Big Story. They have 1.1 million subs, that's not very underrated.
Trotr Then you have Jake Paul with 9 mil.
Always and forever beautiful = Georgian Dance ❤️from Northern California!
Their dance style , constumes and energy level all are perfect...I am seeing this dance style for first time and fell in love with it...
I think if we learn this dance style we may not need any other routine to stay fit..
This video leave me with silence.......there is no words to express how good awesome beautiful this is and not to forget when every dancers are dedicated towards their tradition..... This is awsm "big around of applause 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 for u all"
Me a figure skater : “I can dance amazing!!”
These humans: *stare at me*
Me: *backs away slowly*
Dude you dance on ice with blades at your feet. Figure skating IS hard
I used to figure skate, its hard but for a period of time i tried georgian dance cause its required in georgian school, for a girl like me i legit was in pain, i couldnt wait till i got back to normal walkig because we had to tip toe the whole routine, both are dangerous and difficult in different ways.
Lmao did georgian dance for 8 years now moving to figure skating (cuzz why not) i was not very impressed with the dance my friends group were working on
Georgia is the best!!! Everything Georgian is unique...😊❤️
Dude, imagine just how many friendship bonds you'd have being in a group like this
My body hurts just from watching... much respect..
"I'm happy because I'm dancing" hmmm brings you to my heart!
The most beautifull folk dance around the world love you
I had watched this video in August of 2019, and yesterday I saw them for the first time live - thanks to this video I got to know one of the most interesting cultures I've ever encountered and I'm so grateful for that. If you think that their movements are impressive, try watching them live accompanied by a musical performance, outstanding experience!
Lots of love from Bulgaria! Georgia's dancers really are the best in the world!
Really amazing and beautiful people and culture, respect from Albania🙏🏻💪🏻
All the best from Georgia!
love my country ! God bless Georgians! მიყვარხართ !
This is the most amazing folk dance I've ever seen. Greetings from Croatia.
Love to Kartvelians from an Arab Christian brother. I didn't know such a beautiful art form even existed !
🙏👍👍👍☦️
Kartvelians? You're wrong, if you want to say as we say it's called Kartvelebo
@@iakh6339 don't call me uneducated please and yes i am kartvelian as well, i may have made a mistake but there is no need to call me uneducated.
Plus not all anime profile people are uneducated.
If you like calling stranger people uneducated you better do something about it.
Omg I never thought this channel would make a vid about my country in a million years...you guys just made my day
Actually Georgian dance takes its roots from Georgian martial arts and movements are series of Georgian martial arts techniques transformed into dance art
This pre-dates Georgian ethnicity. Actually all ethnicities. Before people go isolated on different parts of Caucasus, we all had one common culture and people. That's why this dance is called Caucasian dance .
Imagine doing this, for a living. Dancing, I mean choreographed fighting while on pointe and doing knee spins.
Interestingly the founder of the American ballet is also Georgian, George Balanchine (Balanchivadze)
Don't think of these dances as Georgian version of ballet though, this is another type of dance. Better call it "Georgian traditional dance"
If there is an olympics for dancing, Georgia would be the frontrunner.
Melting Ice they should have dance. It’s a bit subjective though. Some of the stupid rules might take away it’s beauty on second thought 😁
Salute to georgians from Armenia 👏🖒👌
Serli G thank you :)
Bari gisher to armians from russians
Greets from Brazil to Georgia.
👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏
Everyone: White people can't dance
Georgians:hold my sword
Well, BIG ERASER, you better start erasing this comment of yours because proud Georgians are holding their swords up high and challenging everyone else for a dance-off! :)
BIG ERASER When people say that I think they mean white Americans not white people in Europe
they are middle eastern
chris No.
chris It close to the Middle East but there not middle eastern.
Seriously, the dances in the opening of the video were astonishingly graceful and beautiful
Yo y'all's comments. I live for them. Also this is the coolest thing I've seen this month. Authenticity and discipline and dedication. Love it.
Attending one of these performances live just went on my bucket list. Amazing stuff!
Preserving culture is the best that we can give to our future generations
U r doing great job
I saw them live, it is mesmerizing, it looks like women are floating. საქართველოს რეპრეზენტაცია!
This is beautiful. I wish all European counties were so proud of their culture
Oh they are, every European country basically jacks themselves daily
Yes Europe is very prideful about their culture
Don't worry - we are - big and small nations know their roots.
Oi, Ukrainian here! Check out Hopak, our traditional dance. That's amazing.
I have been to so many countries but never to Georgia and lately I have been asking me why?
The country is gorgeous, people are very friendly, the cuisine is fabulous, the culture rich and the alphabet one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. Georgia is a definitely a country to be visited!
did anybody else try to stand on their toes like that and realize how incredible it is that they DANCE like that??
Feels like a waste to have a such a good subject and be so short
Honestly, the only reason why I want to learn how to dance like this is because of the ending. Imagine how amazed everyone would be if you bust that bad boy out during parties?
Jean Claude Van Damme says " Look I can do splits"
Georgian National Ballet
Hold my BEER
Wine*. Fits better :b
Chacha Would Be Better! :D
No hold my CHACHA! im georgian so i would know lol.
Its not bear tho its chacha (writen like this ჯაჯა)
Beer*
I have never seen such a dance before. It is just amazing!!!
Greetings from Germany
They are amazing! Beautiful, powerful culture and art form!