Music and Cultural Tour in Turkey

AT THE LAZY LIZARD BOUTIQUE-HOTEL, Uzunyurt (Faralya) near Ölüdeniz. SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN COAST OF TURKEY

DANCE WORKSHOPS:

Turkish Karislama 9/8 Dance.

(Dance classes are open for men and women.)

Additional A-Z certified dance training available.

PERCUSSION WORKSHOPS:

Introduction to Middle Eastern Percussion – Focusing on Turkish Rhythms.

Master Classes available.

MUSIC WORKSHOPS:

Introduction to Turkish Music for Melody Players. (All instruments are welcome.)
This course gives Western musicians the opportunity to study Turkish music from a Western perspective and to gain a good understanding about the Maqams system and theory and practice of Turkish Music.

Introduction to Turkish Ney.

Tuition for intermediate Ney students: Ney Taqasim – Improvisation and Modulation on the Turkish Ney.

Seminar about the History of Turkish Music from the Ottoman Empire to the 21st century.

The Lazy Lizard is an outstandingly beautiful Boutique Hotel located in one of the most beautiful parts of the southern Mediterranean coast line. The hotel is run on ecological principles, using local products and organic gardening. www.lazylizardfaralya.com

Please have a look at our Youtube Clip about the Lazy Lizard.

The Lazy Lizard offers a wide range of accommodation from luxury apartments suites, log cabins to camping. Special rates for family members or friends who don’t take part in the workshops are also available see price list below. There is plenty to do for partners, family members or friends that might like to join you on your holiday.
The Lazy Lizard offers Turkish cooking courses, guided walks into the mountains, and a wide range of tours. You can also book additional days at the Lazy Lizard before or after the workshops.

The Lazy Lizard Hotel has got its own Turkish Bath (Hamam):

Price List 6th to 16th of May 2012:
We are offering a special introduction rate for our first workshop holiday at the Lazy Lizard from 6th -16th May 2012.
We also offer group discounts please contact Maren for more information.

For bookings and more info contact Maren:
Mobile Phone: 0044 (0)7727604212
Email: marenlueg@yahoo.co.uk

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Workshop Teachers:

Raheesha, teaches and performances Middle Eastern Dance across the UK and internationally. Several highlights include dancing at the newly-opened Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, performing at a party at the Houses of Parliament, winning first place in the UK Eastern Promise dance competition in February 2002. The American-born dancer has proved not only to be an entertaining dancer but popular instructor. She has taught and performed at many Bellydance festivals in the UK including Glastonbury International Dance Festival, Majma, JOY, Bellydance Congress, Brighton Orient, Celebrating Dance, Bellydance Mania and Raqs Britannia. Raheesha is the director of MAJMA Dance Festival.
For more info about Raheesha: www.raheesha.co.uk

Dance Workshops:
Turkish Karislama 9/8 Dance.

Turkish Chieftetelie Dance.

Additional A-Z certified dance training available.

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Turkish Folkloric Dance Workshops: Turkish Folkloric dance teachers more info will follow soon.

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Chas Whitaker: Darabuka / Duff / Riq / Segat.

Chas has been studying Middle Eastern Percussion in the UK and across the Middle East. Over the last 15 years Chas has been performing and teaching at summer schools and festivals national and internationally. He performs regularly in Middle Eastern Ensembles such as The Arabic Balkan Gypsy Band, Souk Bab-El-Louk, The Mazaj Band and Hossam Ramzy’s Egyptian Orchestra. Over the last 15 years Chas has been performing and teaching at summer schools and festivals national and internationally. He performs regularly in Middle Eastern Ensembles such as The Arabic Balkan Gypsy Band, Souk Bab-El-Louk, The Mazaj Band and Hossam Ramzy’s Egyptian Orchestra.
For more information about Chas: www.arabicdrum.co.uk

Percussion Workshops:
Workshop for beginners: Introduction to Middle Eastern Percussion – Focusing on Turkish Rhythms.
Tuition for intermediate to advanced Darabuka players: Turkish Darabuka – playing style and technique.
Master Classes available.
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Maren Lueg: Arabic & Turkish Ney Flute, Saxophone and Transfers Flute.

Maren started her musical education from an early age in Germany. Initially trained in western music, she focused her studies on jazz and Middle Eastern music. Maren past her Masters in Near and Middle Eastern Music Performance in 2010 with Merit at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Over the last 7 years Maren has studied Turkish and Arabic Ney flute with international recognised Masters of Ney such as Wadie Nossier (Cairo/London), Mohammed Antar (Cairo), Dr.Kadry Sorour (Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt), Ömer Erdoğdular (Istanbul), Murat Ferhat Yeguel (Konya State Conservatuary), Çağin Aydin (Istanbul), Mutlu Yilmazer (Turkey).
She performs regularly with western and Middle Eastern Music Ensembles national and internationally. Maren has worked as a theatre musician specialised in Arabic Wind Instruments for the Arabian Nights Show at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon and she teachers regularly Ney and Middle Eastern Music at Summer Schools and Universities in the UK.

Turkish Music Workshops:
Introduction to Turkish Music for Western trained Musicians, all instruments are welcome.
This course gives Western musicians the opportunity to study Turkish music from a Western perspective and to gain a good understanding about the Maqams system and theory and practice of Turkish Music.
Workshops for beginners: Introduction to Turkish Ney.
Tuition for intermediate Ney students: Ney Taqasim – Improvisation and Modulation on the Turkish Ney.

Seminar about the History of Turkish Music from the Ottoman Empire to the 21st century.

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Additional A-Z certified dance training by Raheesha available during our holiday at the Lazy Lizard for £250.
A-Z Personal Techniques Course Certification. Raheesha will be teaching this 10-hour intensive course developed by Keti Sharif which focuses on technique of 26 dance combinations and offers personalized support with hands-on correction and detailed feedback.

Please click the link below to download more information about the A-Z Certified dance training course.
A-Z Courses at the Lazy Lizard

Photo Gallery of the Lazy Lizard Boutique Hotel:

To see more photos of the Lazy Lizard Boutique Hotel and surroundings please click here.

Price List 6th to 16th of May 2012:
We are offering a special introduction rate for our first workshop holiday at the Lazy Lizard from 6th -16th May 2012.
You get a 10% discount of the workshops price (not the accommodation) if you book your holiday before the 1st of February 2012.
We also offer group discounts please contact Maren for more information about the group discounts that we can offer.

For bookings and more info contact Maren:
Mobile Phone: 0044 (0)7727604212
Email: marenlueg@yahoo.co.uk