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Totally Turkish weekend with Artemis Mourat

arielarielariel — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:48:15 GMT

Shems (www.shemsdance.com) is sponsoring some absolutely kick-ass workshops with Artemis next weekend, and they still have space open!:::

Hello Dancers,

June 28th and 29th, 2008 (that right in two weeks) I'd like to do some Turkish Master classes with Artie at her studio in Silver Spring, MD, but I need some other dancers who are interested in getting down in a Turkish way to help fill the rest of the class. It would be 3 hours each day starting at 2pm - the first two hours movement breakdown and dance, the last hour watching video footage, the cost $35 per day. If you can come to one or both days please email me at shemsdance at gmail dot com - so I can make sure we have enough folks to run the class. Please, please forward this info on to anybody you think might be interested, students, friends or peers.

Shems

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Classes in Instanbul?

Kristnh — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:37:45 GMT

I will be traveling to Istanbul for three weeks in October and am wondering if anyone knows a good teacher to take lessons from while I am there? I would really like to learn some un-influenced by Egyptian style Turkish Oriental style. I'm having a hard time getting responses from emails I've sent on this topic so if anyone here knows a good teacher personally, I would love some contact info. Thanks! xoxoKristnh

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pink and gold bra and belt for sale

bellydancecostumesbytc — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:21:32 GMT

This is a hand made costume. Both bra and belt are lined. The bra will fit a 34C. The bra is very sturdy will hold it's shape well.
This costume will work great for new students, hobbyist, class recitals, parties photos and performances.
This is an original one of a kind costume. you may see photos on page one in my pics

The bra will fit a 34C. The bra cups are covered in a pink colored fabric with pink bugle beads sewn into the fabric. The bra is trimmed in a gold sequin gimp trim. The bra has beaded fringe made from pink seed beads that hangs about 4 3/4 inches long in groups of three .The neck straps are about 34 inches long and tie in a criss cross manner with D rings. The side panels are covered in a pink color velvet fabric(as well as the neck straps I would like to add) The side panels have D rings attach to the ends to add closure for the bra. The is bra is lined and very sturdy will hold it's shape.

The belt is cover in the same pink beaded fabric and gold trim as the bra cups. . The belt is one piece and is a tie front as if it were a hip sash . (has a bit more weight to it than a hip sash) The belt has an elastic casing in the back that can be gather to help with a better fit around the hips for a dancer with curves. The belt is 35 inches long. The belt will fit a small to medium . the belt can be sized down before I send it if you would like it smaller. The fringe is made from pink colored seed beads like on the bra and is about 5 3/4 inches long. This is a nice set sparkles well in light and good movement with the fringe Email with any questions and more photos tcsdance@aol.com
50.00 plus shipping

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Annual balkanian summer rroma dance workshop

Simona JOVIC — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:18:57 GMT

I inform you that another summer intensif rroma dance workshop will take place in Belgrade, Serbia in august 2008:

***** ANNUAL SERBIAN BALKANIAN RROMA DANCE WORKSHOP *****

Belgrade, August 1st to 7th, 2008

As each year, Simona Jovic will welcome you in her country for a 20 hours rroma and balkanian dance workshop. The workshop will be teached by Simona Jovic, Dobrosav Grocic and live musicians. Join us to learn more about how to dance on the rromani and traditionnal music from Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia. The workshop will be teached in english, french and serbian.

* Dance programme :

Cocek rroma dance from Southern Balkans
The biggest part of this 20 hours serbian workshop will be dedicated to this gracefull and joyfull dance, danced in the rromani communities in Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and south of Serbia. Danced by women and men, it remains very oriental with the big turkish influences thanks to the 5 centuries ottoman occupation of that area.

Vranjanska svita (with the tamburine)
Vranjanska svita is a dance and song from Vranje in south of Serbia. It is composed of three parts : first women dance part on the beautifful song "Sano duso" (7/8 rhythme). Second, the men dance called "Tesko oro". And the third part is the women cocek rromani dance danced with the tambourine on the 9/8 very fast rhythme. It is the most oriental of all traditionnal serbian dances and one the most beautifull.

Rromani Oros
Cercle or line dances from south of the Balkans. According to the rhythme, if it's regular or irregular, if it's 7/8 or 9/8, if it's slow or fast, the step of the oro will change. In this workshop will be teached only those danced by the Rroma in their mariages and festivities.

Serbian kolo
Kolo is the synonym for oro, also a cercle or line dance, but this appelation is used in Central Serbia and it is mostly assimilated to the "two bite rhytme kolos" and not the "oriental" ones. Lively and friendly, kolo is the dance of sharing between Gadje and Rroma that will give you the liberty to have fun at any balkanian festivity.

* Prices :

* The price of 320 euros including :

- Rroma dance workshop with Simona Jovic and the rromani musicians
- Balkanian dance workshop with Dobrosav Grocic accompanied by an accordionist
(20 hours dance workshop)

* The price of 650 euros including :

- Transferts airport/hotel/airport
- Accomodation in a hotel**
(city center facing the dance school, double rooms)
- Serbian breakfast for the 6 days
- Rroma dances workshop with Simona Jovic accompanied by rromani musicians (in the second part)
- Folkloric dances workshops with Dobrosav Grocic accompanied by an accordinist

* The price of 550 euros including :

- Transfert airport/hostel/airport
- Accomodation in a hostel
(city center, 5 min from the dance school, in the 4 or 6 persons rooms)
- Rroma dances workshop with Simona Jovic accompanied by rromani musicians (in the second part)
- Folkloric dance workshop with Dobrosav Grocic accompanied by an accordionist

Bookings :

If you wish to join us for this annual serbian workshop, the booking is to made with Simona Jovic. Please, confirm first your booking by email at contact@simonajovic.com The payment should be made by bank transfert, western union or cash in two parts : first 50% while booking and the other part not later then 3 weeks before the departure.

Important :

The dates of 1st and 7th of august are the arrival and departure days. The dance workshop will take place between 2nd and 6th of august. You are requested to participate to the whole workshop, 2 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the afternoon. The rest of the time, you are free to discover the city, the museums, the restaurants, the life and the festivities of Belgrade. If you need an advice, where to listen and dance, where to eat a traditionnal meal, where discover the nice costumes or how to reach Guca (for the last three days of the brass bad festival), Simona will be happy to help you.

Simona Jovic
www.simonajovic.com

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Night of The Sultans !!

Burak — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:28:15 GMT

Hi folks, Check this out!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zfz1FCs4XXM

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Folktours Dance Camp Slideshow

CarlMillerPhotos — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:27:31 GMT

Here's what you missed if you weren't there!! :-)

www.carlmillerphotos.com/dancecamp08

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Intensif summer rroma dances workshop

Simona JOVIC — Tue, 13 May 2008 10:32:00 GMT

INTENSIF SUMMER RROMA DANCES WORKSHOP
Paris, July 21st to 26th, 2008
With Simona Jovic
www.simonajovic.com

Join us for this unique opportunity to understand the evolution of the rromani dances from India to Europe, during the "Roma dances of the world" one week workshop in the most reputaded dance school in Paris:

Programme :

* July 21st : Rroma dance from North-Western India
Kalbeliya/sapera dance, from 2pm to 5pm, all levels
Bring a long skirt, a long head scarf and the ankle bells

* July 22nd :Rroma dance from Afghanistan
Afgani nomad dance, from 2pm to 5 pm, all level
Bring a long skirt and a long head scarf

* July 23rd : Rroma dance from Upper Egypt
Ghawazee dance, from 2pm to 5pm, all level
Bring the wide pants or a skirt and the finger cymbals

* July 24th : Rroma dance from Turkey
Karsilama dance, from 2pm to 5pm, all level
Bring the wide pants and the finger cymbals

* July 25th : Rroma dance from Southern Balkans
Cocek and ora dances, from 2pm to 5pm, all level
Bring the wide pants and a small hand scarf

* July 26th : Rroma dances from Central/Eastern Europe
Cingerica,manela, russian, from 11:30am to 2:30pm
Bring a wide skirt and a schwall

Adress :
Centre de danse du Marais
41 rue du Temple, 75004 Paris

Price : 270 euros

Bookings : Payment of 50% at the following bank account :
Name : Simona Jovic
Bank name and adress:
BNP Paribas, 9 rue de la Gare
77360 Vaires sur Marne
FRANCE
International bank account number :
FR76 3000 4016 4000 0100 2432 139

Please confirm, first, your participation by email on contact@simonajovic.com

Important : For those who cannot follow this one week workshop in july, two individual workshop will take place on May 25th (turkish and balkanian rroma dance) and on June 15th (kalbeliya rajasthani nomad dance). For more information, check Simona Jovic's website : www.simonajovic.com

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Looking for Tanyeli's, Sema yildiz and Didem Contacts : urgent!!!

salwa — Sat, 24 May 2008 09:43:59 GMT

Hi

I'm organising a festival in Belgium. I' ve already invited people from Egypt. But I would like to invite also turkish stars and I couldn't find any website of those 3 dancers neither their contacts ( e)mail or phone.
Can somebody help me?
If you ever took a workshop with them or know somebody that invited them, please answer by sending an e-mail?

