Mehmet Öcal Özbilgin. Engineer, Philosophy, Sociology (BA), Folklore (MA), Turkish Language and Literature(PhD), Performing Art (Associate Professor), Professor at the 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. Chair of ICTM Study Group on Music and Dance in Southeastern Europe and member of Ethnochoreology Study Group. Published three books on Ethnochoreology. The editorial board and referees of Journals of Music and Dance Studies in Turkey (ocal.ozbilgin@ege.edu.tr)