CULTURAL PRECONDITIONS FOR THE DERIVATION OF THE TUVAN ROUND DANCE "CHELER-OY"
Music and gaming form of the round dance of Tuvan people begins upon the ancient traditional culture. The Tuvan round dance appeared at the beginning of the 20th century and it has not been justified yet as a cultural phenomenon. The preconditions of the emergence of Tuvan form of the round dance have not been identified. The traditional round dance was an integral part of Tuvan ritual and spiritual culture. Nowadays different types of it such as labor, the music and gaming round dance are lost. Therefore, it is necessary to research the sources of the emergence of the round dance musical traditions, for the preservation of Tuvan spiritual values.