Information Package / Course Catalogue
Folk Dances
Course Code: BESE425
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to teach students folk dancing and cultural values; to contribute their psychosocial development

Course Content

Basic movements of folk dancing, samples of folk dance clothings, fundemental gripping positions of folk dancing, some samples of folk dances from different regions and methods of folk dancing are taught in this course.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Elçin SAVAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Apply examples of folk dances belonging to various regions.
2.Apply the methods of learning and teaching folk dances.
3.Apply basic movements in folk dances.
4.Knows the concepts related to folklore and folk dances.
5.Students will acquire the traditional and characteristic features of folk dances and transfer them to future generations.
Recommended or Required Reading
1."Folklore World" by Nevzat Gözaydın, Yargı Publications, Ankara, 1991.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Definition and subjects of folklore and folk dances
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Learning the names of folk dances according to regions and giving information about music.
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Variation of rhythm exercises and step exercises.
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Step exercises, rhythm exercises and adaptation exercises.
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Folk dance figure exercises.
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Folk dance figure exercises.
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Combining music and figure
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Assessment of Ritualistic and Spectacular Play Genres
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Costumes and their names, importance of costumes
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Teaching of Harmandalı Zeybeği
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Teaching of Harmandalı Zeybeği
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Halaylar and steps
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Barlar
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Horonlar
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Lecture - Practice142142
Practice Examination1213
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
3
3
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4
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5
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5
3
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5
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4
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5
4
4
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4
4
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4
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4
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4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026