Folk dance from Thrace (European Turkey) at an event in Istanbul.
(May 2006)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Dancers of the Circassian Cultural Association of Cologne.
(December 1982)
(Foto scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A Turkish folk dance group with dances from the eastern Turkish provinces of Kars and Ardahan during a performance in Cologne. The girls wear the clothes of the Alevi Turkmen from the Damal district (Ardahan province).
(1983)
(Fotos scanned from slide: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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"Dance of the peacock(s)" at the "Desert Festival" in Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan (India)
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A Polish dance group at the festival "Faiths inTune - 2nd Festival of Religions" in Cologne.
(October 2021)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A Bulgarian folk dance group performing in Cologne.
The main musical instruments are gaida (bagpipes) and gadoulka (a stringed instrument).
(November 2016)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Circassian dance group at the "Circassian Night" event in the Forum Leverkusen (near Cologne).
(April 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Circassian children dance group at the "Circassian Night" event in the Forum Leverkusen (near Cologne).
(April 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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