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Registration Itinerary Classes Dance teachers Music teachers Reviews Photos General info Terms/Cond. Accommodations Links	Turkish Events 4th Annual FESTIVAL ALATURKA! Dance and Music Festival in Istanbul July 6th - July 14th, 2008 experience the unique flavor of the Middle East by studying with native dance stars!
FOLK TOURS DOES IT AGAIN! Due to the great response to our previous festivals we are pleased to announce our fourth annual dance and music intensive in exotic Istanbul in early July of 2008. We had a resounding success in our last festival when 45 dancers and musicians from over 7 different countries joined each other through a common love for music and dance. We are very excited to bring you more dance class hours than any other event in Turkey. Our master instructors are all native to the Middle East and include Turkish superstar of bellydance SEMA YILDIZ - we are honored and thrilled to present such a dance legend! You will get an authentic feeling and flair for true Turkish style as well as be able to study from an Egyptian master MOHAMED SHAHIN and many other fine instructors. We are a company run by dancers and musicians for dancers and musicians so we are sensitive to your needs! Below are some of the highlights of Alaturka:
• HOTEL Eight night’s accommodation in a wonderful 3 star hotel in the historic Sultanahmet section of old Istanbul. Our hotel is walking distance from the most famous historic sights of old Constantinople. Our quaint hotel includes modern amenities such as a bar lounge, rooftop restaurant, internet café, 24 hour room service, laundry service, currency exchange, cozy lobby area and more. In addition, our hotel features a wonderful restaurant styled in the old Ottoman fashion with delicious authentic Turkish cuisine.The rooms include satellite color TVs, air conditioning, heating, private bath or shower and comfortable accommodations. • CLASSES Five full days of dance instruction, more class hours than any other Turkish dance and music event. All our instructors are Middle eastern and amoung the top in their field. • SHOW There will be free admission to concerts and parties that feature Turkish Oriental dance, Romany (Gypsy) music and dance and folkdance. You will see some of the most accomplished musicians and dancers in Turkey! • SHOPPING A guided trip to the Grand Bazaar and shopping for musical instruments, costumes and music. • PARTIES Parties with live music from some of Istanbul's most talented musicians. We will have student and teacher performances in our private cabaret and lots of open dancing for dancers of all levels. • TURKISH BATH We will recreate an Ottoman bath house experience."Hamman Sefasi", is a luxurious celebration in a historic Turkish bathhouse with music, a refreshing feast of fruit, Turkish coffee and cold drinks, nargile (water pipe) and optional massage.! This is an experience not to be missed. • BOSPHORUS BOAT TRIP Cruise between two continents on a lively boat trip down the Bosphorus with musical accompaniment from our own special band.* • WINE AND DINE Enjoy a sumptuous meal while being serenaded by Romany (Gypsy) musicians in Kumkapi, the city's bustling and vibrant waterfront neighborhood. • SIGHTSEE On your free time explore this centuries old metropolis. You can visit Topkapi Palace and peer into the sultan's harem, take in the Archaeological Museum, Textile Museum, the architectural wonder of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia and marvel at the breathtaking Underground Cistern all of which are walking distance from our hotel. • MEALS all meals are included except for three which are on your free time. • TRANSPORTATION All ground transportation included • GROUP DISCOUNT If you have 3 or more students, friends and/or family members who join our Festival and/or optional tours, you are entitled to a special discount on your festival package! You will recieve a 5% discount for every person you have referred. This offer applies to full time festival attendees and does not include children or significant others. Please contact us for more details at danceinfo@folktours.com ••• US, Mexican and Japanese Participants will fly out on July 5th. European participants fly out on August 6th. Everyone should plan to arrive in Istanbul on July 6th for the beginning of the Festival. ••• Festival ends July 14th at breakfast when we say our goodbyes - bring plenty of tissues! *subject to change due to weather
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• HOTEL Eight night’s accommodation in a wonderful 3 star hotel in the historic Sultanahmet section of old Istanbul. Our hotel is walking distance from the most famous historic sights of old Constantinople. Our quaint hotel includes modern amenities such as a bar lounge, rooftop restaurant, internet café, 24 hour room service, laundry service, currency exchange, cozy lobby area and more. In addition, our hotel features a wonderful restaurant styled in the old Ottoman fashion with delicious authentic Turkish cuisine.The rooms include satellite color TVs, air conditioning, heating, private bath or shower and comfortable accommodations.
• CLASSES Five full days of dance instruction, more class hours than any other Turkish dance and music event. All our instructors are Middle eastern and amoung the top in their field.
• SHOW There will be free admission to concerts and parties that feature Turkish Oriental dance, Romany (Gypsy) music and dance and folkdance. You will see some of the most accomplished musicians and dancers in Turkey!
• SHOPPING A guided trip to the Grand Bazaar and shopping for musical instruments, costumes and music.
• PARTIES Parties with live music from some of Istanbul's most talented musicians. We will have student and teacher performances in our private cabaret and lots of open dancing for dancers of all levels.
• TURKISH BATH We will recreate an Ottoman bath house experience."Hamman Sefasi", is a luxurious celebration in a historic Turkish bathhouse with music, a refreshing feast of fruit, Turkish coffee and cold drinks, nargile (water pipe) and optional massage.! This is an experience not to be missed.
• BOSPHORUS BOAT TRIP Cruise between two continents on a lively boat trip down the Bosphorus with musical accompaniment from our own special band.*
• WINE AND DINE Enjoy a sumptuous meal while being serenaded by Romany (Gypsy) musicians in Kumkapi, the city's bustling and vibrant waterfront neighborhood.
• SIGHTSEE On your free time explore this centuries old metropolis. You can visit Topkapi Palace and peer into the sultan's harem, take in the Archaeological Museum, Textile Museum, the architectural wonder of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia and marvel at the breathtaking Underground Cistern all of which are walking distance from our hotel.
• MEALS all meals are included except for three which are on your free time.
• TRANSPORTATION All ground transportation included
• GROUP DISCOUNT If you have 3 or more students, friends and/or family members who join our Festival and/or optional tours, you are entitled to a special discount on your festival package! You will recieve a 5% discount for every person you have referred. This offer applies to full time festival attendees and does not include children or significant others. Please contact us for more details at danceinfo@folktours.com
••• US, Mexican and Japanese Participants will fly out on July 5th. European participants fly out on August 6th. Everyone should plan to arrive in Istanbul on July 6th for the beginning of the Festival.
••• Festival ends July 14th at breakfast when we say our goodbyes - bring plenty of tissues!