Thanks in advance a lot!!!
Salwa

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bellydance floor show in a Turkish set

Astrid_Seftali — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:56:34 GMT

Artemis Mourat brought a CD with some old beautiful songs by Sezen Aksu to her workshop she gave in Tokyo, and I created a floorshow from one of them. I hope, you will enjoy this one, it is fresh up on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UgcQnkxxDQ

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Proper costume for Turkish Rom

annwyn — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:14:44 GMT

Is there a specific custume to wear with this style? I want to do a ghawazee with a 25 yard skirt, is this ok?

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Roman Havasi anybody?

Zara — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:05:11 GMT

I've been recently fascinated with a type of turkish dance called "roman havasi". It looks like a type of turkish folkloric dance, but I'm curious if there are knowledgeable folks who can explain it to me or can point me in the right direction.

Of particular interest is the music...anyone know the time signature of roman havasi music or how it's counted? Sounds complicated...I want to say it's a 9/8 but not really?? All I know is that it's scrambling my brain the more I listen to it.

Here are a couple of links so you can see what I mean....

Reyhan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya1mBQxn3Pw

Didem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAOiU8udtY

Both Reyhan and Didem look as if they're professionally performing a traditional Turkish social dance. If you hunt around YouTube, you'll find videos of both men and women dancing this at parties, weddings, etc.

Love Turkish music and folkloric dances, so I try to learn as much about them as I can :)

Thanks!

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Karşılama Anybody? ("Roman Havası Anybody?" part 2)

daudude — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:42:08 GMT

I noticed more than a couple responses to the threads about 9/8's. So here is my effort to add fuel to the fire.... ; )

Last year I asked the opinions of many different people about the meaning of the Turkish word karşılama. I got around 20 responses. i have only provided a general summation of the main points and a few of the responses.

The folks i asked range from Americans who have seriously studied Turkish music for a long time, are in fact professional Turkish musicians as well as non-musician turks. I should say I have withheld the names of the people but if they are out there and wish to be identified, I am happy to do that.

here were my questions:

1. What is the correct Turkish spelling?

2. What is the actual /literal meaning of the word ?

3. What does it mean to an average Turkish person?

4. Is it the name for a specific dance?

5. Is it a name for a specific rhythm? or style of music?

6. If 5 so, is it necessarily done in 9/8 or 9/4 time signatures?

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to sum it up...seems what people are saying is this:

- it means to greet/meet
- it usually is a 9/8 rhythm variation but can also be a 2/4, 5/8. or 10/8
- it is not referring to a specific beat, but a dance
- there are many areas that use the word for a dance but they differ in style

person #1
Karsilama is spelled s with a comma attached at the bottom(ed. note : making it a 'sh', also the "i' has no dot making it a sound something like the vowel sound in the word 'pit', but we don't really have the sound), literally means the act of meeting or greeting, meaning the same thing to a turkish speaker in everyday usage, which is a song and accompanied dance usually by women but also danced with men, has 5/8 or 9/8 rhythm, common in the Black Sea area of turkey.

person #2

The most musical definition in there, said "folk music played when meeting a bridal procession".
It appears to be related to the verb Karsilamak, which means "to go to meet, to welcome". Second meaning is "to be sufficient to meet a need", such as the pay was enough, etc.
Also related to Karsi, "the place opposite, facing, opposing".

person #3
1. turkish spelling:
Karşılama

2. What is the actual /literal meaning of the word ?
Refers to a dance where couples dance face-to-face. Derived from the root karş, meaning to oppose or be opposite to.

3. What does it mean to an average Turkish person?
Hard to say: would have regional connotations. In the Aegean, they dance a particular zeybek(ed. note: a looong 18) similar to Thracian karşılamas that everyone else would call karşılama, but there it's called something different.

4. Is it the name for a specific dance?
Sometimes, sometimes the dances go by other names and it's called that generically from outside looking at a particular regional practice.

5. Is it a name for a specific rhythm? or style of music?
Sometimes it refers to the medium or fast tempo 9/8 rhythm. However, I've also heard of 2/4 karşılamas. Turks aren't real consistent with their terminology.

6. If 5 so, is it necessarily done in 9/8 or 9/4 time signatures?
9/8 or 9/16 typically

person#4
1. What is the correct Turkish spelling?
karşılama

2. What is the actual /literal meaning of the word
It comes from the verb karşılamak, to meet or to face, which is from the word "karşı", across from / against. In the context of the dance it refers to a dance done face to face. The Greeks call it both "karsilamas" and "antikristos" which means the same thing.

3. What does it mean to an average Turkish person?
In the context of dance, it generally means a 9/8 dance done face to face.

4. Is it the name for a specific dance?
Different areas have their own versions and styles. What they seem to have in comm is that they are danced facing each other (though sometimes one might dance it solo as well) and tend to be in 9/8

5. Is it a name for a specific rhythm? or style of music?
In areas where the dance is done/known it refers to certain 9/8s. But not all 9/8s are necessarily karsilama.

6. If 5 so, is it necessarily done in 9/8 or 9/4 time signatures?
I have never heard of any karsilamas in any other rhythm than 9, but I'm not a Turkish folk dance expert.

person #5
KARŞILAMA
the fifth letter is not an "s" but "ş" the one with a tail:)
it means meeting, greeting, compensation, but more like reception and welcome...all of them together may give you the sense.
I believe you should check the folkloric issues of Turkish music, because in Turkey from official receptions to formal welcomes the guest is welcomed by a folklore dance group, which is called "karşilama". I am not quiet sure but as far as know there is no any rhythms called karşilama.

person #6
1. What is the correct Turkish spelling?
K-A-R-S (with a cedilla under it)-I (undotted)-L-A-M-A [my e-mail program won't reproduce those characters so it is consistently misspelled below].

2. What is the actual /literal meaning of the word ?
It literally means "(an instance of) coming to meet/greet/welcome (someone)":
Karsi (with s-cedilla and undotted-i) = "across from/facing" and -lama
is a "verbal noun suffix" (i.e., turns the verb "karsilamak" -- to meet
and greet an arriving party -- into a noun).

3. What does it mean to an average Turkish person?
It's known both in the above sense and as a dance or dance rhythm (in 9/8); I have seen Turkish TV talk shows on which the audience claps the rhythm (clap [and] clap [and] clap [and] clap [and and]) several times in order to welcome a special guest coming on stage -- in other words the rhythm is directly if symbolically associated with the word and it's meaning of "welcome" (though you wouldn't use the word karsilama to mean "welcome!"). Traditionally a tune in this rhythm would be played to welcome guests to a wedding, and at a bar/meyhane/cabaret to announce that the evening's entertainment was beginning and to draw customers inside the establishment (i.e., welcome them in).

4. Is it the name for a specific dance?
Ethno-choreographer Arzu Öztürkmen writes in "Dance and Identity in
Turkey," volume 6 of The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music (2002),
"The karsilama genre is seen mostly in Thrace and is in some ways
similar to the Balkan hora: these Thracian dances are characterized by
moving the feet rapidly and rhythmically and pulling the legs up in
various ways. Dancers in a karsilama group link their little fingers;
sometimes they face one another while snapping their fingers."

In my experience it may also be used to describe non-partnered,
non-group (but probably not strictly solo) dancing (e.g., in bars or
at weddings) in a fast 9 rhythm.

