Turkish style?

[hikari_no_yami]

I guess you could say it's my current favorite style. I am still very much in love with and studying tribal fusion. However, I cannot deny my growing attraction to Turkish cabaret. :lol: Anyone have any tips on learning and dancers to recommend other than Didem? I do like her, but she's the only one I know of. I am going to be purchasing Ruby's Totally Turkish DVD, but otherwise I have no clue what to do.

 

[Ariadne]

I understand Elizabeth Strong's DVD "Turkish Roman Dance", "Turkish Style Belly Dance" by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat and of course "Raw Roman" by Reyhan Tuzsuz and Delpha Reihs are also good. I own Ruby's "Totally Turkish" DVD myself but of the others I've only been able to borrow Artemis's DVD so it's just what I hear rather then what I've seen.

For dancers there is also:

Asena

The kicks she does in the beginning are very standard for Turkish.

She demonstrates the Turkish shimmy here.

Hale Sultan


Tanyeli


Reyhan


Birgul Beray


Eva Cernik (with zills)


...and more.

 

[Ariadne]

... more.

My favorite Ruby video.


Amazing zills by Sophie Armoza.


Ozma of Japan (a fav of mine).


Nesrin Topkapi


Tulay Karaca


Sema Yildiz & Ozgen


...And of course the videos on this thread: old Footage of Turkish dancers

 

[hikari_no_yami]

Thanks so much