Here are 2 videos of Turkish Traditional Dance. What are the names of these dances?
Turkey is rich in culture and traditions with each region having its own local tunes, songs and dances, and for every events from birth, wedding and death. Among the regions are Hora, Zeybek, Teke, Kasik-Karsilama, Bozkir Halay, Cukurova Halay, Bozkir Halay, Dogu Halay, Horon, Bar and Kafkas.
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Turkish belly dance
Video of a Turkish Belly Dance:
Belly dance (Arabic: رقص شرقي) is a Western term for a traditional Arab dance form, also known as raqs sharqi (رقص شرقي; literally "oriental dance") or sometimes raqs baladi (رقص بلدي; literally "dance of country", and so "national" or "folk" dance). In Egypt it is known as "raqs sharqi". In Greece and the Balkans, belly dance is called tsiftetelli (τσιφτετέλι), and in Turkish it is known as çiftetelli.
In Egypt, there are some restrictions as to the costume and certain pelvic movements are banned. However, there are no such restrictions in Turkey. The belly dance costume in Turkey can be very revealing and Turkish belly dancers are usually more expressive. Famous Turkish belly dancers are Tulay Karaca, Nesrin Topkapi and Birgul Berai.
Belly dance (Arabic: رقص شرقي) is a Western term for a traditional Arab dance form, also known as raqs sharqi (رقص شرقي; literally "oriental dance") or sometimes raqs baladi (رقص بلدي; literally "dance of country", and so "national" or "folk" dance). In Egypt it is known as "raqs sharqi". In Greece and the Balkans, belly dance is called tsiftetelli (τσιφτετέλι), and in Turkish it is known as çiftetelli.
In Egypt, there are some restrictions as to the costume and certain pelvic movements are banned. However, there are no such restrictions in Turkey. The belly dance costume in Turkey can be very revealing and Turkish belly dancers are usually more expressive. Famous Turkish belly dancers are Tulay Karaca, Nesrin Topkapi and Birgul Berai.
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