5. Is it a name for a specific rhythm? or style of music?
For me the term designates any fast *9/8* with the general structure
Dum (and) Tek (and) Dum (and) Tek-ti-ka (or ending in tek-ka-and)--
that is 2+2+2+3 (i.e., not a slow 9 or one with with the 3 in any other position). However apparently there are other names for certain specific iterations of 2+2+2+3 among folk dancers, and ethnomusicologist Irene Markoff notes in her 2002 "Aspects of Turkish Folk Music Theory" (in the same volume of the Garland cited above) that the term karsilama as a name for a rhythm/dance form may also be found in the Black Sea and Bolu regions, and may also be configured 2+3+2+3 (NB a 10 rather than a 9) or 3+2+2+2 -- in my opinion these are generally less well known in Turkey, at least under the name karsilama.

6. If 5 so, is it necessarily done in 9/8 or 9/4 time signatures?
Inasmuch as the 8th-note division implies that it is to be performed
faster than a quarter-note division, I'd say usually 9/8. I've most often seen slower forms of 9, or forms that need a lot of 16th-note elaborations (like zeybek-s and agir roman-s) written in 9/4 -- but many practicing musicians (particularly Roman) are not musically literate anyway and would not recognize the terms "9/8" and "9/4."

person #8

karsilama = 9/8 = roman = romany = turkish gypsy
their meaning is same.
karsilama = Minimum 2 people dance cross to each other. So you will ask " many people dance by himself/herself." it is normal in show preferences. 2 people dance like small compation. which one is better than the other. Sometimes for be enjoy the dance with his/her body. share the same feeling/soul together.

9/8 = people dance with 9/8 ryht. during the karsilama = 9/8 = roman = romany = turkish gypsy.

roman = romany = turkish gypsy => this is turkish gypsy people dance name. Generally turkish gypsy's dance karsilama = 9/8 = roman

person #9
1. What is the correct Turkish spelling? Karşılamak (verb) Karşılama (noun)
2. What is the actual /literal meaning of the word ? 1.To go to meet, welome 2. to respond 3. to cover, meet 4. to prevent
1. a meeting, greeting, reception, welcome.
3. What does it mean to an average Turkish person? Please look at number two.
4. Is it the name for a specific dance? Yes, we have a specific tradational dance which name is Karşılama. It is a folklore from Giresun, Ordu. (a Black Sea area)

and yet a few more things to concern one and give nightmares:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karsilama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Cypriot_folk_dances

well there you go.... as with all of this stuff...it varies considerably from place to place and region to region.

best,
david

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Turkiye Seyahat (a bit off topic)- traveling through Turkey to see the culture

Astrid_Seftali — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:49:54 GMT

for those of you who are thinking of going to Turkey to learn more about authentic Turkish style, and to see this beautiful country-I
I am making a road movie from my Turkey travel footage, with a Turkish music soundtrack. Here is part 1, "Driving into Cappadokia", stay tuned if you like it, there is more coming up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh35bXRg19c

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partying in Turkey

Astrid_Seftali — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:34:41 GMT

I clipped another video from my travel down the Aegean coast in Turkey. Here you can see Turkish folklore dance when the Turks organised a fantastic party for us. We had so much fun! Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos

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In Turkey with Sema Yildiz

Astrid_Seftali — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:08:51 GMT

here is a brandnew video clip I created from my travel footage of Hadia's Turkey tour 2006. I am sorry that the soundtrack suycks so much, humidity must have gotten into the video tape while it was stored for a long time. Enjoy, and the see the real thing. Sema was the teacher of Didem an Asena and grew up with the Romani in Istanbul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms3QW3_xb7U

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To Anyone Interested in Studying Music in Turkey... We've finally got a Guest House designed for musicians!

Nick — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:40:36 GMT

...Hey guys, I'm very excited to finally be spreading the word about this. For those of you who know me or have followed my blog postings in the past, you probably already know that I've been involved in a long term project in Istanbul. I'm proud to say that Sound Fabrika Studios has finally finished preparations and we're open for business!

What we're doing here is trying to help foreigners who come to Turkey connect with some of the great musicians in the city here for lessons and music research. Right now we're running this place as a sort of guest house, but a guest house with a sound-insulated practice space, and some of the best of the youngest generation of musicians teaching and helping people like us network and get involved in the diverse and wonderful music scene here.

For a price comparable to most pensions in the area we are offering a warm bed, bathroom w/ shower, turkish breakfast and free reign to use the practice rooms here from 8am-midnight whenever classes or private lessons aren't going on. (and finding somewhere to play a davul at 11pm at night is no easy task here!). We've also spent a lot of time working out agreements with some really phenomenal musicians, and we can arrange lessons with all forms of percussion (darbuka, bendir, kudum, asmi davul, udu drums etc.) as well as oud, baglama saz, kanun, clarinet, roman violin and many more....

I'd be happy to send you more information about specific teachers and more details about our lesson programs if any of you guys are interested in what we're doing here. I'm also happy to provide some references from some of the americans that I have met coming through who have studied with some of these teachers as well, so feel free to ask. We also have connections with some prominent oriental dance teachers in the city and are happy to help dance students connect with them as well.

I got involved in this project originally because of my own experiences living in the city here my first year and trying really hard to find good teachers.... it's no easy task. I've recently been making an effort to get more video online of what some of these guys can do. You can check out Hakan, our resident percussion teacher on some of the clips I've uploaded the other day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh93KRxAp7w

I love being able to find these great musicians work as much as I love being able to help students find really good teachers, and I think the sentiment is shared by everyone working on this with me. I hope some of you guys get a chance to take advantage of this stuff!

Feel free to drop me an email at raghebn@gmail.com with any questions, or you can try me on tribe (though I check my account here less often lately)

Kolay gelsin!

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Didem?

Jye — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:57:28 GMT

hi, does anyone have info, or bio about the turkish dancer Didem?
I found a lots of her video on youtube, so I would really like to know more about her~
Thanks

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Roman Hidirellez Festival

daudude — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:07:04 GMT

Some street scenes from today's rainy Hidirellez Festival in Sulukule, Istanbul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ine3P9WdXk

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Reyhan & Turkish Romani dance

Kostana — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:37:34 GMT

I received a message today from one of Reyhan's longtime students and I want to share it because I think it's important that anyone who has gotten anything from this dance give something back to those who gave it to us.
This is Ferda's email (please read my comments at the end):
"...you know Reyhan Tusuz, the wonderful Turk Roman dance teacher from Gaziosmanpasa in Istanbul. Some of you have met with her and taken a class. I have been a friend and student of Reyhan's for 5 years and on my last visit I learned some very very upsetting news and I felt I had to do something.

Some of you may know about what has been happening in Sulukule in Istanbul the oldest and longest settlement of Roman people in the world. The current city government is demolishing the historic area, forcing the people (who happen to be Roman some of the most marginalized people in the world and very poor) to accept very limited money and leave their homes. The money is not enough for the families to buy another home in Istanbul as the house prices in Istanbul are very high. Therefore the people must leave Istanbul or pay rent (very high rent) until their limited mney is gone and then they will have nothing. The whole community and this unique culture are being scattered and are at risk of being lost. For more about this you can read this here http://www.casbahdance.org/2006/10/plans-to-demolish-sulukule-istanbuls.html or this http://romnews.com/community/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1804 for more info.

But this email is about our friend and teacher and a great Rom ambassador to the world, Reyhan Tuzsuz. Last week I learned that Reyhan's family is being forced out of the gecekondo neighbourhood where they were born, where they have lived with their extended family, where their mother died, where her children were born and are being raised and where she has brought the world to learn about her clture and especially her dance. The world is richer for it. So, after witnessing Reyhan's sadness about losing her home and her fear for what they would do because the government will not pay the (very little) money until they leave their home, and she has no money to put a security deposit down to rent a new home in her neighbourhood, I felt I had to do something as Im sure you would, if you knew...

So here I am telling you all. If you would like to help, if you would like to contribue to preserving this treasure of a dance teacher in istanbul, THEN ...here is what you can do:

1. Send this message out to others who may want to help

2. Collect money from your community, even little bits will help THEN...2 options I can offer...

Reyhan has no bank account so the safest way to send money is by Western Union, I think. You can do it on-line with your credit card, (there is a 20% fee) give her name Reyhan Tuzsuz and her location (Istanbul Turkey) and then Reyhan goes to the nearest Western Union office to her with her ID card and picks up the money.

