Κάρπαθος Αρκηστής · ΜΝΗΜΕΣ ΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΗΣ Ν ΙΩΝΙΑΣ · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

Arkistis

Αρκηστής

This entry hasn’t been checked by an expert yet.

Formation: Face to face, men only, in pairs.
Instruments: Tsampouna (bagpipe), Laouto, Lyra
Occasion: Wedding

Character

Who dances it: Couples

A ritual dance of Olympos and Diafani on Karpathos, danced on the morning after the wedding ceremony. It is a men's dance in pairs, with the dancers facing each other, and the one exception to the rule that the dances of the Karpathian glenti are danced in an open circle.

This text hasn’t been written yet.