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  2. Turkish folk dance - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Turkish Folk Dance. Turkish folk dances are the folk dances of Turkey. Facing three seas, straddling important trade routes, Turkey has a complex, sophisticated culture, reflected in the variety of its dances. The dominant dance forms are types of line dance. There are many different types of folk dances performed in various ways in ...

  3. Halay - Wikipedia

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    Halay is the national dance of Turkey and a regional category of folk dance styles in central, southern, eastern, and southeastern regions of the country. It is mainly performed by Turks and Kurds in Turkey. Halay and similar dances are parts of multiple ancient folk dance traditions and cultures throughout the Middle East and regions in ...

  4. Zeybek (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Balıkesir zeybek dance Extension and distribution of folk dances in today's Turkey. The zeybek is a form of Turkish folk dance particular to Western, Central and southern Anatolia in Turkey. It originates from two ancient Greek dances, the Dionysiac and the Pyrrhic, and it is named after the Zeybeks. [1] In Greece, the dance is known as Zeibekiko.

  5. Horon - Wikipedia

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    Horon with kemenche Children from Turkey perform folk dance Horon ( Pontic : χορόν , romanized: khorón ; Laz : oxoronu ) is a group of traditional folk dances from the Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey .

  6. Category:Turkish folk dances - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Turkish folk dances" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Turkish folk dance; H.

  7. Kaşık Havası - Wikipedia

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    "Köçek troupe at a fair" at Sultan Ahmed's 1720 celebration of his son's circumcision. Miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul.. Kaşık Havası (Turkish: Kaşık Havası, lit. spoon tune) or Kaşık Oyunları (Turkish: Kaşık Oyunları, lit. spoon dances; Greek: Χορός κουταλιών) are folk dances mostly spread over the Mediterranean region and have a ...

  8. Zurna - Wikipedia

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    In Turkish folk music, the zurna joined with the davul to appoint a melodic concomitant to tribal and village folk dance. Today, the zurna is an essential part of Turkish folk music and dance, as well as in Armenian dance, Assyrian folk dance and Kurdish dance. Turkish lore [citation needed] says that Adam, who was

  9. Karsilamas - Wikipedia

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    Karsilamas (Turkish: karşılama; Greek: καρσιλαμάς) is a folk dance spread all over Northwest Turkey and carried to Greece by Anatolian Greek immigrants. [1] [2] The term "karşılama" means "encounter, welcoming, greeting" in Turkish. The dance is popular in Northwestern areas of Turkey, especially on wedding parties and festivals.