ARATTA was founded in Moscow in April 2014 by Gevorg Grachikovich Keshishyan, who is its artistic director and chief choreographer, and is named for the choreographer Vanush Khanamiryan. It teaches Armenian folk and stage dance to children and adults, with branches in Khimki, Andreevka, Lobnya, Mytishchi and Pavlovskaya Sloboda alongside the Kakhovka studio. The ensemble performs as well as teaches, and takes wedding bookings. There is a summer camp during the school holidays.