Traditional Greek dances and where they come from!

[auroracoor1]

I love attempting to learn Greek dances but I also think it's important to learn about which region of Greece each dance comes from. Here are some examples that I pulled from the list on this website https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/7-traditional-greek-dances-you-should-know-about/

Hasapiko (Constantinople)
Pendozali (Crete)
Tsamiko (Peloponnese, Central Greece, Thessaly, and Epirus)
Ikariotikos (Ikaria)

 

[ellinasgolfer0320]

Tsamiko is danced slower in thessaly than it is in the Peloponnese.

Since you're learning about the dances you should look up the different styles(?) And read about the dances of each - e.g. nisiotika, kritika, ipirotika, piliotika, etc...

 

[Worldwide Greeks Editor]

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[k_tsoukalas]

It's interesting - there are thousands of dances in Greece but there are a handful that are pretty widespread. It's interesting to see where all these dances originate.