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ALATURKA DANCE TEACHERS 2008
We welcome students of all levels from the beginner to the professional!
*staff subject to change
SEMA
YILDIZ {Turkish Oriental} Sema is recognised as one of Turkey’s
leading dance teachers and she has taught nearly all of the well known dancers
currently performing in Turkey including Asena and Didem. Her “girls”
can be seen in resorts and clubs all over Turkey and similarities in their
dance styles can be traced back to Sema’s focus on grace, energy and
energy projection. Currently teaching in Istanbul she is still much in demand
by young dancers wanting to enter the world of bellydance performance as
well as by foreign students wanting to gain a unique insight into Turkish
style bellydance as well as the 9/8 rhythms.
HALE
SULTAN {Turkish Oriental} is currently one of Turkeys top dancers
and has performed and taught in Turkey and in various countries throughout
the world. A dancers fvorite, she has produced her own teaching dvd and
been featured on television and in film.
MOHAMED
SHAHIN (Egyptian Oriental & Folkloric) Mohamed Shahin
is internationally renowned as a dancer, choreographer and instructor
specializing in the traditional folkloric dances of Egypt. A graduate
of the famous El Kowmaiya School in Cairo, Mohamed has appeared in numerous
Egyptian films and video clips, and served as artistic director for the
dance troupe for singer Samir Sabry. His expertise in all styles of Egyptian
dance, innovative choreography, and magnetic personality have a made him
a highly sought-after dance mentor not only in Egypt, but in the United
States, Asia, Latin America and Africa.
TAYYAR
AKDENIZ {Turkish Folk & Romany (Gypsy) Dance, Davul and finger cymbals}
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. He is a highly respected,
seasoned performer who has delighted audiences throughout Europe, Asia,
the Far East, Mexico and in the United States. Tayyar is the director of
Folk Tours and is working tirelessly to keep a sense of Turkish art and
culture alive through his events in the United States and Turkey which feature
some of the finest ethnic dancers and musicians in the world.
REYHAN
TUZSUZ {Turkish Romany (Gypsy)} Reyhan still lives in the same Romany
neighborhood where she was born in Istanbul. She learned to dance from her
family and friends and soon became noted in her community for her skill
and expertise. She is quite well known in Istanbul and has taught many famous
Turkish Oriental dancers as well as foreigners. She teaches the Romany style
of dance employing tradional movements and steps.
BULENT
KURTISOGLU {Balkan Romany (Gypsy), Turkish
Folk Dance} is an Associate Professor at The
Technical University of Istanbul's Turkish Dance and Music department. As
a choreographer and instructor Bulent teaches Turkish and Balkan Folk Dance,
Ciftetelli and Balkan Romany (Gypsy) dance. He has received many awards
in Turkey and throughout Europe for his work in the field of dance and was
featured at the International Congress for Turkish Folk Dances in Istanbul
in October of 2005. In addition to his work in the dance field he is also
socially active giving a special presentation in Newcastle, England at the
Gypsy Lore Society Conference of 2004 on the Past, Present and Future of
Gypsies.
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