1.10.Intern.Denizli Folkdance and Musıc Festıval (Aegean Area)

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Bosra ….and its Ancient Theatre

The city of Bosra occupied its significant and influential position on the political map as early as the first century B.C. when Anbars made as the capital of their kingdom. The city was, however, inhabited long before that. Bosra now lies in Daraa city, almost 100 km from Damascus.

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"Every person has tow homelands, his own and Syria" Eric Rolout

In the depth of the human civilization and in the heart of it stands Syria as a minaret of knowledge that granted the humanity its first alphabet which served as the first cradle of knowledge, elevating the man and spreading civilization everywhere.

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The question arises: why do people Morris Dance? The reasons for the tradition are well documented – welcome in the spring and facilitate fertility of the earth and the creatures living here. The history of Morris dancing becomes somewhat obscure prior to the time of Shakespeare, though there are certainly indications of much earlier activity. In more agrarian times, fertility rites might have had greater urgency and relevance to survival, but one can speculate that Morri... Read More

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The Viennese Waltz is a dance performed to music with three beats to the bar. This means that the dance steps can be very difficult for starters because when a step is taken on each beat, then the next bar will have to start on the opposite foot. However, when this technique is mastered, the dancer acquires an enchanting and romantic rhythm.

The first dance of a three-fourth beat on record was danced to folk music called the Volta. The dance was a peasant folk dance from a provincial ar... Read More

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