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   With pleasure we INVITE (folk ensembles,choral groups and majorette teams) (children, youth and adult groups) to participate on International Youth Folk Dance Festival & Competition in Kemer    17 - 21 May,  Kemer Antalya 2024

  The intention of our invitation  and the Festival light motive is to present the cultural tradition of different countries and to provide an opportunity for the members of groups to get together, to establish friendships and culture presentation trough dance and music.The idea of the Festival is to bring the music closer to the people and to present the music on the streets and the squares.The festival is open for folk and choir ensembles, as well as orchestras and majorettes regardless of the members gender and age.

ANTALYA is a Turkish resort city with a yacht-filled Old Harbor and beaches flanked by large hotels. It's a gateway to Turkey's southern Mediterranean region, known as the Turquoise Coast for its blue waters. Remnants remain from Antalya's time as a major Roman port. These include Hadrian’s Gate, built to honor the Roman emperor’s visit in 130 A.D and 2nd-century Hidirlik Tower, with harbor views. Having entered the scene in 150 BC as Attalia, named after its founder, Attalos II, king of Pergamon, Antalya has ever attracted a wide array of travellers, including Paul the Apostle, and Ibn Battuta among others. Antalya had replaced Phaselis—beautiful ruins of which now lie to south of the city, between Kemer and Olympos—as the main harbour of the surrounding region during the reign of Seljuks, in early 1200s, but the lack of a large hinterland (or, rather, lack of good connections with its mountainous hinterland) meant for much of its history eversince that it was a provincial coastal town, albeit with a multicultural community of Muslims, Christians, and Jews. As the centre of a region with beautiful beaches, verdant mountains, and a mindblowing number of ancient ruins, the tourism investments started in 1970s, which changed the fate of the city considerably. However, as most of the visitors (make no mistake—they are in the range of millions annually) to the region are actually on "all-inclusive" vacation packages nowadays, they are immediately taken from the airport to the huge resorts lining the coastline of hundreds of kilometres, where they stay until the end of their holidays except perhaps a raid or two to the nearest and the most popular attractions, so Antalya itself, especially the old town (Kaleiçi), is more of an independent traveller destination, where you will meet the other travellers of a similar mind, and the loc

• The group should send minimum 6 digital pictures and a short description of your group and videos or links and descriptions of your performances.
• The Groups will stay at https://www.otelgoldensun.com/.
• The number of participants is not limited.
• Dancers must be between 8-16 years old.
• The groups are requested to arrive in İstanbul on 17 May 2024 - 12:00 and depart on 21 May 2024 - 12:00, after breakfast.
• Gifts provide for each person is an attendance certificate.
• Each group should bring flags of their countries with them.
• We will prefer for dance groups with live music but recorded music also acceptable.
• Pocket money will not be paid to the groups by Festival Committee. We will give you 250 Lt. diesel. Who will come by plane, we will pick up at Antalya Ariport, free transfer will be provided.
• The groups should prepare 5-10 minutes programs. All groups have to prepare minimum 2 different performances.

Participation fee:

• 180 Euro per person·

• It covers accommodation in a Hotel for 4 nights with 3 meals per day (open buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• On 25 - 1 is free
• For double rooms supplement 10 euro per erson for single is 20 euro per person per day

By applying you confirm that you accept all festival conditions. All detailed information  will be supply after your confirmation for participations.

On 2019 were participated over 400 participants and 11 ensembles from 7 EU countries.. 

NUMBER OF SEATS IS LIMITED on 300 participants and 8 ensembles!!

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Reviews from the groups: 

This festival has review of 4 groups and average estimation is EXELLENT - 9,1/10