ART 231 – Introduction to Turkish Folk Dances
Course Content:
To provide information about the general characteristics (figure, music, rhythm, traditional clothing, instruments) of Traditional Turkish Folk Dances, which is one of the important subjects of Turkish Folklore, and to provide general information about the genres.
Topics Covered:
Week 1: Introduction and General Course Information
Week 2: Dance, Folklore, and the Formation of Turkish Folk Dances
Week 3: Rhythmic Cycles (Usul), Instruments, Costumes, and Dance Genres
Week 4: The Zeybek Tradition and Slow Zeybek Dances
Week 5: Fast Zeybek (Kıvrak Zeybek), Teke, Seğmen, Bengi, Güvende, and Mengi Dances
Week 6: Spoon Dances in Anatolia
Week 7: Rumelian and Thracian Dances, Hora, Karşılama, Kasap Havası
Week 8: Midterm Exam
Week 9: Origins of Halay, Its Types, and Halay in Other Cultures
Week 10: Horon and Kolbastı Dances
Week 11: Bar Dances and Technical Characteristics
Week 12: Classical Dances: Köçek, Çengi, Kanto, Aşuk Maşuk, Kılıç Kalkan
Week 13: Romani and Çiftetelli Dances
Week 14: Religious Dances: Semah and Sema, Immigrant Dances
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