The dance is popular in Northwestern areas of Turkey, especially on wedding parties and festivals.

This dance is also found in many areas of Greece, such as the Aegean islands (Syros, Kythnos, Lesvos, etc.)

The kyuchek (köçekçe), as a common musical form in the Balkans (primarily Bulgaria and North Macedonia), is typically a dance with a 98 time signature; two variant forms have the beats divided 2+2+2+3 and 2+2+3+2.

Entarisi ala benziyor (Turkish: Entarisi ala benziyor),(Greek: Αραμπάς περνά(Arabas perna)),[3][4](Greek: Δημητρούλα μου(Dimitrula mou)),[5](Greek: Το Μαρουλιώ(Maroulio)),(Albanian: Lule malësore),[6](Armenian: Aman Ağavni) is a form of the Balkan folk dance karşılama.

Entarisi ala benziyor is a folk dance spread all over Greece, Turkey, Armenia and Albania.