Kartuli

(old name, lekurl), a Georgian paired folk dance. It is also known as the lezginka. The dance developed in Kartaliniia and Kakhetiia. The music is in 6/8 time. The dance is accompanied by an instrumental ensemble, made up of a dudka, a zurna, and a doli. The kartuli is danced in Paliashvili’s operas Daisi and Abesalom and Eteri.