Old, good-quality recording of Circassian folk dances by “The New Generation” Circassian Dance Ensemble (Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed) at the Jordan Television Studio, Amman, Jordan, 18 September 1969. Produced by Haseeb Yusef. НыбжьыщIэ Хасэм и къэфакIуэ гупыр, Амман къалэ, Иордание, 1969 гъ. | Circassian Culture and Folklore

The (Russian) dancers of the prestigious Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble premiere the traditional Circassian dance “Lhapeteit” (“Лъапэтет”) (better known as “Gwascheghase” [“Гуащэгъасэ”]) to a live musical performance by the famous Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra of an ancient Circassian tune arranged for a symphony orchestra. The concert was held in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Ensemble at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow, on 10 February 201