Tribe.net. Local Connections Elle http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#80190e65-c989-4b14-8216-1cce7798c53d 2009-12-14T06:14:18Z 2009-12-14T06:14:18Z

ozel turkbas neato we messed around with a vinyl recording that had somethign to do with her once pretty neat

Elle 2009-12-14T06:14:18Z Norma http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#f9afa78e-a01d-46c6-8deb-0897eed83990 2009-12-09T23:25:39Z 2009-12-09T23:25:39Z

I just posted this thread of Turkish dancers on bhuz. I noticed that a couple of dancers wore an updo! http://www.bhuz.com/forum/belly-dance-traditions-styles/39244-clips-turkish-style-dancers-2.html#post562588

Norma 2009-12-09T23:25:39Z Norma http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#8ccb149a-1b8d-476b-9839-6cbea7ae566a 2009-12-09T23:21:37Z 2009-12-09T23:21:37Z

I'll pm you.

Norma 2009-12-09T23:21:37Z Canela, too hot for you http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#5858192d-0e24-48c1-b682-dd570dbede6e 2009-10-01T15:47:20Z 2009-10-01T15:47:20Z

My friend Aziza has unsubbed?? Does anyone know why?

Canela, too hot for you 2009-10-01T15:47:20Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#4f2cad0e-3b6a-4c5b-9701-b37af19142cb 2009-09-01T17:29:24Z 2009-09-01T17:29:24Z

I heard that she is retired and living in Long Island. This was current info as of only a couple of years back. Now, I'm not sure. My mother Johanna loved her dancing and was a big follower of the Turkish dancers that came here at that time.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-09-01T17:29:24Z maja http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#5e9e5c8d-b735-49e5-a8ad-4615e1a79a23 2009-08-31T05:20:55Z 2009-08-31T05:20:55Z

Just found this posting. Does anyone know if Ozel still dances? and Is she in the States or back in Turkey? I still have her records, yes records and book. And yes I am still dancing but ATS due to age and weight. Maja

maja 2009-08-31T05:20:55Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#8fd3f9cf-8e6a-4074-a192-027ad38f614d 2009-07-01T19:23:04Z 2009-07-01T19:23:04Z

No, the clip is old. Ozel's hairdo around 1961 still was this sort of "updo." Later on when she had her own record company-after the surgeries she tended to wear her hair down or an elaborate wig. This clip is more like late fifties/early sixties.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-07-01T19:23:04Z Anthea http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#d0885a50-b83c-49cb-8a22-b68efc0d508f 2009-07-01T13:16:37Z 2009-07-01T13:16:37Z

REally?? So that's a more modern clip? interesting. really quite a change!

Anthea 2009-07-01T13:16:37Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#df69a5e2-69c5-4fcc-bbae-9bbc16c270ae 2009-06-30T21:20:26Z 2009-06-30T21:20:26Z

Hi Anthea! Johanna recognizes Ozel's hands and the costume in the clip is one she wore when she worked with Johanna in 1961. Ozel had massive plastic surgery that changed her appearance greatly several years later. I posted a photo of Ozel from an old record (not Ozel's label in the photo gallery here). I showed my Mom the clip a few weeks ago and asked her if it was her for sure and she said it was.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-30T21:20:26Z Anthea http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#e31efc02-44e7-460f-9fef-6c67066cc6b1 2009-06-30T14:12:24Z 2009-06-30T14:12:24Z

You know, I don't think that's Ozel either. Ozel was short & stacked, and actually even more beautiful than that dancer. Also, from what I have seen of her, couldn't dance as well as that dancer either!! I saw her somewhere, but can't remember where - will search around a little -

Anthea 2009-06-30T14:12:24Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#9374d1ee-aa45-4bae-9d40-8a2bea6900e2 2009-06-26T19:09:10Z 2009-06-26T19:09:10Z

Hi again! Ruya and Canela, I remember "How to Make Your Husband a Sultan" was a good Turkish record for teaching. We taught just on and off as we were busy performing most of those days-but the album was one of the ones that Johanna and I used for teaching and sold to students. It is a good album-excellent musicians-but I remember telling my mother recently that I prefer heavy "oud" presence inTurkish and Arabic music and this one doesn't have an emphasis on that. A great record, though.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-06-26T19:09:10Z Ruya http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#e191b509-ac5e-49e9-b81f-03c97f44f764 2009-06-26T17:57:18Z 2009-06-26T17:57:18Z

I don't know if that was her slogan, but it was the name of one of her albums, yes. Most of the albums that came out around that time (1970s) were in the "dance for your husband" vein. Seems it was either a serious album for dancers, or an instructional type album for housewives, lol.

