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The dominant dance forms are types of line dance. There are many different types of folk dances performed in various ways in Turkey, and these reflect the cultural structure of each region. The Zeybek, Teke Zortlatması in Aegean region, Bar in Erzurum province, the Halay and Elazığ Dik Halay in the East and Southeast, the Hora in Thrace, the Horon in the Black Sea, Spoon dances in and around Konya and Lezginka in Kars and Ardahan are the best known examples of these.
The folklore dance reveals sincerely and directly the aspirations and feelings of man; it is closely connected with life and history of people being man's faithful companion both in happiness and sorrow; it expresses at the same time the character, temper, force, keenness, wisdom, and humor of the people.
Romania has a very rich and complex folklore treasure. The Romanian popular dances, known for their beauty and large variety, constitute this treasure together with songs, fables, legends, and popular poetry. Although the Romanian popular dance appears in a large variety of regional aspects, it presents essential characters in common, uniting all forms of choreographic expression of the Romanian people in a specific national style.
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