Zeybek (dance)
Thezeybekis a form of Turkishfolk danceoriginating fromYörüks[1]particular to Western, Central and SouthernAnatoliainTurkey.It is named after theZeybeks.
The dance is hierarchic, with a group of companions performing it while wearing a particular decorative costume and a typical headdress.[2]A Zeybek band has a leader calledefe;the inexperienced young men were calledkızans.The termefeis presumably the survivor of theGreekwordephebos.[2]
All zeybek dances have a common characteristic form, but the positioning of the arms and body differ according to the different regions. The rhythm is also very characteristic, a pattern of nine slow beats:9
4= 4 + 4 + 1 beats or 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 with occasional variations.[3]
Zeybek melodies can be divided according to their tempo:ağır(slow) andkıvrak(fast). The ağır zeybek have rhythmic patterns of9
2or9
4,which begin with an introduction calledgezinlemein free style where the dancers wander freely before starting to dance in time with the rhythm. There is, however, nogezinlemeintroduction in female zeybek dances. Kıvrak zeybek have rhythmic patterns of9
8or9
16.
This dance is popular inAydın,İzmir,andDenizli.[4]
In addition, information about the similarities of thePechenegcostume with the Zeybek-Seymen costume, as determined in the Byzantine chronicles,Claude Cahenexplained this case in his article titledBattle of ManzikertAccording to Islamic sources, with the statements that the clothes of the paidPechenegsoldiers under the command of Alyatte, one of theByzantinecommanders, could not be distinguished from their cognates on the opposite front. According to somehistorians,Pechenegculture has a great influence on Zeybek-Seymen culture.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"zeybek".
- ^abMeriç, Recep (2017)."Dionysiac and Pyrrhic Roots and Survivals in the Zeybek Dance, Music, Costume and Rituals of Aegean Turkey".Gephyra.14:213–239.doi:10.37095/gephyra.318457.ISSN1309-3924.
- ^Shay, Anthony (2016-10-02).Ethno Identity Dance for Sex, Fun and Profit: Staging Popular Dances Around the World.Springer.ISBN9781137593184.
- ^"Folk dances of Izmir - All About Turkey".www.allaboutturkey.com.Retrieved2017-07-05.
- ^Hayati Kuzucu, Türk Milli Kimliğinin Oluşması Süreci ve Yukarı Teke Örneği Bağlamında Dirmil’in Demografisi, Burdur 2017, s. 119.
- ^Mehmet Eröz, Milli Kültürümüz ve Meselelerimiz, Doğuş Yayın ve Dağıtım, İstanbul 1983, s. 85-86.