{"id":1214,"date":"2020-09-05T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T09:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/new\/?page_id=1214"},"modified":"2026-09-01T09:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:24:59","slug":"%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%87-%d8%a2%db%8c%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%87-%d8%a2%db%8c%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86\/","title":{"rendered":"About Aylan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row layout=&#8221;boxed&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605689362679{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1601883132932{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a2fabf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a2fabf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aylan International Dance Group introduction:<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084f3b9 aux-appear-watch-animation aux-fade-in-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor aux-animated aux-animated-once\" data-id=\"084f3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"aux-bus2-title-divider\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1375a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1375a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>Iran has a long history full of rich and authentic cultural and artistic diversity. A significant majority of Iran\u2019s population includes the Azerbaijani Turks who have very bright folkloric rituals. Ritual dance of the nations related to the culture and civilization of their people originates in their history and has been developed over centuries and is now an integral part of the nation\u2019s life and existence. Thus it accompanies the beauty, joy and sorrow, and traditions of the peoples of the nation. Azerbaijan is renowned for having such a great and rich tradition and art-sport in the world. Azerbaijani folkloric dance is formed in accordance and harmonic with Azerbaijan\u2019s traditional music and has been able to maintain its credibility and character as a fine art in the world throughout a long time ago until today.<\/p>\n<p>Aylan Dance Group is pioneer in the ritual and folkloric Azerbaijani dance in Iran. It has started its activities since 2007 in Tehran, with efforts to demonstrate and promote this traditional and ritual sport-art. The group is directed by Tohid Hajibabaei, active in two age categories of children and adult, has had numerous performances in several national and international formal organizations and festivals. \u201cTovlama\u201d, \u201cAradan\u201d, \u201cAtishma\u201d, \u201cAzda\u201d, \u201cShaylan\u201d, \u201cAylanish\u201d, \u201cKocheri\u201d, \u201cQaytaghi\u201d, \u201cShenlik\u201d, \u201cQars\u201d, \u201cChobani\u201d and \u201cBesh dash\u201d dances are the main and unique choreographies of Tohid Hajibabaei.<\/p>\n<p>A number of recent awards and performances of Aylan Dance Group in international festivals include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group First Prize \u2013 &#8220;Winter Stars of Dresden&#8221;, Germany, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group Participation in the &#8220;XX0 International Dance and Song Festival Le Spiagge d&#8217;Italia&#8221; (Riccione, Italy) September 2023<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance in the &#8220;Edmonton Heritage&#8221; International Festival (Canada), August 2022<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group Performance in Dubai Expo, Dec 2021<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group performances in the 20th Tehran Traditional &#8211; Folklore Festival, Dec 2021<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201c Sea, Sun Festival\u201d international Folklore Dance and Music Festival (Lloret de Mar, Spain), September 2019 : Awards : Second Prize of the Festival<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group performances in the 19th Tehran Traditional \u2013 Folklore Festival, August 2019, as the selected Folklore Group<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Children\u2019s participation in the \u201cIII. International Sea&amp;Sand Days Festival, Kusadasi, Turkey \u201c, Sept. 5th-9th, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Tohid Hajibabaei\u2019s Solo Performance in the IVth International Choreography Festival, \u201cThe Beat of Dance\u201d in Kazan, Russia, February 2018 : Awards : Diploma and First Degree Prize Cup<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201cPrague Stars\u201d International Folklore Dance and Music Festival (Prague, Czech Republic), November 2017 : Awards : Gold Diploma, Medal and First Prize