Class References: Turkish dances

Various dance styles from Turkey, from Bellydance to Romani to Folk Dances.

Oryantal dances (Turkish style Bellydance):
- Sema Yildiz - famous Turkish dancer from the 70s through the present:
    . 1976 (to Egyptian music) [3:13]
   . 1988 at Kervansaray [10:47] 

-Nesrin Topkapi, another beloved Turkish dancer, dancing to Lebanese music (Rahbani Bros] [6:46]
- sultry Tülay Karaca doing "classic" Turkish-style Bellydance with intense zill work ("Tülay Strut" at ~5:10) [6:20]
- Asena, very famous recent dancer of very modern and technical style, to Egyptian music 2000 [6:30] 

- Didem, very technical and modern in style [7:03] 

- Birgül, the amazing house dancer at Istanbul's Orient House; includes Roman section at ~5:25 [11:06]
 

Romani dances:
- group of Rom women dancing at a wedding and showing the traditional Göbek Atmak [7:29] 

- Reyhan Tuzsuz -- little spitfire Romani dancer and teacher in San Francisco, April 2013 [8:48]

- another Reyhan (not Tuzsuz) performing Romani dance within her "Bellydance" performance [2:05] 

- Sema Yildiz and Ozgen perform stylized Romani dance at Gar House cabaret, 2008 [3:15]
- Didem performs a very stylized Romani dance on Turkish TV, 2007 [3:23]
 

Folk dances:

- Zeybek :

  >  men's version of Harmandali, in full costume and with traditional instruments:

    . Dağın Efeleri - Harmandalı Zeybeği [4:20]
    . showing close-ups of traditional men's costumes [4:15] 

  > Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, solo male performer, in modern dress [1:48] 

  > with men and women [4:24] 

  >  man & woman, showing each figure in slow motion; full choreography at 3:40   [9:18]

  > HARMANDALI ZEYBEĞİ HALK OYUNLARI ÖĞRENİYORUM [8:54] 

- Black Sea (Karadeniz) :

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