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Izmir Turizm Folklore Youth Club has been established in 1969 as the first folkdance association in Izmir. Izmir Turizm had been a good sample for several folkdance associations developed in Izmir either with its qualified founders and lecturers. Izmir Turizm Folklore Youth Club has won the “ Golden Necklace ” award in 1972 in Dijon Collier d'or – France and brought the first Worldwide Championship to Turkey.
All the activities carried out by Izmir Turizm Folklore Youth Club are totally amateurish. Members of the youth club had several research studies in the field and revealed several folk dances from its origin to the public. So, several folkdances, especially from Aegean region of Turkey, have been found and applied to the scene performances in either folkdance competitions or special shows.
Folkdance repertoire of the youth club is so wide that includes approximately all the dances throughout the country. Because the youth club is located in Aegean Region, Aegean Region Folkdances are in favor. Izmir Turizm Folklore Youth Club has a wide repertoire of folkdances from each region of the country such as; Aegean Folkdances from Sandikli-Dinar , Acipayam , Bergama , Tavsanli-Kütahya , Bursa-Keles villages; Mediterrenean Region Folkdances from Anamur village; South_Eastern Region Folkdances from Kilis-Gaziantep , Bingöl villages; Eastern Region Folkdances from Kars village; Black Sea Region Folkdances from Artvin, Akçaabat-Trabzon villages and finally North-Western Region Folkdances from Edirne village.
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