Persian folkdances of Khorasan, Khauf & Torbat-e Jam

Persian folkdances of Khorasan from the villages of Khauf & Torbat-e Jam near the border of Afghanistan. Old film was discovered by Eastern Arts in the 1970s.

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• Persia
• Iran
• folkdance
• performing
• arts
• Khorasan
• Khauf
• Torbat-e
• Jam

[worldartsdocmiller]

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[worldartsdocmiller]

Actually dances of Khorasan on both sides of the Iranian-Afghan border are similar, Tajik dances are Central Asian done in Tajikistan and some in parts of Uzbekistan. They resemble Uzbek and Uighur dances but not exactly those of Khorasan. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[worldartsdocmiller]

You have a good point. But this hoping, turning and clapping in the center dance called Atan among the Pashtuns, Pathans and other peoples of Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan is done from Uighur East Turkistan and India to Macedonia; many people have this dance including Baluchis and many more. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[worldartsdocmiller]

Dust-a aziz, Ha sa'ib atan bsyar ja peidast. Yes the Atan is found in many places; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Central Asia, Turkmenistan, Uyghur East Turkistan, Greece and Macedonia. It may be that Alexander brought it back to Macedonia from Afghanistan or maybe during the Achaemenians or before, it was shared all across the Steppes as well as among Pashtuns. Anyway it doesn't really matter who started the atan first, it is very nice to do and enjoyable to watch. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[worldartsdocmiller]

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[worldartsdocmiller]

Salam,

Actually, I am not sure of the exact correct name but usually dohol is the generic title of double headed drums in the Persianculture sphere, anything from the small Georgian type to the large drum layed with the surna or zurna. Dr. Lloyd Miller

[KabuliJaaan]

In south khorasan are living alot of baloch and kurd communities.

I think it is a balochi dance or some other ethnics, close to balochis.

[AfghanPride25]

its very close to Attan of afghanistan.

Typical scythians dance !!!!!!!

[mirnomanbaloch]

@sspersian these people are very triditional very old baluchi traditional clothes even the turbans they are wearing are still worn in baluchistan. look at their shalwars which are loose and like how mordern baluchis wear but a bit different and finaly the dance they do at the end is still performed in baluchistan mostly in zahedan the capital.

[Xatruch10]

hi, i will like to please tell the name of the song or a similar persian song

thank you, by the way nice video

[sspersian]

@KabuliJaaan no this is not baluch/kurid iranian this is parsi/khorasani dance and costum.even ferdosi toosi the writer of biget parsi pet book had this drees in toos(near mashha),this is traditinal dress,dance,music and parsi khorasani .

im from mashhad khorasan iran.

but ofcource parsi,kurd,baluch have same origin ,of race culture.only dilects are diffrent.

[1212011]

hi there

thanx for your nice video

this is Ali an Iranian Artist living in france

just wanted to know how did you find this video ?

i would like to see more video about Iranian Folk dances! do you have source? or may you give me some advices

thank you in advance

Ali

[Malangsufi]

This is dance from Turbate Jam which in Khorasan, they have many similarities to the heratis of Afghanistan.

[arkhatych]

So called Iranian Tajik dances. Interesting!

[Ghurshah]

@SirianKings

You are the only shit here.

[aysel608]

zendeh bad torbate jam