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''Innaby'' () is an Azerbaijani national dance in 6/8
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. Young women and girls perform the dance at parties, weddings and holidays. It is often accompanied by a musical ensemble of sazandars consisting of folk
musical instruments A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. A person who pl ...
such as the
tar (lute) The tar () is a long-necked, waisted instrument in the lute family, used by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus, including Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, and Turkey.kamancha The kamancheh (also kamānche or kamāncha) (, , , ) is an Iranian bowed string instrument used in Persian traditional music, Persian, Azerbaijani music, Azerbaijani, Armenian music, Armenian, Kurdish music, Kurdish, Music of Georgia (country), ...
and
daf Daf (), also known as dâyere and riq, is an Iranian frame drum musical instrument, also used in popular and classical music in Persian-influenced South and Central Asia, such as in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, many ...
. In the early 20th century, it was considered as an everyday life dance. Its motions are slow and quiet, but its pace is moderately lively.


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{{Reflist Azerbaijani dances