Ballos of Kythnos

Rhythm

2/4 · Fast

Formation

In couples, holding hands during the turns.

Instruments

Violin, Laouto, Tsampouna (bagpipe), Toumbaki (drum)

Occasion

Village festival, Carnival, Wedding

Character

• Energetic
• Joyful

Who dances it: Couples

The ballos of Kythnos, also called thermiotikos after the island's old name, Thermia. It is danced in couples and differs from the ballos of other islands: it has three parts, the stroto (smooth), the patito (stamped) and the turns, or fourles, in which man and woman spin many times while holding hands. At a Kythnos feast it follows the syrtos, and at Carnival young people in local costume dance it in the lanes of Dryopida.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Cyclades Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Cyclades Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Cyclades › Kythnos · origin

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