Cyclades

Κυκλάδες

9 dances · 43 from the archive

Ageranos Αγέρανος 2/4 · Mixed line, hands on shoulders, winding like a labyrinth; a woman with a handkerchief leads.
Arapina of Amorgos Αραπίνα Αμοργού
Vlacha of Naxos Βλάχα Νάξου 2/4 · Open circle, hands on shoulders.
Kalamatianos Καλαματιανός 7/8 · Open circle, mixed, hands joined at shoulder height with elbows bent; the leader often holds the second dancer by a handkerchief and improvises.

Cycladic music belongs to the nisiotika (island songs): at feasts the zygia of violin and laouto plays, while in mountain villages and at Carnival the tsampouna bagpipe with its small drum can still be heard. A feast usually opens with the syrtos and ends with the ballos, the courting couple dance that every island dances its own way. Alongside them are dances with strong local colour, such as the vlacha of Naxos, the ageranos of Paros, the nikentre of Amorgos and the karsilamas of Kythnos.

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Kalamatianos Καλαματιανός 7/8 · Medium · Open circle, mixed, hands joined at shoulder height with elbows bent; the leader often holds the second dancer by a handkerchief and improvises. also danced here video + song

Cyclades

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From the archive 43

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