NATIONAL DANCE UNION SUPPORTS ARP

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[05:30 pm] 01 May, 2007

RoA National Dance Union together with its 120 dance groups is going
to endorse and support the Armenian Republican Party. Chairman of the
Union Karen Gevorgyan explained, ‘ We deeply cognize the role and the
necessity of our National Dance both for the education of younger
generation and National spiritual value protection. Henceforth,
we are certain Armenian Republican Party will bear in mind Nzhdeh
ideology of ethnicity and secure the present and the future of our
National Culture.’

Yet, neither ARP nor any other party ever supported the union. Karen
Gevorgyan focused on the problems the sphere had ever faced and added
that this sphere had been the most vulnerable and less appreciated
one. Any other art related organization had at least their space and
the roof but dancing groups.

‘ Can you show me any street, any museum, any house that have been
defined by any dance figure? Are there any primary and secondary arts
to protect national values? No, there aren’t. Who said that writers,
composers, musicians have the right to rest, whereas dance-art does
not belong to any art genre,’ he stated and added that they had
been suffering that disease, ‘ Do you know that the whole archive of
Srbuhi Lisitsyan, the whole heritage of Vahram Aristakesyan are all
getting spoilt in the boxes. Is anybody concerned about it? Another
5-10 years will put an end to our dance-art. RoA National Dance Union
has many times introduced Dance art regulations with its standards to
different ministers. I suggest to create an ethnographic dance group
to preserve the ancient dances. We have got a 10-year-program. Yet,
our letter has always been neglected. The ministry has got a standard
letter form where they just need to change the name and return it
back," Karen Gevorgyan complained.

In fact, RoA National Dance Union is organizing Pan-Armenian festival.