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Arabesk dance

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Who

Ozgen

Ozgen has performed, taught, choreographed and directed for the last 15 years. His reputation as a male belly dancer and teacher has taken him across Europe. In Istanbul, he joined the cast of Hurrem Sultan, Sultans of the Dance, and Night of the Sultans, combining contemporary dance, ballet and oriental dance. Ozgen taught for several years at the Tolgahan Dance School in Istanbul and is now based in London, teaching and performing Turkish Belly (Oryantal) and Gypsie (Romani) dance internationally.

What

Arabesk is a style of Turkish urban popular music that originated in 1970s in the recording studios of Istanbul. As its name suggests, it is Arab influenced and stylistically connected with the music of the Egyptian cinema. Some big names of Arabesk music in Turkey are Ibrahim Tatlises and Orhan Gencebay.

Level

ALL

When

Saturday 14/06/2008 15:30 - 17:30

How Much

£22