Biography:

Mr. Özgen is a professional Turkish style oriental dancer and instructor and has performed, taught, choreographed and directed for the last 18 years. His reputation as a performer and teacher has taken him across the world. In Istanbul, he joined the cast of Night of the Sultans combining contemporary dance, ballet and oriental dance. Mr. Özgen taught for several years at the Tolgahan Dance School in Istanbul and is now based in London, teaching and performing Turkish Oriental and Romani dance internationally. Mr. Özgen was honored to have been recently awarded the Best Champion of Turkish Cypriot Culture 2017 by the Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations in Britain, at the recent Turkish Cypriot 2017 awards gala. Nowadays as well as touring with his musicals "Ashk ' (Love)" AND "Tales of a Sleeping Man"