The main subject of this research is Circassian Folk Dances. Investigation of the relationship between dancers psychological skills and anxiety. The sub-topics of the study are whether there is a significant difference between the various demographic variables of the dancers and their psychological skills and anxiety levels. As a different sub-topic, to what extent the independent (psychological skill) variable explain the dependent variable (anxiety level), and what kind of relationship is constituted. The study was designed under the relational screening model included in the quantitative research tradition. In this context, data were obtained from a total of 282 dancers who performed Circassian folk dances with Likert-type scales. Three scales were used in the study. One of them is the Psychological Skills Assessment Scale of the dancers, and the other is the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. SPSS 25 program was used in the analysis of the data of the study. Nonparametric tests were used because the data did not show normal distribution.

According to the prominent findings of the study, the psychological skill level of the dancers is below the average. Among the sub-factors in psychological skill, the highest score is in "Trust and Success Motivation". In Psychological Skills, male dancers have a statistically significantly higher average than female dancers. The psychological skill level of professional dancers is statistically significantly higher than amateur dancers. There is no significant difference in psychological skills according to the age of the dancers. The highest psychological skill is in dancers between the ages of 23-27. The lowest psychological skill is in dancers between the ages of 15-18. Similarly, there is no statistically significant difference between the income levels of the dancers and their psychological skill levels. The psychological skills of dancers in the highest income group are higher than other income groups. However, there is a statistically significant difference between education levels and psychological skills. Undergraduate dancers have the highest average. The lowest average is among primary school graduates. There is no statistically significant difference between the age at which the dancers started dancing and the general total of psychological skills, but there is a significant difference in some sub-dimensions. The psychological skills of dancers who start dancing between the ages of 6-9 are higher than those who start dancing at a later age. There is no statistically significant difference between the weekly dance rehearsal time of the dancers and the general total of psychological skills, but there is a significant difference in some sub-dimensions. The highest is in dancers who rehearse on average 4-8 hours. The lowest average is for dancers who rehearse 9-13 hours a week. There is no statistically significant difference between the different sports branches that the dancers do and the general total of psychological skills. While the highest psychological skill score is in basketball players, the lowest is in football players.

There is no significant difference between the time of performing folk dances with license and the level of situational and constant anxiety. The situational anxiety level of the ones who have been licensed for 1 or 2 years is higher than the ones who have been licensed for 3 or 4 years. The constant anxiety level of the ones with licensed for 3-4 years is higher than the ones licensed for 1-2 years. The situational and constant anxiety of the Professional dancers is lower than the amateur ones. There is not an important difference between the age groups and the anxiety levels. The dancers between the ages of 19 and 22 have the highest situational and constant anxiety level. There is not a significant difference between the dancers’ income and constant anxiety level. While the highest level of situational anxiety is in the high-income group, the lowest one is in the low-income group. Also, the constant anxiety level is the highest in the dancers of the high-income group comparing to the other income groups.

There is not a significant distinction between the educational level and the anxiety level of the dancers who have attended the survey. The highest level of situational and constant anxiety is in the dancers who are primary school graduates. There is an important difference between the age they have started dancing and the level of situational anxiety. The dancers who have started dancing at the ages of 6-9 have the highest situational anxiety. The dancers who have started between the ages of 15-18 have the lowest constant anxiety level. There is no difference between situational anxiety and the age of starting.  The lowest level of constant anxiety is in the ones who have started at the ages 6 to 9, while the highest level is in the ones who have started between the ages 15-18. There is not a meaningful difference between the working hours per week and the level of anxiety. The dancers who work 1-3 hours per week have the highest level of situational anxiety while the ones who work 9-13 hours have the highest constant anxiety level. There is not any difference between the sports branch and the constant anxiety. However, there is a difference between the branch and the situational anxiety. The highest anxiety level is in the ones who play volleyball while the lowest anxiety is in the ones who play football. According to the correlation ratio, the higher the educational level gets the higher the psychological ability level gets. When the starting age goes lower, the psychological ability level gets lower too. In other words, there is an inverse correlation between the starting age and the level of psychological ability. There is a positive and less important difference between psychological ability and situational anxiety.