OR another option is you can visit the paypal website and go to the account yildizdanz@yahoo.com and the name Janet Shook. You can make a donation with no charge there.
Jennet has been a student of Reyhans for five years. She moved to Istanbul largely for the purpose of studying with Reyhan and helping her with her career. Janet manages many of Reyhans affairs and on several occasions before has used her account to transfer money to Reyhan.

This is our chance to help Reyhan and her family and to give other dancers a chance to learn with her. I hope together we can help this wonderful woman"

There is another way to help Reyhan. She is teaching in Washington, DC on May 17 & 18 at Herdeljezi (& also in NJ on the 19th and in NY on the 20th - if you contact me, I'll put you in touch with her sponsors there....).
Our "cause" this year is helping the Tuzsuz family get housing. Any proceeds after expenses are met and all artists are paid will be split between the WMFC and our gift to the Tuzsuz family. We will also have a collection box available for those who want to make personal contributions directly to Reyhan. Please spread the word and urge others to come as well.

We are also planning a tour with Janet Shook for the Tuzsuz family in the Fall which will include Turkish Romani, Oriental and Folk dance. However, this tour hinges on whether or not we can get artists visas for the Tuzsuz family - which is no easy task after 911.
However, I remain positive that we can pull it together. They will tour and teach and perform across the U.S. and all money will go to help them not only find a house but a studio where they can continue to teach and preserve their art & culture.
For those who don't know, Reyhan's husband is an amazing violin teacher and he also teaches percussion. Brad took classes with him while we were there.
I hope the entire community will come together to support this lady and her family. She is a true gem, and speaking personally I can say that she & Husnu have enriched my life one thousand-fold. I feel a great debt to her, and it is for that reason I will work my butt off to make this happen. But we can't do it alone. We need everyone's support. Please feel free to pass this info. along. I'll be posting everywhere, so I apologize for the crosspost.
yours in dance,
Kostana

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Question for the Turkish Rom dancers out there...

romdeussen — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:23:24 GMT

Okay, am about to do a lecture on Romani etiquette and culture, and the etiquette in Romani dance. Are there any stereotypes/misconceptions/etc. you feel need to be addressed, aside from the skirt/no skirt, not G***y but Romani, etc. issues?

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"SULTANS OF RAQS" International MALE Oriental Show

Serkan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:03:50 GMT

Hi Everybody,

"SULTANS OF RAQS"
"FIRST INTERNATIONAL MALE ORIENTAL SHOW"

With:"Mr. HABIEB"(Belgium),"PRINCE KAYAMMER"(Greece),
"SERKAN"(Turkey/Belgium),"EKREM"(France),
"MALEK"(Greece),"DANSCI AHMET"(Turkey),"ZADIEL"(Germany)

DATE:14th June Saturday
Doors open 19.00h Show start:20.00h
Adress:Groenzaal Sint-Bavohumamiora
Lange Boomgaardstraat Gent/Belgium
(hoek seminariestraat)

Price:BK/16,50euro
AK/20euoro

Tickets and Reservations: Uitbureau GENT
Kammerstraat 19
9000 GENT/Belgium
09/233.77.88
http://www.uitbureau.be/default_uit1.aspxapp=VOORSTELLINGEN&lang=NL_UIT&month=6&year=2008&day=14

WORKSHOPS:

14th June Saturday:

"MALEK":12.00h-14.00h "Griekse Chifteteli" ( Griekse stijl Oriëntaalsedans)

"DANSCI AHMET":14.15h-17.15h "Turkse Zigeunerddans"(Turkish Gypsy Dance)

15th June Sunday:

"ZADIEL":11.00h-14.00h "Turkse Tabla Solo" (Turkish Drum Solo)

"PRINCE KAYAMMER":14.15h-17.15h "Klassiek Egyptische Stijl"(Classic Egyptian
Style)

Price:
2 hours:25,-euro
3 hours:35,-euro
5 hours:55,-euro
6 hours:65,-euro
8 hours:90,-euro
9 hours:105,-euro
11hours:120,-euro

Registrations and more info for workshops:
"info@serkan.be" or "info@dedanstent.com"

Payment:ING 363-0265649-06
(Registration after 31th May +5,-euro extra)

All workshops will be in "DE-INGANG"
Land Van Waaslaan 78
9040 Gent/Belgium
http://www.de-ingang.be/

If you need flyer or poster just let us know.We can send it ;))

Thank you for our sponsors:
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"DE-INGANG"
"PRINT CONCEPT"
"DE AST"
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"REHBERIM"
"RADIO ANATOLIA"
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MANY ORIENTAL GREETINGS.

"DE DANSTENT"
www.dedanstent.com

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Reyhan Tuzsuz

Kostana — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:11:44 GMT

1) JUST ANNOUNCED! – We have added a TURKISH ROMANI teacher to the schedule.
Reyhan Tuzsuz will be coming from Turkey to teach traditional Turkish Rom
dances. She teaches at most of the major dance camps in Turkey including Folktours, Eva
Cernik's camp and Hadia's Turkey tour. She is the real thing, and this is her first time
ever leaving Turkey to teach! She does not speak English, and one of her students, Jennet
will be traveling with her to assist. Here is a great youtube clip of Jennet (blonde in
black skirt) dancing with Turkish band….
www.youtube.com/watch

2) For those of you who don't already know Seido and Ismail (Smajko) Lumanovski,
both of whom are teaching and performing at the festival here are two youtube clips:
Smajko (with Seido, Yuri & Husnu): www.youtube.com/watch
Seido's drum solo: www.youtube.com/watch

If you want to see a truly amazing band, don't miss Romski Boji! They will be
playing both Turkish & Macedonian Romani music. You will recognize the Turkish songs for
bellydance as well as folkdance.
Also, the Balkanics will be playing and they do everything from Layco Tayfa to Bulgarian wedding music!
Here's a youtube clip of them doing an Armenian tune:
www.youtube.com/watch

3) The following Vendors are confirmed for Herdeljezi Festival 2007: Touch the
Earth, Father Dunn's Jewelery (ethnographic jewellwery, textiles & garments),
Marrakesh, & Sharifwear, plus traditional Rom music & instruments for sale! Henna by Dark
Moon Arts!

4) We have added a Group Discount for groups of 5 or more people who sign up
together for a FULL DAY PASS! You must preregister to receive this discount. Please see
details at: www.wmfolklifecenter.org
or www.raks-n-rhythms.com/festival

5) We also decided to extend the Early Bird Discount to March 31! See website
for details.

6) We now have a yahoo group:
launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/...center/
and tribe: tribes.tribe.net/wmfolklifecenter
These are primarily for out of town folks coming to our events who want to
exchange rideshare information, but anyone can join! Also please pass on to your out of
town
friends!

Thanks & Happy Dancing,
Kostana

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Anyone knows this move?

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:23:10 GMT

The choreography my teacher taught my group last term contained a series of hip bumps, which ended with us making a hip bump at the same time as we clenched our fists and brought them towards each other at hip height stopping at about 2-3 inches apart. My teacher said that we could think of it as putting a knife into a sheath at the side of the "bumping" hip.
My teacher is Turkish but has told us that we will focus mostly on basic steps since we are a beginner's group and so she hasn't really explained the move, and I keep forgetting to ask her. Does anyone here know if the move means anything, if it's a very "Turkish" move etc.? It certainly doesn't look like anything Egyptian as far as I can tell...

(First post here, pardon my bad English!)

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Josh Holloway (Sawyer) from LOST in TURKEY

Burak — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 02:05:54 GMT

Hi everybody, Sawyer from LOST is in TURKEY. He joined as a guest to turkish well known stand-up program BEYAZ SHOW and here is the Belly Dancing suprise for him.. It is short like a minute but wanted to share though.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=woqODLZY8tY
Cheers,
Burak

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Tayaar CD?

Kahaz — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:51:43 GMT

I was looking at some photos on Facebook this morning, and I saw reference to a CD called "Turkish Rhythms". It had Tayaar and Artemis on the cover. I love them! (LIke I have to say that here, right?) They were up here in Bangor quite a few years ago and he worked a lot on drums with us and I'd really like to have a CD by him.

