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Thanks to this amazing person who uploaded this video! So helpful :)

 
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Great video, here is another source to learn How to Greek dance the Ikariotikos dance:
 
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This is a pretty dance - thank you for sharing the tutorial! They look complicated at first but once you get the pattern straight, it feels a lot easier.
 
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One of my favorite dances.
 
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This is a pretty dance - thank you for sharing the tutorial! They look complicated at first but once you get the pattern straight, it feels a lot easier.
It always takes me so long to learn but once I get the hang of it and understand the rhythm its all fun and from there :)
 
I finally got around to watching this. This is an interesting version. When I danced competitively in Greece our steps were slightly different (below video). She also adds figoures (stunts) which you can see towards the end when she brings her right foot up behind her knee.

 
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I finally got around to watching this. This is an interesting version. When I danced competitively in Greece our steps were slightly different (below video). She also adds figoures (stunts) which you can see towards the end when she brings her right foot up behind her knee.

How do I know which versions to dance? This is something that I always confuses me
 
How do I know which versions to dance? This is something that I always confuses me
This question applies to many Greek dances, not just Ikariotiko! Thanks!
 
How do I know which versions to dance? This is something that I always confuses me
You dance whatever everyone else is dancing. Fortunately, if you know one version, then it will be easy to learn the other versions because they won't be much different. Figoures on the other hand have to be taught and you won't know them unless someone teaches you them...
 

Greek Easter Family Traditions

I am curious what your family traditions are for Greek Easter. I know lent hasn't even started yet, but I've started doing some planning to make sure my family has all of its traditions all set. Sometimes it takes me a while to find ingredients for some of the foods I serve, etc.

Of course we spend Holy Week in church. We do our best to fast during Lent, and once Easter comes, it's all about serving our traditional dishes. This year I might spend part of lent in Greece to visit some religious sites.

What do you guys all do?

List of Cretan Dances?

I will be attending a Cretan wedding and am curious about the traditional Cretan dances! I know the dances are slightly different and I want to learn some. I don't know the names of the dances so that I can look them up. I did some research, though. Are any of these dances common at these weddings?
  • Pentozali
  • Sousta
  • Siganos
  • Chaniotis
There's a dance the wedding party typically does in Crete. Which dance is that?

When does Orthodox lent start this year?

I noticed our Easter is late - May 5th - but Western Easter is at the end of March. Has Lent already started for them? When does our Lent start?

This year, I plan to do a stricter Lenten fast, so I want to plan some things out in advance.

Lent is a time for introspection, repentance, and spiritual growth. Through the dedicated practice of fasting, prayer, and charity, believers seek not only to grow closer to God but also to better understand themselves in relation to God’s will.

Greek Name Days Celebrations

I have been encouraging my family and friends to let me know when their name days are. I know for my immediate family, of course, but I want to start honoring name days in addition to birthdays like they do in Greece.

But aside from wishing someone Chronia Polla, or happy name day, what else can we do? How do people in Greece celebrate? Is it much like a birthday?

Greek Naming Traditions?

I have noticed that in Greece, there are some traditions associated with naming their children. Although some Greek families in the United States have done this, many have seemed to lose the traditions.

Does anyone know what some of these traditions are? I am helping a friend name his upcoming child... Here's some of what I have learned:

1. Firstborn daughter names after maternal grandmother
2. Firstborn son named after paternal grandfather
3. Firstborn son named after father

Those are the ones I have figured out. I don't know what is traditional from Greece and what has just been made up amongst Greeks in the US.
Share and discuss Greek traditions related to Greek weddings, christenings, dance & holidays!

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