“Circassian Circle” on the Streets of the Big Apple Robert Saralp’s spectacular show “The Circassian Circle” taken to the streets of New York, January 2012. Here’s how New Yorker Irina Shmeleva described the event: Join Hands and Dance New York! This past weekend New York City might just have shed its “angry” and “solitary” stereotypes for a few hours as locals and tourists alike were seen holding hands and dancing in a circle on the streets in various bustling areas of the city. The underlying

Circassian Culture and Folklore in the United States The Nart Dance Ensemble and the Circassian Benevolent Association (Адыгэ ФIыщэ Хасэ) in Wayne, New Jersey, stage the dance extravaganza “Winds of the Caucasus” on 19 January 2011. Presented by Baron Ambrosia. Produced by BronxNet in association with Formal Films, 2011. | Circassian Culture and Folklore