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 Greek Traditional Dances
Dance is the rhythmical movement of one or more persons
accompanied with music or song. For ancient Greeks, dance was a
gift from Gods, to forget their problems. Informations about dances in
ancient Greece, we have from Homer and many others. Every dance
has special movements. Other dances are for religious occasions,
others for war, for wedding, etc. Greek dances according to the place
we dance them, are divided in two groups: dances of the main land
and island dances. The name of every dance comes the the area that
people dance it, the words of the song that accompanies the dance,
the way dances stand or hold hands or from the objects dancers hold
i.e. handkerchiefs. Some dances have jumps and others are slow. But
most of them are danced in a circle.

Dances
1. Kalamatianos……………………3
2. Hasaposerviko………………....4
3. Zonaradikos………………………5
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 Kalamatianos
(kah-lah-mah-tee-ah-
nos) is a very popular
pan-Hellenic dance.
While the dance is
named for Kalamata,
its city of origin,
records of very similar
dances have been
found in other regions dating back to ancient times. Homer referred to such a
dance in the Iliad, and Theokritos referred to it in his account of the marriage of
Helen and Meneleus. It gained popularity in the 19th century, and was henceforth
danced throughout Greece. You will see it danced at every social gathering. No
feast takes place without it. It has 12 steps and the rhythm is a 7/8. The
Kalamatiano is a celebratory dance, and is often the first dance to occur during
Greek weddings, Cchristenings, and other happy occasions.

Explanation of the steps

1. R to the right in dance direction (right)
2. L crosses in front R
3. R to the right in dance direction
4. L crosses in front of R
5. R to the right in dance direction
6. L crosses in front of R
7. R to the right in dance direction
8. L steps in front of R, lift R up a little
9. R steps down in the same place again.
10. L steps beside R
11. R steps in front of L, lift L up a little
12. L steps down in the same place again.

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The ''hasaposerviko'' is the dance of the butchers in the city of
Konstantinoupolis (now İstanbul). The "butchers" hold on to each
other in a shoulder-hold and starting with the right foot make three
steps to the right. They then kick the left foot forward, step down to
the left and kick out with the right foot. There are many variations on
this basic motif.
Basic Step
A - Traveling Step Obliquely Back to the Right. Begin on right
Step Tempo
foot.
1 slow Step to the Right on the right foot obliquely backward.
2 slow Step to the Right on the left foot behind the right.
B- Pausing Step (Step Swing) - Begin on right foot.
3 slow Step to the Right on the right foot obliquely backward.
4 slow Swing the left leg slightly out in-front of right.
C - Continue Pausing Step. Begin on left foot.
5 slow Step to the Left on the left foot obliquely forward.
6 slow Swing the right leg slightly out in-front of left.
Repeat as often as desired.

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Zonaradiko is a traditional folk dance from Thrace (Greece) that is
named after the dance's handhold. Dancers hold the adjacent
dancer's zonaria (belt) during the dance. Zonaradiko is a dance done
in one form or another all over Greece. In each village the dance will
look somewhat different, but the basic structure is essentially the
same.

Explanations for the steps

1. R to the right in dance direction
2. L steps beside R
3. R to the right in dance direction
4. a little hop on R
5. L steps in front of R into the middle of the circle
6. a little hop on L

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