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Bir Mumdur Turkey These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Bora Özkök, he learned the steps from his mother, who learned them from her father. Bora adapted those steps to this tune. The title translates as "One Candle". Music : Bora Özkök, Halay 302 Bora Özkök and the Sultans. Turkiyem '82 https://youtu.be/H3dsxnWscEY Ibrahim Tatlises 1982 Yasamak bu digil:  https://youtu.be/3F2WJL3GLUQ https://youtu.be/5UKhAAe5IyU Meter : 2/4 Formation : Short lines, Fingers interdigitated, forearms parallel to floor. Stand very close to one another with L shoulder in front of neighbor's R shoulder Introduction :  Start with the Zurna (in Bora's recording) Note:  The following description is based on the video of Bora teaching the dance in Tucson in the late 1980s. It does not exactly match the type-written dance notes of the time Part 1 Bar 1: Facing center stomp on R to R (1), Cross L in front of R (2), Steps are bouncy. Bar 2-4: Repeat bar 1, three more times Bar...

Kabadayı Turkey These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught in the US by Bora Özkök, who learned it from Ugur Kavas. The dance is from the region of Kirklareli. The name of the dance is a title given to an honored person. Also taught by Ahmet Lüleci Music : Solen 83 (Bora Özkök and the Sultans); Turkmen AL002 Meter : Part 1: 14/4; Parts 2&3: 6/4. Formation : Short Lines in shoulder hold Introduction : Bar 1 of part one starts with the Zurna. However, you actually start on count 2 of bar 5 of part 1, right before the drum roll and dance bars 6-7, just to the drum beats: Part 1 Note, this part of the dance is in 14/4 time. But it's much easier to notate it as 7 bars of 2/4. So I'm going to break it down that way Bar 1: Čukče on L lifting R knee up (&), Step on R in LOD, with L leg trailing high "Doggy at fire hydrant position) (1), Pause (2) Bar 2: Čukče on R (&), Step on L in LOD, with R leg in "doggy" position (1), pause (2) Bar 3: Čukče on L ...