TURKISH FOLK DANCE CULTURE

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Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	Anatolia's Geographical Regions and Dance Styles; Relationship between Anatolia's seven geographical regions and dance styles, Characteristic features of regional dances, Comparative dance analysis: Similarities and differences
2. Weeks	Relationship between Dance and Music; Musical instruments used in Anatolian dances, Effect of rhythm on dance, Complementation of music and dance
3. Weeks	Dance and Costume; Local dance costumes in Anatolia, Effect of costumes on dance, Symbolic meanings of costumes
4. Weeks	Social Functions of Dance; The use of dance as a means of socialization and communication, The reinforcement of cultural identity and sense of belonging, The place of dance in rituals and ceremonies.
5. Weeks	Modernization and Anatolian Dance Culture; Current status of traditional dances, Effect of modern dance on Anatolian dance culture, Cultural change and dance
6. Weeks	Dances of the Black Sea Region; Horon, energetic dances performed with the accompaniment of the fiddle and bagpipes, examples of horon from the Artvin region and Trabzon region in the context of the varieties and regional differences of horon
7. Weeks	General repetition
8. Weeks	Exam Week
9. Weeks	Dances of the Aegean Region; Zeybek, Zeybekness, Efe culture, historical roots and social context of Zeybek, examples of Aydın Zeybek and İzmir Zeybek
10. Weeks	Mediterranean Region Dances; Teke zortlatması, a dance that draws attention with its fast and lively figures, Halay, a dance that is performed collectively and strengthens social ties, examples of Burdur region teke zortlatması and Adana region halay
11. Weeks	Dances of the Central Anatolia Region; Halay, a dance that appears with different figures in different regions, Spoon dances, a rhythmic and entertaining dance type, examples of Sivas region halay and Eskişehir, Konya region spoon dances
12. Weeks	Marmara Region Dances; Romani dances known for their enthusiastic and impressive figures, a dance type with Black Sea influence, Hora, Istanbul Romani dances and Bursa region dance examples
13. Weeks	Dances of the Southeastern Anatolia Region; One of the most common dance types of the region is Halay, a dance type that is an important part of Kurdish culture. In the context of Govend, the Diyarbakır region halay and the Şanlıurfa region govend
14. Weeks	General repetition