Musicology Annotation << Back Circassian (Adyghe) Former Dance «KАFA». Historical, Folklore and Ethnographic Review Andgela V. Gucheva, Fatima V. Gucheva, Asiyat M. Abaeva, Asiyat M. Abaeva, Oksana A. Marchenko, Leyla H. Zhappueva, Madina K. Midova Káfa in contemporary culture eastern Circassians – the most common pair dance, performed in the family and community celebrations. A special role it plays at weddings and other ceremonial acts. On the professional and amateur stage Kafe celebrate the guys and twin-mass dance. Boy and girl dancing facing each other smoothly converge and diverge. Particular interest are: «Uork kafe» – «Noble Kafe», «Zhankydash» – «Output to dance girl, Zhan» and the fi rst time introduced into the scientifi c revolution «Schys kafe» – «Kafa sitting». In today`s consumer culture, he is mostly paired. Describing the Kafe, we should note the provisions of the canonization of the hands and body and pronounced etiquette. Keywords: kafa, Noble Cafe, Zhankydash, Schys kafe, dance etiquette, manager. Contacts: E-mail: anggucheva@mail.ru, E-mail: f_g0312@mail.ru, E-mail: asiatg@mail.ru, E-mail: asiatg@mail.ru, E-mail: ksany@mail.ru, E-mail: lilazh@mail.ru, E-mail: mail@skgii.ru Pp. 38-52.