Am I imagining it? I've done all sorts of searches and nothings turned up. Any help?

Kitty

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Belly-dancers in Moscow

Istanbuldream — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:37:11 GMT

Belly-dancers in Moscow

Hello everybody!
Can anybody advise me a band (2 or 3 girls) of belly-dancers for a corporate event happening next week (on the 15th of April) in Moscow ? They must be very good in belly-dance, have beautiful costumes and with a prepared program. This is urgent.
Thanks in advance.
ID
E-mail to ALP
alp@lesartsturcs.com
www.lesartsturcs.com

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Rehearsing 9/8

Sophie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:06:29 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM8RwCGNSNY

This is me and the fabulous Gilad Amsalem fooling around with 9/8. Makee sure you watch the part around 2:30 and the funny ending.
p.s. I was't trying to dance, just play, but I just can't stand still when I hear 9/8 :)

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my take on Sheva

Astrid_Seftali — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:45:47 GMT

Sophie, you inspired me. So I changed my show set at the last minute and used Sheva's music instead as the 3rd and 4th songs. Hope you like it, I had a blast ! Totally improvised drum solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnQnQmv8qTE

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Folk Tours Middle Eastern Dance & Music Camp 2008

kelly — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:23:28 GMT

Hi everyone - info for our Middle Eastern Dance and Music Camp May 23rd - 26th 2008 is up on the site -
Dance teachers are:
Fahtiem, Morocco, Artemis Mourat, Karim Nagi, Christina King, Ede Thurrell, Ibrahim Tunc and Tayyar Akdeniz.
Music teachers include
Seido Salifoski, Karim Nagi, Ali Kahya, Souren Baronian, Mike Uzatmaciyan,
Sami Abu Shumays, Rachid Halihal, Tayyar Akdeniz and SPECIAL GUESTS!
Enjoy three hearty meals a day, dormitory style cabins or camping in the woods. There will be lots and lots of music and dance classes, nightly dance parties with extraordinary music, professional and student cabaret performances with live music, vendors, massage therapists, henna artists, bonfires and a get acquainted party.
see www.folktours.com for more infoand to sign up!

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Best Festival In DC!

Kostana — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:22:21 GMT

Washington City Paper is polling the district to find the "Best of DC".
Vote for World Music Folklife Center's Herdeljezi Romani Music and Dance Festival OR BALKTOBERFEST and help put us on the map!

The link to vote is here (go to Best of DC on the right and scroll through to Arts & Entertainment - vote for all your favorites!):
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com

Festival information is here: www.wmfolklifecenter.org/calendar or www.balktoberfest.com

Thanks for your support!
Kostana

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New here and going to Turkey

andalee — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:53:07 GMT

Hi y'all. I am going to Istanbul in April. I've never tried Turkish dancing before although my interest in it has grown increasingly over the past year. While over there I would love to take a class or workshop that won't cost me an arm and a leg. Any suggestions?

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Rroma dances performance photos

Simona JOVIC — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:49:40 GMT

Photo album of my rroma dances performance at the International Indian Diaspora Festival in New Delhi, India on January 11, 2008. Photos by Janardhan Pathania.

http://romsktnet.ning.com/index.php/photo/photo/slideshow?albumId=1562732%3AAlbum%3A41201

Simona

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Turkish Romani Dance Classes & Workshop with Kostana

Kostana — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:51:32 GMT

Turkish Romani Dance Workshop
FEBRUARY 23, 2008, 12pm-3pm
Saffron Dance Studio, Arlington, VA,

Turkish Romani social dance is performed by Roma at ritual celebrations such as weddings and sunnet parties. Romani dance is highly expressive, utilizing subtle movements & gestures as a means of personal expression. This workshop is an introduction to the 9/8 rhythm used in both Turkish Romani and Oriental dance. It has also become an increasingly popular rhythm in American Tribal dance. Kostana will focus on basic travelling steps, feeling the rhythm in your body, pelvic & hip articulations, & basic Romani gesturing.  
Preregistration: $55 or $70 at the door. You must register for this workshop at: www.saffrondance.com

Turkish Romani (Gypsy) Social Dancing Series
MARCH 31 - MAY 19, 2008:
Glen Echo Park, MD - Mondays, 7:30pm-8:30pm
$120/8 week session. No drop-ins.  

This 8 week class will give a brief overview of Turkish Romani music & dance. Kostana will teach basic steps & gestures used in Turkish Romani social dancing, primarily to 9/8 rhythms. Discussion of instrumentation, costuming, culture etc. is included. All levels are welcome. Both men and women may attend, although we will focus primarily on women's stylings. The last class falls after our annual Herdeljezi Festival and will provide a review not only of what we learn in class but also of steps learned at the festival.  
This class is sponsored in cooperation with Glen Echo Partnership for Arts & Culture and the National Park Service. You must register for this class through Glen Echo Park. Registration via walk-in, mail & phone for Spring Session begins February 2. On-line registration begins February 4 at: www.glenechopark.org

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Kostana of Virginia..???

ChristyFricks — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:11:52 GMT

So has anybody seen Kostana of Virginia dance? Someone mentioned her just recently as a good Turkish style bellydancer.

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Mana-Fest @ Seed NEWARK, NJ

gizem bacaz — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:27:16 GMT

SEED GALLERY
cultivating visionary exploration
239 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
http://newarkseed.com

MANA-FEST
2.22.08
8pm-3am

Join us for an evening of bliss! Support the Seed so it can continue to grow and plan more events for the future.
The evening is devoted to experimental performance art and collaborative fusions of sound and light.

Visual Performances:
Warren C. Fry
Reid Bingham
Philippe Garcesto
Gizem Bacaz
Analiese De Saw
Teo Olivieri
Neal Iannone
Asad Khan

VJ's
Kaliptus
Domino

Sound
DJ L-ement

DJ Skin Tight

DJ Goodwill

TIme=Art

$20

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CoSM party! Entheocentric Salon Friday 2.15.08

gizem bacaz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:59:48 GMT

Friday February 15, 2008

8pm-10pm
Alex Grey and Allyson Grey on love and relationships.

Live Painting:
Alex & Allyson Grey
Sharon Fulcher
Gizem Bacaz
Zachariah Gregory

Body Painting:
Amy Angeles

Music:
Pedro
Alien Ambassador
Zachariah
DJ Luis

Environment Deco:
Phantomime

www.cosm.org
542 West 27th Street
NYC 10001 4th Floor

$20

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Mana-Fest @ Seed NEWARK, NJ

gizem bacaz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:28:13 GMT

SEED GALLERY
cultivating visionary exploration
239 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
newarkseed.com

MANA-FEST
2.22.08
8pm-3am

Join us for an evening of bliss! Support the Seed so it can continue to grow and plan more events for the future.
The evening is devoted to experimental performance art and collaborative fusions of sound and light.

Visual Performances:
Warren C. Fry
Reid Bingham
Philippe Garcesto
Gizem Bacaz
Analiese De Saw
Teo Olivieri
Neal Iannone
Asad Khan

VJ's
Kaliptus
Domino

Sound
DJ L-ement

DJ Skin Tight

DJ Goodwill

TIme=Art

$20

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Babaeski Festivali-Cultural Festival held in Babaeski, Turkey

Hülya — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:00:50 GMT

Found this clip and wanted to share:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0lUJcLKD44

The sound quality is poor, but the clip is interesting to see.

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need photos?

ChristyFricks — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:14:23 GMT

Ok, our photo stock is getting a little slim. Does anybody have some Turkish dance or music photos to share with the tribe?

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new tribe

Astrid_Seftali — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:01:23 GMT

I created a new tribe for sharing Arabian Love Poems. You are invited to join.
http://tribes.tribe.net/arabianlovepoems

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Turkish costumes for sale, cheap, but I have to see them.

romdeussen — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:44:46 GMT

I am headed, in 3 days, to a friend's house who has a number of Turkish costumes for sale! I have bought 3 from her, and they are used but in great shape, and I've never paid more than $150 for a bra/belt.

