I came to dance

On Saturday, the city was even more crowded and buzzed with higher intensity than usual. For 2010, Istanbul was awarded the European Captial of Culture. There were events on Saturday throughout the city to celebrate. The largest event was a huge concert set outside in Taksim square, by Turkey's biggest pop superstar, Tarkan. As the rain fell and fireworks shot up from several locations around the city, millions of people, packed side by side in the square belted out pop lyrics in sync with the flaboyant man dancing on stage.
From Taksim, there leads a steet named Istiklal. This is where all the main clubs are and where Istanbul's night life thrives. There are hundreds of clubs that line the street and alleyways. Clubs that specialize in Turkish pop, punk, or rock, Latin music, American 80's music, or my favorite was Nayah, which played world reggae until past three in the morning. Dancing in a few of the clubs on Istiklal, I realized a very important lesson, the fist pump is a dance move that can be used with all styles of music! So, to celebrate all cultures of the world, listen to this Tarkan jam and throw you fist in the air with the beat of the music.