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Mehmet Öcal Özbilgin. Engineer(BA), Philosophy(BA), Sociology (BA), Turkish Folk Dance Studies (MA), Folklore Studies (PhD), Professor in Ege University State Turkish Music Conservatory, Turkish Folk Dance Department in İzmir, Turkey. Since 1991 taught courses on types, genres, history and staging of traditional dances in Turkey. Publications and research presentations treat structural analysis of Anatolian traditional dances and changes in socio-cultural context. Head of Ege University State Turkish Music Conservatory Turkish Folk Dance Department. Artistic Director of State Conservatory Ekin Traditional Dance Ensemble (GO) and Ege Culture Association (NGO). Chair of ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe and member of Ethnochoreology Study Group. Published three books on Ethnochoreology. Editorial board and referees of journals of music and dance studies in Turkey (ocal.ozbilgin@ege.edu.tr)
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