Folk Tours Newsletter : May 2010

2010 Middle Eastern Dance & Music Camp

7th Annual Middle Eastern Camp for Dancers and Musicians in Rustic Pennsylvania

Memorial Day Weekend Friday May 28th - Monday 31th 2010

Folk Tours is proud to offer an internationally acclaimed selection of professionals who will provide the finest Instruction in Middle Eastern dance, music and song from a wide variety of perspectives

Our talented USA camp staff of world class dance and music teachers for 2010 include:

DANCE : Nourhan Sharif, Eva Cernik, Mohamed Shahin, Aszmara, Mimi Fontana, Ibrahim Tunc and Tayyar Akdeniz

MUSIC: Souren Boronian, Sami Abu Shumays, Ali Kayha, Rachid Halihal. Seido Salifoski, Mike Uzatmaciyan, Ossama Farouk, Umut Yasmut, Nezih Antakli,Tayyar Akdeniz and guest musicians for performance Read More

2010 MIDDLE EASTERN DANCE AND MUSIC CAMP

Location: Camp Cayuga PA

Cost: 335

2010 ALATURKA DANCE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL

FromSunday, July 04 2010
ToSunday, July 11 2010

Location: Istanbul-TURKEY

Cost: 1800

TAYYAR AKDENIZ

Turkish Folk and Gypsy Dance

Tayyar has been involved as a dancer, musician and director of folkloric troupes for 25 years in Turkey. He has performed and traveled extensively around the world with the Turkish State Folk Dance Assemble and several other distinguished dance companies from Turkey.

NOSTALGIA

Swap Meet On Saturday evening only during dinner and until the show, we will have a swap meet for anyone who wishes to sell their music/dance/ethnic ... USA Events Activities	IBRAHIM TUNC Turkish Folk Dance ails from Denizli, Turkey and graduated from the respected Manisa Youth and Sports Academy in 1979. After graduation Ibrahim performed in various folk ... USA Dance Teachers	EVA CERNIK Turkish Oriental and Turkish Romany (Gypys) Dance Is well known for her sizzling Turkish Oriental dance style. She has danced since her childhood in Brasil. ... USA Dance Teachers	CHRISTINA KING American Tribal Style DanceChristina King, A dancer of many styles since childhood, Christina discovered Middle-Eastern folkloric dance and began her studies in 1992 with Tahjah of ... USA Dance Teachers
What to Bring ALL DANCERS PLEASE BRING COMFORTABLE DANCE SHOES! A good sleeping bags and/or very warm blankets(we are in the mountains so there times when it ... USA Events General Information	Drum Circle The Drum circle will beat the campfire location Friday night from 8:... USA Events General Information	NAJI HILAL Arabic Oud The legacy begins pre-biblical from 1600 BC in an area today called The Middle-East. Passed on from one generation to the next,Naji ... USA Music Teachers	TAYYAR AKDENIZ Turkish rhythms, davul (Instructor/performer) Has been involved as a dancer, musician and director of folkloric troupes for 25 years in Turkey. He is a highly r... USA Music Teachers
STEVE KOTANSKY Balkan Folk dancesBalkan, Hungarian, Romanian, International Traveling in Germany for over seven years, he worked with ethnic communities (guest workers) in Munich, while teaching dance and ... USA Dance Teachers	Romani (Gypsy) Dance The Roma (Gypsies) who now reside in every continent of the world, originally came from India. The Roma (Gypsies) have their own music, dance, cost... USA Events Classes	ASHARAH American Tribal Style Dance Asharah has been performing since the age of six as a dancer, figure skater, and singer. As a bellydancer, she is ... USA Dance Teachers	MOHAMED SHAHIN Reda Style Egyptian Oriental and Folk dances Mohamed is a choreographer and performer from Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed began his studies at the age of ... USA Dance Teachers
NOURHAN SHARIF Egyptian Oriental Dance Prolific, gifted, and tireless, New York s Nourhan Sharif keeps expanding the educational and artistic horizons for Middle Eastern dance. She p... USA Dance Teachers	KAESHI Belly dance and Hip Hop Of Chinese descent, Kaeshi Chai was born in Brunei and brought up in New Zealand and Australia. She co-founded t... USA Dance Teachers	Costumes clothing & music We have the following vendors with many fabulous costumes, instruments and music for sale. 2010 vendors include the ... USA Events Activities	AVRAM PENGAS Guitar,bouzouki Instructor/ performer (guitar - bouzouki) played lead guitar in the Israel Air Force Band. He is a Greek born musical arranger and virtuoso ... USA Music Teachers
Swap Meet IBRAHIM TUNC EVA CERNIK CHRISTINA KING What to Bring Drum Circle NAJI HILAL TAYYAR AKDENIZ STEVE KOTANSKY Romani (Gypsy) Dance ASHARAH MOHAMED SHAHIN NOURHAN SHARIF KAESHI Costumes clothing & music AVRAM PENGAS

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