Following is just a taste from our "Who's Who" on the subject of famous... Turkish Belly DancersFrom "To the Turkish Stars..." by Kieran Byfield
I'm really fond of the Turkish Oriental belly-dancers, in general...
From my knowledge, they tend to be younger and a bit slimmer than their Egyptian counterparts plus their dance moves are different and the costumes more revealing. Two of my longtime favorites are Nilüfer Öz (Lilly I call her!) and Burçin Orhon. Lilly was a dancer from the 80s who was once linked to Ibo (Ibrahim Tatlıses)...but then, didn't Ibo have 'links' with almost all of the young belly dancers back then? His more recent relationship with (Oriental dancer) Asena was just a continuation of his natural preference for musical and 'athletic' women, I guess... Continue reading "To the Turkish stars"...»
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