🇨🇾 The dances of Cyprus
4 dances from Cyprus, best known first.
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreSirtakiσυρτάκι
A line dance that starts slow and speeds up, created for the film Zorba the Greek.Folk dance · Line or chain · Circle
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreKalamatianosΚαλαματιανός
A lively Greek circle dance in a 7/8 rhythm, often led with a handkerchiefFolk dance · Circle
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreSyrtos
A hand-linked Greek line and circle dance led by a solo improviserFolk dance · Circle · Line or chain
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreBallosΜπάλος
A couples’ dance from the Greek islands, shaped by courtship and playful interactionFolk dance · Couple · Group
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sirtaki: Simon Bonaventure, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Syrtos: Muriel Pécastaing-Boissière pour Cédric Boissière, CC BY-SA 3.0, source