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Dance - Horos, is a very old tradition in
Greece, being referred to by Plato, Aristotle
and Plutarch.
Traditional dancing has a primarily social
function.
It brings the community together at key points
of the year, such as Easter, the grape harvest or
during social events such as weddings.
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There are different styles and interpretations
from all of the islands and surrounding mainland
areas.
Island dances have more of a "watery" flow to
them, while Pontic dancing is very sharp.
Although there are over 4000 traditional dances
that come from all regions of Greece, there are
also pan-Hellenic dances, which have been
adopted throughout the Greek world.
These include
syrtos, kalamatianos, sousta, tsamikos, hasapiko
s, zeibekiko and sirtaki.
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Syrtos and kalamatianos are line dances, done
with the dancers in a curving line holding
hands, facing right.
The dancer at the right end of the line is the
leader.
He may also be a solo performer, improvising
showy twisting skillful moves as the rest of the
line does the basic step.
While he does this, the next dancer in line stops
dancing and holds him up with a twisted
handkerchief linking their hands, so he can turn
and not fall down.
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Sousta is the name of a folk dance in Cyprus and
Crete which is danced in Greece.
The music is generally played with a lyre or violin
and mandolin.
There are elements of eroticism and courtship
acted out in the dance, which is usually performed
by pairs of men and women dancing opposite.
Another form is where all the dancers in a row
follow the first dancer who moves in complex
patterns.
Almost every island of Aegean has a sousta dance.
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Tsamikos is folk dance, done to music of 3/4
meter.
The dance follows a strict and slow tempo not
emphasising on the steps, but more on the
"attitude, style and grace" of the dancer.
In the past, it was danced exclusively by
men, but in modern times both men and
women take part.
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The dancers hold
each other from
each
other's
hands, bent 90
degrees upwards at
the elbows.
It takes a sturdy
hand, especially if
you are supporting
the first or last
person of the line
who will lean on
you to perform
high
acrobatic
leaps.
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The name is derived
from Zei, as a derivative
of Greek God Zeus.
According to this
etymology, it
symbolizes the union of
the spirit with the body.
It is of free
choreographic.
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Syrtaki is a popular dance of Greek
origin, choreographed by Giorgos Provias for
the 1964 film Zorba the Greek.
It is also called Zorba's dance.
The name Syrtaki comes from the Greek word:
syrtos which means "drag (the dance)"), a
common name for a group of traditional Cretan
dances of so-called "dragging" style.
Syrtaki incorporates both syrtos (in its slower
part) and pidikhtós (in its faster part) elements.
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The Pentozali is the trademark folk dance of the island of
Crete.
The name can be translated as "five-jumps", its typically
Greek wordplay implying that dancing it can make one
jump five times over.
Also in the spirit of wordplay, ζάλη zali means
dizziness, and the name of the dance can also be
understood ("five-dizzy") as one that can make the
dancers dizzy five times over.
The Pentozali is a war dance, vigorous, with high
jumping movements and allows for much improvisation.
It starts at a moderate pace and accelerates progressively.
The dancers hold each other by the shoulders and form
an incomplete circle, which rotates counterclockwise
very slowly, or sometimes not at all, because most of the
lively steps are semistationary.