If any of you have a wish list, let me know. I know at last check she had a black/gold, a pink, and about 4 others up for sale, and she can usually be talked into selling more :)

She's about 5'3, an A/B, probably a B, and is slender but has curves. I'm 5'6, a B, and very curvy, and they fit me with some easy alterations!

If you have been looking for one, PM me at romdeussen@romdeussen.com with the color you've been looking for and if your cell phone can receive pictures--I can beam you a picture OR I can take a digital photo and e-mail it when I come back into town.

rom

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Macedonian rromani tour

Simona JOVIC — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:14:06 GMT

MACEDONIA MUSIC AND DANCE TOUR MAY 2008
History, language, music and dance of the Macedonian Rroma
May 1st to 8th, 2008

This may I am taking you to the biggest rromani community in Europe : Suto Orizari. Almost 60 000 people live in this small city near Skopje, all Rroma from different parts of the Balkans, especially Macedonia, Kosovo and Turkey. The goal of this trip is to make you discover the life of this people, where they come from, what is the language they speak, how they decorate their houses, what is their everyday's life, how big part takes music and dance in it and what looks like a traditional rroma festivity.

The programme :

- Rromani dance lessons by local rromani dancers and Simona Jovic
(lessons accompanied by the musicians - dances of the Balkans and Turkey)

- History of the Rroma presented by Ljatif Demir
(Author of "History of the Rroma" and expert and translator for the rromani language)

- Basic exressions in the rromani language by Ljatif Demir
(Author of "History of the Rroma" and expert and translator for the rromani language)

- Rromani music classes - clarinet, derbouka, accordeon and other instruments (not included in the tour price)

- Ederlezi celebration in Suto Orizari
(the biggest festivity of the Balkanian Rroma celebrating the arrival of springtime)

Price :

The price fot this trip is 790 euros, including :

- Transfert from the airport to the hotel and back
- Accomodation in double rooms in a hotel in Skopje with breakfast included
- Transferts from Skopje to Suto Orizari and back
- Rroma history classes
- Rromani language classes
- Rromani dance workshop accompanied by local musicians in Suto Orizari
- Ederlezi celebration
- Visits of Skopje : turkish bazar, monasteries, mosquet, forteresse, restaurants with live music and dance etc.

The price do not include :

- The plane tickets
- Meals (except breakfast) and beverage
- Music classes (plese contact me for the price)

This trip is opened to men, women and children. If you wish to participe, please send a mail as soon as possible to contact@simonajovic.com

Looking forward meeting you in Skopje!

Simona Jovic
Rromani dance performer
President of Humanitarian and Cultural Organization "Rroma of the World"
www.simonajovic.com
contact@simonajovic.com

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Define Turkish Style

sandrakeil — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:23:49 GMT

Just a question - how would you define the significant qualities/moves of turkish style (as opposed to egyptian style). What makes the most important difference to you?

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Gokpinar Music and Dance School

sandrakeil — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:40:52 GMT

http://www.turkishbellydance.net/gokpinar.html
I am going there in march, does anyone know it?

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Bal Anat Karshilima Choreography Workshop

alexia — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:00:51 GMT

The Drum & Dance Learning Center presents
Workshops with Sabriye Tekbilek
Sunday, March 2, 2008

11am - 2pm Turkish 9/8 technique and Bal Anat's exciting and sassy karshilima choreography. Bring finger cymbals. Some finger cymbal experience is recommended.
$60

2-3pm Lunch break (bring your lunch)
3-5 pm Khaleegy & dances from the Gulf Region
$40

both $95
Pre registration is required. No walk ins.
www.drumdancecenter.com

Workshop @
The Drum & Dance Learning Center
The Barracks Trading Post Plaza
Rt 206 & Elizabeth St.
Bordentown, NJ

Directions: DO NOT USE MAPQUEST
www.drumdancecenter.com

Sabriye Tekbilek is a performer and instructor of Middle Eastern dance whose stage presence and technique have been shaped by a lifetime of international performance and study.
Daughter of renowned Turkish musician, "Haci" Ahmet Tekbilek, and Lisa Djeylan,pioneer of Belly Dance in Sweden, Sabriye was born into an environment of music and dance. As a child and young adult Sabriye studied many dance forms, including Middle Eastern Dance, Ballet and Flamenco.

While attending the University of California in Berkeley, she began taking classes with the internationally renowned Suhaila Salimpour, and quickly became a member of the Suhaila Dance Company and Bal Anat. It was while studying with both Suhaila and Jamila Salimpour that Sabriye was encouraged to begin teaching, awakening a new passion for instruction.

In 2005 Sabriye based herself in the Middle East, where she has been touring and performing ever since. She has danced across the U.S., in Sweden, Norway, England, Turkey, Spain, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia and India. She has performed at exclusive venues including the Nobel Prize Party, Warner Bros. Studios, the Miss India Competition; and she has opened for popular Arabic
stars such as Ragheb Alama and Wael Kfoury, and regularly performs globally for dignitaries.

During her travels Sabriye continues to explore the depths of Middle Eastern Dance and music through studying and teaching workshops along her way. www.sabriyetekbilek.com

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Sema Yildiz dancing with a man

Astrid_Seftali — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:06:25 GMT

Yes, bellydance can be danced as a couple. Watch this wonderful Rom performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fAXvk_yH4U

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Which Turkish Drop is correct?

Mahhhra — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:42:45 GMT

I've been wondering this lately. One of my friends knows how to do a butt-first drop, and I can do one of the ones where you end up suspended over the ground after rolling your ankles and put the force of the drop on your shins -- the kind I picked up from watch tribal fusion -- but I don't know if it's smart for me to be emulating that exact movement if so many fusion artists tend to be lacking basic posture. We're both trying to figure out how to do the other type, but I'm wondering which one is "correct" and if one is less hard on the knees and back than another type. It's hard to find good information on dropping, how long has it been around?

All I know so far is that they're both hard on the head unless you have a spotter and have been stretching and preparing for months! :D

Thanks in advance for any information.

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7/8

Nuria — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:16:14 GMT

Hi folks, I have no teacher around that would teach Turkish style bellydance. I do have some nice music with 7/8 karshlima but no idea of stylization for dancing it. Karshlima is essentially Turkish, isn't it, so zills and Rom style dancing would suit it? Greeks are also into 7/8 I believe.

Could you post some youtube-links so I could watch a nice 7/8, no matter if it is bellydance or maybe more folklore.

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2 Turkish DVDs reviews

samirashuruk — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:22:47 GMT

http://www.gildedserpent.com/art41/beth2turkish.htm

Two in one review of two Turkish videos, the lovely Sarah Skinner and the incomparable Artemis Mourat.

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am i worng to call this turkish

annwyn — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:11:17 GMT

k am i wrong to call this turkish, these are from a while ago and i know im stiff it was a bad night but the only video i have, I ahve some Crazy telling me im wearng an egyptian costume, its a bella DUH....and that im doing american cab i mean you can see the Rroma, and oriental influance right? I do have my own style that is part of being human, im not trying to be so and so, this is Annwyn danicng what she considers turkish, oriental, roma etc yeah im american and i dont have zills, becuse i was asked not to to keep the noise down........ These I know arent the best videos or the best performance but im not crazy am I?

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=dmobie1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeE5DmlmzsM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_wuqAJ3e4A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_bMyE5JAnA

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Help for rroma children

Simona JOVIC — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:45:08 GMT

Dear friends,

Many of you responded to my last demand and we made happy a lot of rroma children and families from the Balkans. Thank you for that !

In a few weeks, i am going to India, where I will be meeting nomad kalbeliya families. This time our Organization would need clothes for children, especially very small children. So please, if you have anything to give, we would be happy to take it to India. I will be in Paris until January 9th, so for those who live in Paris, somebody from the Organization would come to pick up the staff. And for the others, there is a possibility to send it. For those who are already in India, I will be performing in New Delhi (January 10th and 11th) and Orissa (January 12th) before going to Rajasthan (Jan. 14th), so if you wish to help, please contact me as soon as possible so that we can arrange a meeting.

I wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Simona Jovic
President of Humanitary and Cultural Organization "Rroma of the World"
rromaorganization@gmail.com
www.simonajovic.com

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The Great Turkish dancers

rabia — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:17:24 GMT

I've recently become intrigued by Turkish style, but I find it's more difficult to find info about Turkish than other styles like Egyptian. I know Egyptian has Fifi, Dina, Samia, etc., But who are the Turkish greats?

