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PRACTICE TURKISH FOLK  DANCE & GREECE DANCE   SEMINAR

                                          17 -- 26 JUNE 2005                                 

                   ISTANBUL – TURKIYE              

The aim is to introduce, the Turkish Culture, customs and traditions to all the people who work live in Culture and have the mood of the musician and the dancer. In this seminar, the goal is to meet Turkish various cultures and bring people together friendship and love. Duration of the seminar participants will learn Karsilama, Ciftetelli and different region part of Turkish traditional folk dance (Middle East, East and North of Turkey Black Sea dances), there will a dance teacher from Greece who will teach Pontus and Sirtaki dances, too .

Harman has been regularly arranging this seminar since 2000. In 2001 there was a Canadian group, 80 people had been teached very famous dance teachers. In 2002 there were  two lady from Holland, came here to learn only Turkish oriental belly dance. In  2003 July there was group from Norway, and we offered  them excellent program. In 2004 August, another group  from norway participated to the seminar again in Istanbul. We went to Larissa in Greece and we teached Turkish dance  to the groups from Norway and Greece in 2004.  

ACCOMMODATION : Participants will stay at hotel. Three stars  hotel is about 60 km far from Istanbul near the Marmara Sea side, has wonderful beach, rooms have two beds, bath and toilet, 24 hours hot water, generous breakfast and dinner just delicious famous Turkish meals. We would like to let you know that during the June weather is quite hot enough (30 C degree around) so they will be able to swim at the sea.  

COURSE : There will be teachers who speak English and well experienced in this arena, 2 Turkish dance teachers whose teach Ciftetelli and Roman ( karsilama 9/8) dances, 2 Turkish musicians,  the other dance teacher from Greece ( GREECE FOLK DANCE, PONTUS RUM DANCE, SİRTAKİ,.) There will be 4 hours of instruction daily. Each participant will receive a CD which includes dances and will have a seminar t-Shirt, too.

FREE ACTIVITIES DURING THE SEMINAR : You will be able to see the famous historical and touristic places (Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet Mosque, and Ayasophia) and shopping at the GRAND BAZAAR, which provide an amusing opportunity of all entertainments of shopping mix the east and west. Grand Bazaar is the oldest art and largest shopping center in the world, it’s covered more than 30 hectares of the land in this labyrinth system of streets and passages there are more than 18 entrances and approximately 400.000 daily visitors. Countless products coming from the east, west, north and the south meet here. Million of choices provide shopping with a great pleasure. All kind of products are supplied such as carpets, jewellery, silverware gifts, souvenirs, hand make crafts, leather wear, coppers etc...

One of Harman interpreter will be responsible with group like a guide, who will take the group to all historical places, to Grand Bazaar. They will have to taste very delicious Turkish cuisine meals, very famous Turkish coffee, nargile, tea as well.

OTHER ACTIVITIES: During the night times they will be able to join some dance show places (Turkish music, folklore, belly dances house). : The main goal is in this seminar, all the participations who return home to gain a lot of new friends and great memories. A traditional excursion by private boat along the waterway (BOSPHORUS) its 30 km long separating EUROPE-ASIA will be excellent and full of unforgettable sceneries.

TRANSFER : From airport to the hotel, from hotel to the seminar place and back,  by bus .

THE SEMINAR PRICES PER PERSON IS 610 EUROS WHICH INCLUDES STAYING HOTEL (BREAKFAST AND DINNER), DANCE COURSE, ALL TRANSPORTATION IN ISTANBUL.