The Shamakhi dancers (Azerbaijani: Şamaxı rəqqasələri; Armenian: Շամախի պարողներ) were the principal dancers of the entertainment groups that existed in Shamakhi (in modern Azerbaijan) up to the late 19th century. These groups worked similarly to tawaifs.
The Shamakhi dancers (Azerbaijani: Şamaxı rəqqasələri; Armenian: Շամախի պարողներ) were the principal dancers of the entertainment groups that existed in Shamakhi (in modern Azerbaijan) up to the late 19th century. These groups worked similarly to tawaifs.
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