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Karsilamas (From tr, karşılama, in Greek: ) is a Turkish folk dance spread all over Northwest Turkey and carried to Greece by Anatolian Greek immigrants. The term "karşılama" means "encounter, welcoming, greeting" in Turkish. The dance is popular on Northwestern areas of Turkey, especially on wedding parties and festivals. In Greece and Cyprus there is a similar dance named, Antikrystos. Antikrystos, translates also, as "anti-face", i.e., face-to-face. Karsilamas is a couple dance that is still danced in what was the Ottoman Empire, from Persia to Serbia, and in the Macedonia and Thrace regions of Northern Greece. Figures of the dance may vary from region to region, but the main theme is two people face each other, and music rhythmically controls their next moves. Traditionally people dance without any figure on their minds, just figures they have seen from their elders. The meter is , and the basic move is danced in four small steps with durations , respectively. The sty ...
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Entarisi Ala Benziyor
Entarisi ala benziyor ( tr, Entarisi ala benziyor),( el, Αραμπάς περνά(Arabas perna)),( el, Δημητρούλα μου(Dimitrula mou)),( el, Το Μαρουλιώ(Maroulio)),( sq, Lule malësore),( hy, Aman Ağavni ) is a form of the Balkan folk dance karşılama. Entarisi ala benziyor is a folk dance spread all over Greece, Turkey, Armenia and Albania. The meter is , and the basic move is danced in four small steps with durations 2, 3, 2 and 2 respectively. Βranches of tune There are modern popular versions of this song, with Turkish lyrics, known as "Aşkla Pazarlık Olmaz", one sung by Gökben. See also * Greek dances * Albanian dances * Aranjman 2011 ''Aranjman 2011'' is Candan Erçetin's French– Turkish covers album released on 7 July 2011. Album contains arrangements covers, which are highly popular in Turkey during the 1960s-1970s. Track listing # "Ali / Entarisi ala benziyor" (wri ... References Greek music Macedonia (Greece) Turkish ...
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