The Folk Dances of Pamukçu Town as An Element of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Abstract

Folk dance, as being one of the elements of intangible cultural heritage and basing on a very old background as human history, is a significant phenomenon that both nourishes culture and is nourished by culture. In addition, folk dance is a part of an intangible cultural heritage that is accepted and intergenerationally transmitted by the society and kept alive in many parts of Anatolia. The Pamukçu Town Folk Dance is one of the intangible cultural heritage elements located in the Balikesir province inventory and is being tried to be preserved and kept alive. In this direction, the aim of the study is contributing to the increase of awareness and thus transferring to future generations by drawing attention to the Pamukçu Town Folk Dance of the province of Balikesir. The opinions of the people, who perform or teach the dance, were received and it is tried to reflect the current situation in transferring the folk dances of Balıkesir Pamukçu region to the next generations. One of the qualitative research designs, case study design was used. Detailed information about Pamukçu Town Folk Dance has been obtained by using interview technique. In the research, it was reached to conclusion that the dance was treated sensitively about the transfer to future generations, and the idea of carrying it from past to future was shared.