Hi dancers,

I know a lot of you live really far away from MENAHT countries, so I thought it might be nice to share a little about my recent trip to Türkiye.

I spent 10 days in Konakli, which is part of Alanya, in Türkiye. I did a lot of running in the beautiful hills and around the coast, and I did see some dance! Scroll on from some pictures and videos. 

Below: Siobhan Camille at the Alaynya Castle, and Siobhan Camille at Cleopatra Beach

Below: Siobhan Camille during a run along the coast in Konakli, and a view from below the Alanya Castle during a run Siobhan made around Alanya and back to Konakli

Below: Turkish Oryantal Dancer (Belly dancer) in Alanya

This was my second time visiting Türkiye, but I’ve never actually been to Istanbul! I’ve only been to Konakli, Alanya, and Yeniköy, Mumcular.

Both times I’ve visited, I asked around about seeing dancers, but it seems that outside of Istanbul, you don’t really see “belly dancers” unless you’re at a super touristy location, and often only in the high tourist season. 

I saw the show above at a hotel in Konakli, kind of by chance! And I actually didn’t even expect to see a Turkish Oryantal dancer – I thought it was going to be an entirely “folklore” show. So this was a nice surprise! If you’re interested, I’ve added another few clips of dancers I saw on my YouTube channel.

Below: Sunset on the beach in Konakli