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Yarkhushta (Armenian: Յարխուշտա (modern orthography) or Եարխուշտայ (classical/traditional orthography), pronounced [jɑɾχuʃtɑ]) is an Armenian folk and martial dance[1] associated with the highlands of the historical region of Sasun in Western Armenia.[2][3][4] Yarkhushta belongs to a wider category of Armenian "clap dances" (ծափ-պարեր, tsap parer).[5] The dance is performed by men, who face each other in pairs. The key element of the dance is a forward movement where participants rapidly approach one another and vigorously clap onto the palms of hands of dancers in the opposite row.
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aravotwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Meliksetyan, Hasmik (16 September 2013). "Զինվորները սովորում են ազգային ռազմապարեր (ֆոտո, վիդեո)". razm.info (in Armenian).
«Յարխուշտա» ռազմական խաղ-պարը տարածված է եղել Սասունում:
- ^ "Yarkhushta". karinfolk.am. Karin folk-dance group. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015.
- ^ Asribabayan, Yeva (October 2012). "Հայկական ռազմական պարեր". hayzinvor.am (in Armenian). Armenian Ministry of Defense.
ծափ-պարեր (Յարխուշտա, Ծափ-խաղ)