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Folk Tours is proud to offer an internationally acclaimed selection of professionals who will provide the finest instruction in dance, music and song from a wide variety of perspectives.
We welcome all levels from professional to beginner!
Folk Tours is proud to offer an internationally acclaimed selection of professionals who will provide the finest instruction in dance, music and song from a wide variety of perspectives.
We welcome all levels from professional to beginner!
MUSICWe offer small, group instruction in many Middle Eastern instruments. Music classes include information about basic music theory, simple and advanced techniques, Arabic and Turkish styling and Middle Eastern rhythms. We also provide singing and maqam classes in Middle Eastern style music.
DANCE
Middle Eastern Dance is the oldest known dance form. This tradition is an ancient art that has lasted throughout the centuries. The captivating music, the sensuous movement, the elaborate costumes, will lure you into a world of foreign intrigue and delight. In the Middle East, dance has played an important role in celebrating and depicting important events. From villages to urban areas, culture is celebrated through dance. Below are some of the forms we will explore in camp.
Middle Eastern Dance is the oldest known dance form. This tradition is an ancient art that has lasted throughout the centuries. The captivating music, the sensuous movement, the elaborate costumes, will lure you into a world of foreign intrigue and delight. In the Middle East, dance has played an important role in celebrating and depicting important events. From villages to urban areas, culture is celebrated through dance. Below are some of the forms we will explore in camp.
Oriental dance (also known as bellydancing) has ancient roots and thriving international traditions that remain extraordinarily vital today. From the oldest ritual traditions of the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Mideast, belly dancing has spread throughout the world, finding many adherents not only in its areas of origin but also in such areas as the Balkans, India, and Central Asia. The multitude of dance forms grouped in English as "belly dance" have a variety of names in the cultures that produced them. To Greeks, belly dance is the "cifte telli"; to Turks, "dans oryantal"; and to Egyptians, "raks sharki." Despite such variety, the belly dance traditions of different cultures share some generally recognized features. Each year we will provide you with excellent Oriental dance instructors from all regions of the world, representing the different styles from different countries. We welcome your requests for any specific type of dance you may be interested in. Each year we will offer Egyptian, Turkish style oriental dance and American Tribal Style Belly Dance.
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, costumes and ceremonies. Some of the most common dances are romanian, mastika, bir sari yilan, tulum, sirto, kampana, karsilama, roman, sulukule, agir roman and kaba roman. The dances can be performed as a solo or in a group. The dances usually represent personal skills, daily life and love stories. Each year we will offer Turkish Romany (Gypsy) classes.
The Roma (Gypsies) who now reside in every continent of the world, originally came from India. The Roma (Gypsies) have their own music, dance, costumes and ceremonies. Some of the most common dances are romanian, mastika, bir sari yilan, tulum, sirto, kampana, karsilama, roman, sulukule, agir roman and kaba roman. The dances can be performed as a solo or in a group. The dances usually represent personal skills, daily life and love stories. Each year we will offer Turkish Romany (Gypsy) classes.
Folk
dance
The Middle East has a rich tradition of folk dance. Every district has its own local tunes, songs and dances. There is some special song or dance for every event of rural life. A birth or a wedding, the death of a loved one, sowing the field and harvesting the crops or leading the flocks to water. Some of the songs and dances have to do with a particular craft or work, some have fertility or good luck as a theme, while others express the timeless feelings of a man, joy and sadness, the longing of an exile for home and the homeland, love and affection for the beloved. Each year we will provide Turkish folk dance and an intro to Arabic folk dance.
The Middle East has a rich tradition of folk dance. Every district has its own local tunes, songs and dances. There is some special song or dance for every event of rural life. A birth or a wedding, the death of a loved one, sowing the field and harvesting the crops or leading the flocks to water. Some of the songs and dances have to do with a particular craft or work, some have fertility or good luck as a theme, while others express the timeless feelings of a man, joy and sadness, the longing of an exile for home and the homeland, love and affection for the beloved. Each year we will provide Turkish folk dance and an intro to Arabic folk dance.