FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP

Agenda Dance Folk dance Anatolian Folk Dances Some examples classification by dance theme classification by dance characteristics Some examples Practical work

Dance Dance is an art form; generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic and to music used as a form of expression and social interaction presented in a spiritual or performance setting

Folk dances Folk dances (authentic ) Are performed by non-professional dancers Are performed with traditional music Not for public performance Are inherited from tradition

Anatolian folk dances Anatolian folk dances can be classified in two different ways classification by dance characteristics classification by dance theme

Classification by dance characteristics

BAR: their formation is that they are performed side-by-side, hand, shoulder and arm-in-arm woman and man bars are different from one another mostly performed with davul and zurna HALAY mostly performed shoulder to shoulder has a rich figure structure rhythmic elements of halay dances are very rich; generally faster than bar dances

HORON: different from other forms in tempo, rhythm and measure; they are performed very fast in general performed by groups Principle instruments are “kemençe” and “tulum”; also performed with cura zurna and davul ZEYBEK: different forms of zeybeks can be observed in different regions generally performed by one person or two have various tempos: very slow, slow, fast, very fast; but generally slower than other forms instruments changes with zeybek characteristics; main instruments are kaba zurna, baglama, clarinet and davul.

HORA: is a form of circle dance common in Balkans (“xopo” in Bulgarian) performed in groups genrally performed with two zurnas and davul; common measure is 9/8 KAŞIK OYUNLARI: always performed with wooden-spoons; has a rythmic characteristic generally performed with baglama, clarinet and violin; and mostly accompanied by folk song

Classification by dance themes Fight and struggle Bıçak Horonu (Trabzon), Harkuşta (Bitlis) Named after a well known person Kerimoğlu (Muğla), Sülüman Ağa (Edirne), Kezban Yenge (Burdur) Ceremonial dances Çayda Çıra (Elazığ), Seğmen (Ankara) Religious and spritual dances Semah, Sin sin (Adıyaman) Dances inspired by nature Coşkun Çoruh (Artvin), Portakal Zeybeği (Silifke), Horon Kurma (Trabzon) Dances originated from production and agricultural relationships Teşi (Antep, Artvin), Galuç (Adıyaman), Kımıl (Urfa), Türkmen Kızı (Mersin) Dances originated from animal imitations Kartal Halayı (Bingöl, Tokat), Kurt-Kuzu (Diyarbakır), Ördek (Bolu)

Examples atolye_ornekler.wmv