Cup<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201cVienna Stars\u201d International Folklore Dance and Music Festival (Vienna, Austria), October 2017 : Awards : Gold Diploma, Medal and First Prize Cup<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group performances in the 18th Tehran Traditional \u2013 Folklore Festival, September 2017, as the selected Folklore Group<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Kids Duet participation in the \u201c Rimini Fest\u201d international Folklore Dance and Music Festival (Rimini, Italy), August 2017 : Awards : Gold Diploma, Medal and First Prize Cup<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group Performance in the \u201c National Day of Iran in Astana Expo\u201d International Folklore Dance Festival (Astana, Kazakhstan), August 2017<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Kids Duet participation in the \u201cMoonlight in Rome\u201d International Folklore Dance Festival (Rome, Italy), July 2017<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201cEtoiles de Paris 2017\u201d International Folklore Dance and Music Festival (Paris, France), July 2017 : Awards : Gold Diploma, Medal and First Prize Cup<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201cNew Life\u201d International Folklore Dance Olympiad (Batumi, Georgia), June &amp; July 2017 : Awards : 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0Place Diploma and Medal<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201cNew Year festival\u201d (Antalya, Turkey), March 2017<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Adult\u2019s participation in the \u201cInterfolk in Russia 2016\u201d International Festival (St Petersburg, Russia), Nov 11th-15th: Awards : Gold Diploma and First Prize Cup, Special Prize of Jury for achievements on the preservation of national traditions.<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Children\u2019s participation in the \u201cWorld Folk 2016, Bulgaria\u201d International festival (Sunny Beach, Bulgaria), Aug 18th-28th, 2016. Awards: Golden Medal, Symbol of Orpheus.<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Solo participation in the \u201c41st Edmonton Heritage\u201d International Festival (Canada), July 30th \u2013 August 1th, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Kids Duet Performance in the \u201cUNDER THE SPANISH SKY\u201d International festival (Spain), June 25th-30th, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group participation in the \u201cDostluq\u201d International festival (Azerbaijan), May 19th-23th, 2016<\/li>\n<li>Aylan Dance Group Participation in the 17th Tehran Traditional \u2013 Folklore Festival, August 2015, as the selected performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d552674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d552674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<p>Iran \u00f6lk\u0259si\u2019nin tarix boyunda \u00e7ox z\u0259ngin k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u0259l v\u0259 h\u00fcn\u0259ri ke\u00e7mi\u015fi var. Bu m\u0259d\u0259niyy\u0259t\u0259 sahib olan Iran\u2019da ya\u015fayan \u0259halisin yuxar\u0131 fay\u0131z\u0131 Az\u0259rbaycan T\u00fcrkl\u0259ri olublar. Az\u0259rbaycan\u2019\u0131n folklor r\u0259qsl\u0259ri \u00f6z\u00fcnd\u0259 q\u0259dim v\u0259 z\u0259ngin tarixi da\u015f\u0131yaraq, bu mill\u0259tin ya\u015fam\u0131ndan ayr\u0131lmayan bir b\u00f6l\u00fcm say\u0131la bil\u0259rl\u0259r.<\/p>\n<p>Aylan Az\u0259rbaycan r\u0259qs qrupu, Iran\u2019da \u00e7al\u0131\u015fark\u0259n bu k\u00fclt\u00fcr\u00fc saxlay\u0131b yayma\u011f\u0131nda qabaqc\u0131l v\u0259 etgili rol oynay\u0131r. Bu qrup 2007 ilind\u0259n Tehranda, Tohid Hac\u0131babayi ba\u015f\u00e7\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 ila, i\u015f\u0259 ba\u015fyal\u0131b v\u0259 d\u0259f\u0259l\u0259rc\u0259 Iran v\u0259 d\u00fcnya s\u0259hn\u0259l\u0259rind\u0259 \u00e7\u0131x\u0131\u015f edibdir. Aylan\u2019\u0131n son \u00e7\u0131x\u0131\u015flar\u0131 v\u0259 qazad\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00f6d\u00fcll\u0259rd\u0259n ke\u00e7mi\u015f illerd\u0259, ikincilik \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcn qazanma\u011f\u0131 Spanya Festivalinda (September 2019), Aylan u\u015faqlar\u0131n\u0131n c\u0131x\u0131\u015f\u0131 Turkiye festival\u0131nda (September 2018), \u0259n yax\u015f\u0131 n\u00fcmayi\u015fi qrup Tehran\u2019\u0131n ay\u0131nlar v\u0259 d\u0259bl\u0259r festival\u0131nda olam\u011f\u0131 (August 2019, September 2017), Iran\u2019\u0131n milli g\u00fcn\u00fcnd\u0259 Qazax\u0131stan\u2019\u0131n Astana \u015f\u0259h\u0259rind\u0259 \u00f6lk\u0259nin t\u0259msil\u00e7isi olma\u011f\u0131 (August 2017), el\u0259c\u0259 d\u0259 Kazan (February 2018), Paris (July 2017), Vienna (October 2017), Prag (November 2017), Rimini (August 2017) \u015f\u0259h\u0259rl\u0259rind\u0259 birincilik v\u0259 Batumi (June &amp; July 2017) \u015f\u0259h\u0259rind\u0259 \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fcl\u00fck \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcn qazanma\u011f\u0131 v\u0259 qabaqk\u0131 ill\u0259rd\u0259 d\u0259 St.Petersburg (November 2016) v\u0259 Varna (August 2016) \u015f\u0259h\u0259rl\u0259rind\u0259 birincilik \u00f6d\u00fcl\u00fcn qazanma\u011f\u0131 v\u0259 ayr\u0131ca Toronto (July 2016), Bak\u0131 (May 2016), Antalya (March 2017), Rome (July 2017) v\u0259 Barcelona (June 2016) \u015f\u0259h\u0259rl\u0259rind\u0259 ifalar\u0131n, saymaq olar. Aylan qrupunun \u0259n \u00f6n\u0259mli r\u0259qsl\u0259rind\u0259n \u201cTovlama\u201d, \u201cBaylan\u201d, \u201cAradan\u201d, \u201cAt\u0131\u015fma\u201d, \u201cAzda\u201d, \u201c\u015eaylan\u201d, \u201cAylan\u0131\u015f\u201d \u201cQars\u201d, \u201c\u00c7oban\u0131\u201d, \u201cQayta\u011f\u0131\u201d, \u201cK\u00f6\u00e7eri\u201d, \u201c\u015eenlik\u201d v\u0259 \u201cBe\u015f da\u015f\u201d\u0131 ad aparmaq olar<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row layout=&#8221;boxed&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1733297709422{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tohid Hajibabaei Biography:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tohid Hajibabaei<\/strong> (born 1988 in Tabriz) is the founder and leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aylan<\/a> Azerbaijani Folklore Dance Ensemble.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He started the art &#8211; sport of Azerbaijani dance as a child and was trained by dance teachers in Tabriz, Tehran, Baku, as well as folk dance instructors in Russia and Italy. Master Hajibabaei founded the Aylan Dance Ensemble in 2007 and has directed, performed in and led the Aylan Group in various domestic and foreign dance, music and ritual scenes and festivals and won various awards and titles in Russia, France, Italy, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Austria, Georgia and Spain. Also, Aylan Group led by Tohid Hajibabaei has been chosen as the selected group in three consecutive periods of Tehran International Folklore Festival in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Among the distinguished choreographies of Master Hajibabaei, the compositions of Aradan, Beshdash, Azda, Baylan, Atishma, Tovlama, Shaylan, Kocheri, Shenlik, Aylanish and Qars can be mentioned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tohid Hajibabaei holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and is graduated in master&#8217;s degree in engineering from the University of Tehran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Honors and awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First prize in the Festival of Vienna, Austria<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First prize in the Festival of Prague, Czech Republic<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Prize in the Festival of Rimini, Italy<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Prize in the Festival of Varna, Bulgaria<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First prize in the Festival of Kazan, Russia<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Prize in the Festival of St. Petersburg, Russia<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First Prize in the Festival of Paris, France<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Third prize in the Festival of Batumi, Georgia<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Second prize in the Festival of Barcelona, Spain<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">First place in the Tehran International Traditional Folklore Festival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row layout=&#8221;boxed&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1605689362679{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1601883132932{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text] Aylan International Dance Group introduction: Iran has a long history full of rich and authentic cultural and artistic diversity. A significant majority of Iran\u2019s population includes the Azerbaijani Turks who have very bright folkloric rituals. Ritual dance of the nations related to the culture and civilization of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1214"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10276,"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1214\/revisions\/10276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylandance.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}