Dance is an essential part of Georgian history and culture, and the locals are proud to perform traditional routines whose origins date back decades.
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00:00Before the music starts I feel nervous but when the music starts everything bad goes
00:14away and when I wear costumes I feel free.
00:19We are very proud of our Georgian culture and we would like to continue this tradition
00:28and pass it on to everyone.
00:31When I wear a costume for the first time I feel very proud.
00:48I was born in 1398.
00:58I was born in 1398.
01:04I was born in 1398.
01:09We have 20 costumes and one musical number.
01:15All of them are traditional costumes.
01:19Georgian people love music very much.
01:24That's why we wear costumes from different regions.
01:29We wear costumes from different regions and costumes from different regions.
01:34The costumes are made according to the wishes and requests of Georgian people.
01:48The process of making the costumes is based on the wishes of the people.
02:30and it is very interesting.
02:34My friends and my family
02:37are very interested in this story
02:39and they are very curious about it.
02:42They are very curious about
02:44what my friends have learned
02:46and they are very curious
02:48and interested in this field.
03:00When I saw some people dance on TV
03:07or in real life, I really liked it
03:09and I asked my mom
03:11and then she took me to a dance ensemble
03:13called Little Rituals.
03:15And my teacher, Gia Davytashvili,
03:17helped me to learn some dance moves.
03:21My friends from the school,
03:23some of them don't know
03:25these Georgian dances.
03:26We teach them.
03:28And my friends from the crew
03:30are trying to keep it alive.
03:59There are a lot of people
04:01who want to learn
04:03and want to be a part of it.
04:05We are 23 people in this group
04:07and we all want to be part of it.
04:09That's why we are here.
04:21Our children are motivated
04:23to learn Georgian culture
04:25and we want to teach them
04:28the history of the Georgian dance
04:30and how this dance was created.
04:32One of the things that I want
04:34my children to know
04:36is that when my children
04:38grow up and they are
04:40able to learn
04:42I want them to know
04:44that you can do anything
04:46with your body.
04:48It's a good thing
04:50because you don't have to be
04:52a dancer.
04:57I don't want to be a part of any of this.
05:05I'm the first to be in the first team.
05:09I'm proud of the team.
05:13I'm not saying that I'm better than any of the other guys.
05:18I just want to continue my tradition.
05:21I'm not saying that I'm better than any of the other guys.
05:26I just want to continue my tradition.
05:30I'm not saying that I'm better than any of the other guys.
05:35I just want to continue my tradition.
05:51I'm not saying that I'm better than any of the other guys.