Folktour's 2nd Annual Music and Dance Camp Pennsylvania, May 2004 Photos by Carl Miller Report by Mark Balahadia Ed-more names with faces needed! The Middle Eastern Dance Folktours Camp, hosted by Artemis Mourat and Tayyar Akdeniz in May of 2004 was an immense success. Dancers and musicians from all over the East Coast (and abroad) came to participate in the four-day oriental dance and music camp. Dancers enrolled in Egyptian styling classes with Nourhan Sharif, Turkish style with Artemis, American Tribal Style with Kajira Djoumahna, Dabka with Karim Nagi Mohammed, and Balkan line dancing with Steven Kotansky. Musicians could participate in classes about a variety of instruments including davul, riqq, darbukka, and many others. Turkish and Arab maqam was also offered. Every
night finished with open dancing until the wee hours of the morning.
The band played both Turkish and Arabic favorites, including Rampi
Rampi, Zeina, and Habibi Ya Eini. Saturday night featured a Turkish
show with Artemis, Tayyar, and Kajira, along with peformances
by the camp participants. The Saturday show spotlighted an Arabic
show with Nourhan and camper performances. Some bright moments
of both nights included Artemis and Tayyar’s Turkish Romany
duet, Nourhan’s Raks Al Assaya, and Karim’s energetic
dabka performance. |
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 Davul class with Tayyar Akdeniz |
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