People all over
the world express their ethnic traditions in music and dance. Whether these
traditions are ancient or relatively modern, each express the soul of its
respective community. And as such, one of the most effective ways to learn about
the world around us id to listen to indigenous music, play it on our
instruments, dance to the music, and experience the celebration of life itself.
Because of
Cyprus geographical site of Anatolia's culture and the civilized has all away
showed it's effect. When the Turks start to settle to the island after 1951
their folk dances started to grow up.
The dances of
Cyprus Turkish folklore have the same character with the Zeybek dances of
Anatolia. Its costumes, music and dance figures completely reflect the
characteristics of this type of folk dance. The Zeybek dances in its costumes
and its music are particular to the Turkish nation among all the nations in the
world. Zeybek has its origin in the middle, west and south Anatolia and has been
brought to Cyprus by people emigration from these parts. The word Zeybek itself
has been adopted by the Greeks and the same dances performed by them under the
same name.
