Thread: In search of bellydance classes/workshops in Istanbul

I am off to Istanbul for 3 weeks in May and am wondering if anyone has tried any good Turkish bellydance or Turkish Roma (Gypsy) workshops or classes in Istanbul?

Thanks!
Goldie

Search for Ahmet Ogren...he teaches at Faizel Studios I believe
also Sema Yildiz

I believe there is a promo video featuring Reyhan Tusuz on Youtube with info on how to contact her for instruction. From what I understand, she understands her own value and charges accordingly (good for her!).

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Have fun in Istanbul!

MEISSOUN

Originally Posted by steffib

I believe there is a promo video featuring Reyhan Tusuz on Youtube with info on how to contact her for instruction. From what I understand, she understands her own value and charges accordingly (good for her!).

I think this is a good recommendation, one of my dance friends studied with her while she was in Turkey.

yes she is real Roman...so she will be great...of course all the other Romans would be good teacher as they are naturally born dancers...but it might hard to find them. They used to live in Sulukule now they are more spread out in the city as Sulukule went under "cleaning" project

Hi there,

My name is Delpha and I am an American who has been living in Istanbul for the past 3 years now. I came here with my husband, David Reihs to study Turkish music and dance and I have been studying with Reyhan Tuzsuz for three years and helping her to communicate with foreign dancers. If you want to study with Reyhan, I'd be happy to help you. It just depends what you want to do with your dance time here. If you want to do belly dance, then Reyhan is not the best option for you. Reyhan does not teach a fusion of Oryantal and Roman, like many teachers do. Her dance is purely roman and is typical of the neighborhoods where roman people live, get married, have babies and die. Give me a call anytime 0538 875 8312 (my cell in Turkey)
My skype name is Delpha Reihs and you can also contact me through Reyhan's email: reyhanroman@hotmail.com.