has been included to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding of UNESCO in November 2018 as versions of Yalli dance. Kurdish Koçerî Koçerî is a special form of the "Dilan", "Delîlo", or "Şêxanî" Kurdish dance. "Koçerî" means "nomadic" in Kurdish, where "koçer" means nomad, thus the name used by Kurds means "nomads' dance". As the name suggests, it is more common among Kurdish nomads. Pontic Greek Kόtsari The Pontic Greeks and Armenians have many vigorous warlike dances such as the Kochari. In the Pontic dialect, it is written as . Unlike most Pontic dances, the Kotsari is in an even rhythm (), originally danced in a closed circle. The dance is very popular today; however, it is often danced differently from the original. There is a consistent, vicious double bounce, also referred to as tremoulo. It is danced hand to shoulder and travels to the right. There are few variations which may be added to the step. It is a dance that tries to scare the viewers. At the start, it is danced by both men and women. Then, men go in front and do their figures. See also Gallery References External links Kochari music - Armenian sample; Assyrian sample; Pontic sample;Turkish sample Kochari dance - UNESCO video Armenian dances Armenian music Assyrian dances Kurdish music Azerbaijani dances Circle dances Pontic Greek dances Folk dances