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Αγέρανος «Όλες οι δάφνες», Πάρος (Χοροστάσι) · xorostasi · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

Ageranos

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Rhythm
2/4 · Slow
Formation
Mixed line, hands on shoulders, winding like a labyrinth; a woman with a handkerchief leads.
Occasion
Carnival

Character

Who dances it: Everyone

A Carnival dance of Paros, still danced in Naoussa. Dancers hold shoulders, with slow steps in the first half of the tune and faster, springy ones in the second, and the leading woman guides the line under a handkerchief until the dance winds into a 'labyrinth'. Tradition links it to the crane dance Theseus danced on Delos after the Labyrinth; it was once a chance to reveal a secret love through improvised couplets.

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Where it’s danced

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

The Greek Dance Pandect records this dance. Each item opens on its own website.

Ageranos: Dance in Cyclades.

Geranos: Dance in Greece.

Places in the archive

Videos 4

Recordings 2

Photos 5

More videos (2)

ΑΓΕΡΑΝΟΣ ΠΑΡΟΥ-ΧΟΡΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΣΟΒΙΟΥ ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟΥ-ΠΑΤΜΟΣ-2019 · Sotiris Gorgogetas · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

΄΄ΑΓΕΡΑΝΟΣ΄΄ ΠΑΡΟΣ ''ΣΤΗΣ ΜΑΤΖΟΥΡΑΝΑΣ ΤΟΝ ΑΝΘΟ'' ΄΄ ΄΄ΑΠ΄ΟΛΑ ΤΑ ΝΗΣΑΚΙΑ ΜΑΣ΄΄ΑΡΧΙΣΕ ΓΛΩΣΣΑ'Μ · Χορευτικό Συγκρότημα Ιερού Ναού Ζωοδόχου Πηγής · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)