Turkey is famous for its cuisines. Its rich and abundant store of flora and fauna and the combination of different cultures such as the Mediterranean and the Chinese has contributed to the varied cuisines in Turkey. The constant modifications in the usual dishes also, call for its diversity. Turkish people are those people mainly, who belong to the country of Turkey.There are several traits and features that characterize the Turkish people. Among these several distinctive traits of the Turkish people there are their rich cultural heritages, their distinctive language and many other traits and features. Turkish dance is a very important and inseparable part of the rich heritage of Turkish culture. There are several forms of Turkish dance that are extremely popular among the people in Turkey. Turkish dances have created such an interest among people that some Turkish dance forms have won immense popularity in several countries around the world.Turkish dance are of several types as there are several tribes in among the Turkish people who have their particular culture and dance forms. Some of the famous Turkish dance forms are, Halay, Karsilama, Hora, Zeybek, the belly dance and many other forms of dances. Halay is the national dance of Turkey. It has originated from the empire of Assyrian. In this dance form the dancers form a circle holding each other by hand or shoulder and the first and the last dancer hold a piece of cloth. This dance is accompanied by traditional musical instruments.
Belly dance
Belly dance or bellydance is a Western-coined name for a type of Middle Eastern dance. Originally a "solo, improvised dance involving torso articulation",[1] belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally.The term "belly dance" is a translation of the French term "danse du ventre", which was applied to the dance in the Victorian era, and probably originally referred to the Arabic tribe Ouled Nail dancers of Algeria, whose dance used more abdominal movements than the dances described today as "belly dance". It is something of a misnomer, as every part of the body is involved in the dance; the most featured body part is usually the hips.
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