The people I've heard the most about are--
Oryantal:
Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Nesrin Topkapi
Didem

Rom:
Dalia Carella
Tayyar

Who else should I be paying attention to?

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Simona JOVIC — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:39:13 GMT

Simona Jovic
Dances and music of the Rroma
Humanitary and Cultural Organization "Rroma of the world"
www.simonajovic.com

Dear all,

This is the last call for all those who would like to join my january's trip to India where we will be learning the kalbeliya dance directly from Kalbeliya musicians and dancers in their nomadic village. The trip will take place between January 14th and 21st. To know more about the kalbeliya (or sapera) dance, you can watch this video :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjNNK-KUKg0&feature=related

For those who live in Eastern India, I will be performing the "Road of the Rroma" performance (Dances of the Rroma from India, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia, Rumania and Hungary) in Orissa :

* In Orissa on January 12th
* In Bhubaneswar on January 22nd

For all information, please contact the organizers : Bhubaneswar Music Cercle lipipusparbn@yahoo.com

I wanted to thank one more time Adriana, Alheli, Veronica and all the other girls for their warm welcome in Mexico city.

Devlesa,

Simona Jovic
contact@simonajovic.com

UPCOMING EVENTS :

* Orissa - INDIA
January 12th, 2008
Performance

* Rajasthan - INDIA
January 14th to 21st, 2008
Kalbelya music and dance tour

*Bhubaneswar - INDIA
January 22nd, 2008
Performance

* Paris - FRANCE
February 9th and 10th, 2008
Workshops

* Paris- FRANCE
February 16 and 17, 2008
Workshops

* Paris- FRANCE
February 23 and 24, 2008
Workshops

* Vranje - SERBIA
March 2008
Humanitary work
If you wish to help rroma children with clothes, medicins, toys or anything, contact me

* Saint-Pierre - REUNION ISLAND
April 2008 (exact dates will be soon confirmed)
Concert & performance with Rromano Horo group

* Saint-Denis - REUNION ISLAND
April 2008 (the exact dates will be soon confirmed)
Workshop : dances of the Rroma from India, Egypt and Turkey

* Skopje (Suto Orizari) - MACEDONIA
May 1st to 8th, 2008
Music and dance tour in Suto Orizari the biggest rroma comunity in Europe
History, language, music and dance with Macedonian Rroma
Ederlezi celebration

* Zeceprajini - ROMANIA
End of may 2008
Humanitary work
If you wish to help rroma children with clothes, medicins, toys or anything, contact me

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Artemis Mourat Workshop Dec 9 @ DDLC Bordentown, NJ

alexia — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:28:29 GMT

Turkish Romany/Oriental Dance with Artemis Mourat

December 9, 2007
11:00 am - 3:30 pm
(1/2 hour break)
$75 by Nov 29, $80 after

Register Now!
http://www.drumdancecenter.com//newsltr.html

Artemis has been dancing, teaching and researching dance history in the United States and abroad for her entire adult life. She is of Greek and Turkish descent and fuses her love of these cultures with strong academic knowledge and excellent dance technique while bringing her spirited and articulate technique to workshops which include information on the history and cultures that generate the dances she teaches. She believes that we can all use art to build bridges across cultures.

Artemis has contributed to many publications. Extensive travel to 33 countries and intensive research into the idioms of the East, women's issues, psychology, ancient history, oriental dance, Rromany (Gypsy) dance and dance ethnology has yielded many manuscripts and articles.

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Tuva Camp 208

Alexander — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:53:35 GMT

Dear Friends

Thank you for your interest to our music.

Last summer we held a throat singing camp in Tuva.

We had 14 students from around the world - 8 of them were from the US, 2 from Australia
2 from Denmark, 1 from France, 1 from England.
After arriving in Tuva, the students spent 1 week in Kyzyl, the capital city.
They were able to see many tourist attractions, see a Tuvan shaman,
and attend the Naadym - National Harvest Celebration.

The students then went on to spend 1 week in the deep taiga, with members of the Tuvan throat singing group Chirgilchin,
learning various styles of throat singing, traditional Tuvan instruments, as well as the Tuvan language.

This summer, we are trying to get 2 groups to go to Tuva again, in either June or July.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Please check our photos made by Russell Roesner - our student.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertdanger/sets/72157602427847575/

Thank you
Alexander

www.purenaturemusic.com
www.chirgilchin.com

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Spoons?

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:46:36 GMT

Any suggestions where I could purchase some?

Thanks!
Amina

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Artemis in Newark, Delaware in December

delaware_lorelei — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:59:05 GMT

Maya and Ilianna will be sponsoring Artemis Mourat in a one-day
workshop on Saturday, December 1, 2007.

Artemis will be teaching a day of Turkish-style dancing with emphasis
on the difference between Egyptian and Turkish moves, Turkish
combinations, and will give a special lecture on the history
of "Vintage Belly Dancing" in America. You don't want to miss this
workshop!

DATE: December 1, 2007

LOCATION: George Wilson Center, 303 New London Road, Newark, DE

TIME: 11:00 a.m. � 3:00 p.m.
Doors open at 10:45 for registration. Class begins at 11:15 and ends
at 3:30. There will be a 15-minute break at 1:15.

COST: $60 before 11/16/07; $70 after 11/16/07 and at the door.

Please send pre-registration to: Maria Gladstone, 1803 Telegraph
Road, Wilmington, DE 19804.

DIRECTIONS: please check maps.google.com.

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Belly Dance Lesson Teacher Inquiry from Istanbul.

Istanbuldream — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:34:24 GMT

Subject : Belly Dance Lesson Teacher Inquiry from Istanbul.

We are looking for talented short term stay belly dance teachers for our tours and event groups in Istanbul for winter and Spring 2008.

If you are interested please send us an e-mail with your personal information and beackground. Please apply by e-mail with the
Belly Dance Teacher Subject.

E.mail : alp@lesartsturcs.com

Les Arts Turcs Team.

Alp AKSAHIN

http://www.bazaarturkey.com/tours/Belly_dance_lesson.html

www.lesartsturcs.com

Tel : 00 90 212 527 68 59

Fax : 00 90 212 511 21 98

Cell : 00 90 544 220 10 22
E.mail : alp@lesartsturcs.com

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costumes

bellydancecostumesbytc — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:50:16 GMT

Hello All!
I have some really pretty affordable costumes for sale
I have tribal cabaret and also wearable art
I can also make to your size (custom orders)
My pieces are one of a kind I can never really make the same exact costume
you may see my designs at
www.bellydancecostumesbytc.com
http://www.myspace.com/tccostumes
http://people.tribe.net/bellydancecostumesbytc

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Artemis in Atlanta

Nazeem — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:18:58 GMT

November 3-4, 2007, Location: Nazeem Allayl Perimeter Studio, 4250 Perimeter Park S, Suite 241, Atlanta GA 30341
Details at http://www.atlantabellydance.com/Workshops/ArtemisWorkshop11-03-07.html
Three Workshop, the topics are: Improvisational Dancing, Turkish Spoon Dancing, Sword Dancing
Hosted by Nazeem Allayl, info@AtlantaBellyDance.com

Artemis is of Greek and Turkish descent, and a living legend in the world of Turkish Dancing. She has been dancing, teaching and researching dance history in the United States and abroad for her entire adult life & has taught all over the world.

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Need help

JanetShirabella — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:28:18 GMT

Hi. I'm new and this request may not fit in with your purposes, but I'm hoping you can help me. I maintain a YouTube channel and have gotten a comment in Turkish on one of the clips. I need to approve all comments before they are posted to avoid spam and other inappropriate remarks. Babelfish doesn't offer Turkish and I haven't a clue as to what this means or where to find a translation for it. If anyone here can help me I would be most grateful.

The comment has come twice in slightly different forms

1. Nerden buldun lan metin bunu süpermiş aq
2. METİN NERDEN BULDUN LAN BUNU

I did try one site that said something about "passing at the railroad" or something. Obviously I'm going to have to find a Turkish dictionary! Oh, and I love Turkish style belly dance.

Thank you.

