Some dances reflect natural events or daily life, and others
treat social events and matters of the heart. For example, the Kimil dance from
Urfa province portrays a kind of pest that harms the crops and the way that
villagers attempt to deal with it.
Bar Folk Dance:
With their structure and
formation, they are the dances performed by groups in the open. They are
spread, in general, over the eastern part of Anatolia. The characteristic
of 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. They normally
wear costumes as they dance. They always dance with pride and they turn their
hands as they hop dance.
Halay Folk Dance:
This folk-dance, is a part of
Turkish dance and is performed to a large extent in the Eastern, South- Eastern
and Central Anatolia and it is one of the most striking dance. It has a rich
figure structure of simplicity is the symbol of creation and originality of the
folk.
Horon Folk Dance:
The horon is a dance style found
in the Black Sea region, now modern Turkey. The dances called Horon derived
from the Greek culture of the area and are circular in nature, each
characterized by distinct short steps. Horons appear very different from the
folk dances in other parts of the country with their formation of tempo, rhythm
and measure. Horons are performed, in general, by groups.
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