Georgian National Ballet

Last night we finally saw a professional Georgian dance troop. I've wanted to see them for years, but fate didn't schedule it until this trip. It was amazing. I videoed much of it. Over 2 hours they danced, the encore as energetic as the first piece. Truly incredible. I'll let the videos speak for themselves (with some commentary on the side of course). Enjoy!

Here is a view of the Tbilisi streets from the balcony where we stepped outside before the show:

And here are the dances:

This dance is called D'aicee. It is a traditional Georgian wedding dance that some of you might recognize, as Giorgi and I danced it at our wedding here....

Here's a short clip of a swordfighting dance. Yes, those are real swords and yes those are real sparks flying!

Here's a dance called M'hedruli. My favorite part is the knee twirls, but note also the toe ballet...




Here is a knife throwing dance. You can see the knives stuck in the floor and if you look closely, you can see the men throwing more...

Here's the encore. They danced for over 2 hours and then this...