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My Turkish Spoon Dance (x-posted)

ChristyFricks — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:26:50 GMT

This is a Turkish spoon dance I performed last night at a Hafla in Augusta GA. Drummer Dave of Peach Curry and I improvised this at the last minute.
It's not traditional, more folkloric fusion.

The music is by Turku off their Ozlem CD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVpiRM3vpHY

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An interesting Kocek clip

~* Alice *~ — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:22:17 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwD37qP6Kbs

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Turkish Instructors in Arizona?

Dina — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:14:27 GMT

Hi,

I'm really interested in the Turkish style. I'm going to buy Artemis' DVD I'm practicing with Sarah Skinner's right now. I was wondering if there was a teacher in Tuscon, AZ or maybe anywhere in the state? I'm not afraid to travel every once in a while. I'm going to be studying Eygption when I get there. Thanks for the help!

Dina

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Cikibum Lyric Translation

Zehara — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:53:07 GMT

Does anyone know the English Translation of Ayca's "Cikibum" song??? Here are the Turkish lyrics:

sen iste yeter
arabama atlar gelirim
soz ver opucen
dudagima seker surerim
opturemezsem olucem
opturemezsem olucem
opturemezsem olucem ben
iki gonul bir olunca
samanlik seyran
bum ciki ciki bum
bum ciki ciki bum
bum ciki ciki ciki
ciki bum bum
sen iste yeter
evime gel seker veririm
kandiririm
cezam neyse
seve seve cekerim
kandiramazsam olucem
kandiramazsam olucem
kandiramazsam olucem ben
reply to this post

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Cross post: Musical repertoire?

candacecrawford — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:33:24 GMT

**cross posted in Egyptian Style**

I've been studying for a year and a half, and my teacher does tell us names of pieces, especially "standard" pieces that one would expect to dance to if they were in live setting, or more of the well known songs. So I do have a base. But how do I go about building a repertoire? I know that I have to go to clubs and listen to what's played, but I have no command of the language, and if I hear something that I like, I probably won't know who the singer/instrumentalist is. Being a musician, I have a good ear and most times can remember a hook or parts of a melody, but I have no ME musicians for friends so I can't pow wow with them to get the info I need.

How did you ladies do it? The only names I know are Hakim, Amr diab?, and Natacha Atlas. Who are some other artists I can check out? And I'm in NYC, so NYC area dancers -where are the places I can go to get music?

Any help would be apreciated. thanks ladies!
Candace

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"Stage" name?

candacecrawford — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:16:05 GMT

Hello all!

I'm a newbie. I was wondering if anyone can explain why and when dancers take on a stage name? Is the meaning more profound than taking on a "stage" name? How do they go about picking it? What's the history behind it?

Thanks ladies,
Candace

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Turkish Roman and Bellydance Class with Elizabeth Strong in Berkeley

elizabethstrong — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:57:53 GMT

I always post my class here on the turkish style! tribe, and don't generally get much response, but here goes...

Mondays, September 10th - November 26th
Spring Fall Studio
2547 Eighth St. (between Dwight and Parker Streets)
Berkeley, CA 94710

8-9pm: Belly Dance (Eastern European Rom, Egyptian, tribal fusion, and basics)

9-10pm: Turkish Rom (focus on 9/8 rhythm, and all traditional movements learned first-hand from Turkish Rom dancers in Istanbul)

1 class: $12
2 classes: $22
4 class pass: $40

Spread the word to those who love Turkish Rom in the Bay Area!!

Thanks,
Elizabeth

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What make a turkish dancer

annwyn — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:25:11 GMT

Ok so after my last post, aside from suffereing major self esteen issues, I was thinking what if Im worng, TOTALY wrong........ So I thought of thi topic

What makes A turkish dancer a Turkish dancer?

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Aya Arsan in GA!

ChristyFricks — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:19:43 GMT

COMPANNY MEZZA PRESENTS

AYA ARSAN OF ISTANBUL, TURKEY IN TURKISH MOSAIC

Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007

Workshop: Noon to 3:00 pm

Location: Dance 411 Studios, 749 Moreland Ave., Bldg. C-201, Atlanta,
GA 30316, www.dance411studios .com <http://www.dance411 studios.com/> ;
404-622-4110

Fee: $45 payable in advance

RSVP to: Diane Adams, diane.adams@ turner.com, or 404-827-1255

Evening All-Star Dinner Show: Nicola's Restaurant, 1601 LaVista Rd.,
NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, 404-325-2524

6:00 pm doors open; 6:30 dinner; show starts at 7:30 m.

Tickets will be offered through pre-sale from Diane Adams, or available
at the door, space permitting.

Price: $20 (tax & gratuity included; drinks extra).

Lebanese dinner plus All-star show featuring AYA and her company, and
pro talent from Company Mezza and the Atlanta bellydance scene, offering
Turkish, Roman and Egyptian stylings.

Aya will be teaching Turkish Rom for slow 9/8 pieces (called Agir
Roman), and Turkish fusion combos that can be applied to various types
of music. Her frequent travels to Turkey allow her to bring you the
latest in Turkish technique from Turkey's current stars. She's an
experienced performer and teacher who has been featured on many T shows
and a published researcher on the varieties of Turkish dance. Check her
out at www.turkishbellydan cer.com <http://www.turkishb ellydancer.

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Information about this song "Lesgi"

Hülya — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:33:16 GMT

I'm thinking about using this for an upcoming performance.

The version I have is off of Turku's Nomads of the Silk Road.

Before I use it for a performance I'd like to know if this is an arrangement of a traditional song or is it original to Turku (thinking the former, but not sure.)

This is an istrumental, but if this is only one version of the song are there other versions with lyrics? If so, what are the most common lyrics or the storyline of the song?

Does the word "Lesgi" translate into English and what does it mean?

I really want to make sure that if I perform to the song that the music is conveying what I think it is.

(Keeps thinking about the story she heard about the dancer that was dancing with a sad or sensual emotive to a song about getting drunk.) I'd prefer to avoid that type of mistake if I can. :)

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Rhythms commonly used when playingTurkish spoons

Avena — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:39:19 GMT

What are the most common rhythms you've found being used when playing Turkish spoons?

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Artemis nominated in Zaghareet awards!

samirashuruk — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:54:35 GMT

http://zaghareet.freeservers.com/poll.html
Don't forget to vote! :)

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Turkish in the Midwest/South -- somewhere?

aziyade — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:38:23 GMT

It's frustrating to live in the cornfields. The Bay Area, Boston, NY, Colorado, DC -- all FULL of Turkish dancers and dance experts. What do we have in the midwest or south??

If a person REALLY wants to get good instruction in Turkish dance, what are the options? (I know -- going to Turkey is #1, and that's do-able for me, but not immediately.)

Until I can make the pilgrimage to Istanbul, is there anyone around here I should know about? I know Eva's in Colorado and Artie's near DC. Tayyar and Ahmet are on the east coast (?). That's a bit of a long commute for a weekly class or even a private lesson. Is there someone in between the two coasts? Who am I missing?

Someone once mentioned a Denise in the midwest. (???) Any info on her?

Suggestions? Recommendations? I'm so alone here! :(

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Turkish style!

~* Alice *~ — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:11:34 GMT

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp5u2mCeWV4

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Turkish Court Dance

Heyamo — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:21:51 GMT

Is there such a thing as Turkish Court Dance? I have seen performances of Armenian and Persian court dance, but never Turkish. If anyone knows of any music, performers, videos--please let me know. Thanks.

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Sala Sana

Heyamo — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:57:47 GMT

Gunaydin to you Turkish speakers. Can anyone tell me the lyrics in English to Sala Sana? Doesn't have to be literal, but the basic message of the song. Tesekular!

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Teach me

georgemarc — Thu, 10 May 2007 23:59:44 GMT

In return, I offer this, 'Anything will give up its' secrets, if you love it enough.'

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"Stage" name?

Turkish Roman and Bellydance Class with Elizabeth Strong in Berkeley

What make a turkish dancer

Aya Arsan in GA!

Information about this song "Lesgi"

Rhythms commonly used when playingTurkish spoons

Artemis nominated in Zaghareet awards!

Turkish in the Midwest/South -- somewhere?

Turkish style!

Turkish Court Dance

Sala Sana

Teach me

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