Ruya 2009-06-26T17:57:18Z Canela, too hot for you http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#fd0f0ca3-dabb-4b5a-ae87-7ddb1188ad8a 2009-06-24T16:37:18Z 2009-06-24T16:37:18Z

"Make your husband a sultan", yes, that was Ozel's slogan! It even says that on her CD too. ; ) Lol. Those were the days.

Canela, too hot for you 2009-06-24T16:37:18Z Ruya http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#6ccbb939-615c-4e15-84e6-86fe7d30a3a3 2009-06-24T05:37:12Z 2009-06-24T05:37:12Z

Ozel was one of the first bellydancers I ever saw in my life & I saw her on the The Tonight Show back when bellydancing was in its heyday & Johnny used to have dancers on a lot. That youtube video is a commercial for a product, I think it's one of the food items, and the man is singing about it & if you serve that item you'll make your husband a sultan or something. I saw it a while back & it was explained in the video blurb, but I've since forgotten.

Ruya 2009-06-24T05:37:12Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#36bd6588-eb1f-4f80-be83-f3c2c7d2db95 2009-05-26T16:53:37Z 2009-05-26T16:53:37Z

You know, I don't know what movie this is-if I hear I'll let you know! I think I see "Turkish Delight" candy on that table. Good old "Lokum"!

$item.owner.firstName 2009-05-26T16:53:37Z Canela, too hot for you http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#02a55746-07ac-4b2e-bf02-6092998c9c7f 2009-05-24T17:14:02Z 2009-05-24T17:14:02Z

Wow, Ozel Turkbas! Never seenher before. I danced my first solo show to Ozel Turkbas' bellydance set. But what movie is that, with a guy looking like George Abdo singing in French about baklava? ; ) "Make your husband a sultan", wheeeee! = ) Thanks, Aziza.

Canela, too hot for you 2009-05-24T17:14:02Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#17357576-47ab-498f-8973-d0b89d2bfeaf 2009-05-23T15:31:53Z 2009-05-23T15:31:53Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r31wHaKf5qQ Here is the link!

$item.owner.firstName 2009-05-23T15:31:53Z $item.owner.firstName http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/ecc60bcd-3677-4072-bd02-24b43210b7c3#37bc6084-b680-4062-89eb-a19a4ea515b5 2009-05-23T15:31:14Z 2009-05-23T15:31:14Z

Great to see this footage of Ozel Turkbas finally on "Youtube!" My mother's first gig as a belly dancer was with Ozel at the Brittania. Marko Melkon Alemsherian was there on oud, Johanna adored Ozel's dancing-Ozel had two acts:a traditional one that ended with Karsilama and another one where she came out in different "layered" costumes-singing one song in Turkish, one in Greek, and one in Arabic. Each costume layer represented a different culture. As I said, Ozel was a big influence on Johanna. Ozel, Nejla Ates and another Turkish dancer named Shukran that played the Istanbul with Johanna were her biggest influences. Johanna is a major lover of "Karsilama"-is a fiery type person-and added Karsilama to her act as soon as she could. She said Ozel's Karsilama was gorgeous. Karsilama is not very popular now, but was then- Ozel, Saliha, Johanna and some other American dancers used it back then (early 60's)( Morocco and Serena did not add Karsilama to their acts until much later when they were into teaching and had dance groups, etc.) A short bio of Ozel: Born in 1940, appeared in Ankara State Children's Theatre, did singing, acting, ballet, appeared in 14 movies, came to U.S. the first time in 1959, appeared in nightclubs here, appeared as "La Orientale" in the Dallas Civic Opera production of "Thais." This particular video has more of an emphasis on the singer who is singing a novelty song-it's very cute and fun!. Wish it actually showed her doing more, but is great to see nevertheless! Maybe we will see more of her again. I hope so.

$item.owner.firstName 2009-05-23T15:31:14Z