HOW MUCH FAMOUS TURKISH DANCE IS IN THE WORLD

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.

famous dancers

Tambil
Born in Istambul, Turkey. studied ballet at Istambul Conservatory; Became a professional belly dancer at the teen age of fourteen. Tambils unique style of "Gobek dansi" (Stomach Dance, loosely translated) has been performed as an art in the palaces of Turkish Sultans for centuries -the authentic movements and rhythms with wich those dancers of old captivated all who were lucky enough to gain audience at Sultans court.
Tambil has danced for such luminaries as famous Aga Khan IVand the Sultan of Zanzibar. She danced her way across the european Continent; And on to America, where she has performed with many show business greats, including Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Benny Goodman - Harry James- Lou Monte and Paul Anka . She has made a number of great appearances on the Merv Griffin Show .

famous dacers

Princess Banu
Turkish belly dancer Princess Banu is one of the great legends of oriental dance. Princess Banu was born in Izmir, Turkey. She fell in love with dance, music and cinema at an early age. Later on Banu moved to Istanbul, the capital of the Turkish entertainment world. Turkish dancer Kudret Sandra, (he was one of the best teachers in the history of Turkish belly dance) was the first teacher of Princess Banu like many famous names. Afterwards she also studied Raqs Sharqi in Cairowith Egyptian great master teacher Ibrahem Akef. She started her dance career at a very young age at the night club of the Istanbul Hilton Hotel.After a very short period of time, Banu moved to Italy and began her international careerand then she performed all over the world.She was married to an Arab Prince, hence she took the title “Princess”.The marriage didn’t last long and it doesn’t have a very happy ending.She divorced him and returned to Turkey. Princess Banu reached the top of her career, when she began dancing at MAXIM, most famous and most elegant music – hall of Istanbul at the time. Princess Banu also acted in Turkish movies, as a main star. She has danced as a representative of Turkey in many performances abroad.Therefore, the Turkish Ministry of Culture proclaimed Princess Banu as “The National Dancer of Turkey”. She has danced in the presence of kings, presidents of different countries, such as Berlusconi, Sheikh El Maktoum, Sheikh Zayed, Hosni Mubarak, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, King Hussein, Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, Al Khalifa…Due her popularity many Television show’s and documentary has been made of Princess Banuamongst them have been National Geographic Channel. In the belly dance world Princess Banu has been accepted as a legend amongst stars and Princess Banuremains the phenomenal belly dancer of all times. Princess Banu never lost her glamour and when she’s on the scene, she looks forever young. She’s also a great belly dance teacher, choreographer and exclusive designer of belly dance costumes. Princess Banu is still performing and teaching all over the world. She’s living in Istanbul, Turkey.