IUE FOLK DANCE CLUB
FETHİYE
Fethiye with one of greatest examples of Anatolian Folklore abound in regional music, dances and legendary folk literature has the typical folkloric characteristics peculiar to Teke Peninsula.
Lands and upland migrations have great impact on Fethiye folklore, which can be observed in its proverbs, idioms and songs. For example, grasshopper raids, gangs, tobacco lands, fountains and gardens are mentioned. Agriculture and livestock farming are at the forefront in the proverbs and riddles.The songs, dances and poems in Fethiye express the upland migrations which are inseperable part of the social life, lovers’ longing and sorrow of death; that is the life itself.
Contact
Chairman ...... 0530 964 79 99 0506 554 21 69
Vice Chairman ...... 0554 618 93 28
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Dance Types
The Turks migrating from Central Asia to Anatolia adopted different dances differing from one region to another by centuries as they moved to different continents. The Folk Dance Club of IUE managed to embody the performances of these different dances. Different performances from the regions such as Aegean, Black Sea, Thrace, Central Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia Regions. A different visual quality was achieved with the modern integration of the regions in the show of Sultans of the Economics (Halay)