CONONECT: Connected on Nature, Environment, Culture (ERASMUS+ PROJECT 2015-17 KA2 Strategic Partnership between Sweden, Turkey, Belgium and Greece). A presentation of the traditional Greek dances of our region, made by the students of 6o Gymnasio, Larisa, Greece (6th Junior High School of Larisa, Greece) for the purposes of our ERASMUS+ Project.

1. LOCAL DANCES
(Thessaly, Greece)

2. LOCAL DANCES (Thessaly, Greece)
 From ancient times until today, dance
is considered as the best means of
education and the ideal body and mind
integration, in order to achieve
psychophysical balance.

3. LOCAL DANCES (Thessaly, Greece)
 In Greece, traditional dances present a wide
variety. Every region and village of Greece
has its own dances, which differ from region
to region and village to village. There is a
difference in dances on account of climate,
lifestyle of residents, wars and other
disasters. Traditional Greek dances, owing
to the variety they present, are divided into
several categories.

4. LOCAL DANCES (Thessaly, Greece)
There are:
Depending on the subject they are divided into:
 Religious
 Dances about war
 Dances about love
Depending on their shape they are divided into:
 Cyclical
 Facing dances

5. LOCAL DANCES (Thessaly, Greece)
Depending on the dancers they are divided into:
 Male
 Women
 Mixed
Depending on the place they are divided into:
 National
 Topical

6. Main dances of Thessaly
 Pera ston pera maxala (Πέρα στον πέρα μαχαλά)
This dance came from Karditsa, which is one of the
biggest cities in Thessaly. Like most of the thessalic
dances, this dance has a lot of slow and magnificent
movements. It is danced only by women and
especially women who are going to be married and
they have to say goodbye to their families. It is
considered as one of the oldest dances and it is
danced until today at weddings, mainly in the local
villages, in eight steps.

7. Pera ston pera maxala (Πέρα στον πέρα
μαχαλά)

8. Thessalikos (Θεσσαλικός)
 It is a dance which is danced by men and women and
came from Tyrnavos. The dancers form an open cycle
and they have to look at the center of it. The right
foot goes into the out part of the left. The dance has
five parts and every part has its own number of steps.
All the steps are performed isochronous.

9. Thessalikos (Θεσσαλικός)

10. Karagkouna (Καραγκούνα)
This is one of the main dances of Thessaly
which is danced in other regions, too. The
song of the dance is in order to admire the
wonderful costume of the women, in the
local villages. All the dancers form an open
cycle and they have to look at the center of
it. The dance has three parts and every part
has its own number of steps which are
performed in an isochronous, normal
rhythm.

11. Karagkouna (Καραγκούνα)

12. Pilioreitikos (Πηλιορείτικος)
 It is a dance which came from Pilio and it is danced
by men and women. During the dance, the dancers
form a labyrinth. It has twelve steps.

13. LOCAL DANCES (Thessaly, Greece)
 Other dances of Thessaly are: tasia
(τασιά), tsamikos (τσάμικος), syrtos
(συρτό), svarniara (σβαρνιάρα),
kleistos argitheas (κλειστός αργιθέας),
berati (μπεράτι), kagkeli (καγκέλι),
rougkatsiariko (ρουγκατσιάρικο), tai-
tai (τάι-τάι)

14. Costumes
The traditional
costume of
Almyros

15. Costumes
The traditional
costume of
female
Karagkouna

16. Costumes
The festive
costume of
Trikeri, Magnesia
Women also wear a
lot of special jewellry
with these costumes
such as bracelets,
necklaces and other
particular pieces,
which make their
costume even more
beautiful.

17. THE END
 Presentation made by:
 Evdoxia Gkarlemou
and
 Konstantina Nteoudi