Kolbastı

Kolbastı is a popular Turkish dance.

It was originally created in the 1930s in the seaport of Giresun on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey.

Loosely translated, 'kolbastı' means 'caught red-handed by the police.'

According to legend, the name comes from nightly police patrols of the city to round up drunks, who made up a song with the lyrics: 'They came, they caught us, they beat us' (in Turkish: 'Geldiler, bastılar, vurdular').

These days this dance is mostly used for weddings or by youngsters who like to show off their energetic moves and attract girls.