Zeybek Videos

Here are two of the dances I have learnt in the year 1 Zeybek classes. The first is called Somali and the second is Hazelii. These two dances are fairly contrasting which is unusual for Zeybek as many of the dances have many similarities in the movement material, but also the movement quality and performance. We usually spend about three quarters of the lesson learning a dance and then we practice each dance once at the beginning of every class. We are then expected to rehearse and practice the dances in our own time to perfect them all. As this was filmed during class you can hear the teachers speaking over the music giving corrections.