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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.

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