Fisouni

Rhythm

9/8 (2+2+2+3) · Medium

Formation

Open circle in 'W' hold, mainly women.

Instruments

Clarinet, Violin, Laouto, Defi (frame drum)

Character

• Joyful
• Playful

Who dances it: Everyone

A dance from Preveza in 9/8 (2+2+2+3), named after the tune that accompanies it. According to the researcher Kostas Mitsis, it is believed to have come to the area from Constantinople, and the name describes the women's skirts billowing as if in a strong wind. It is faster than most Epirote dances and is danced mainly by women. Local versions are the 'Elenaki' of Northern Epirus and the 'Bazarkana' of Zagori.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Epirus Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Epirus Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Epirus › Preveza · origin

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Fysouni: Dance in Epirus, Karsilamas prevezanikos in 9 bars.

Places in the archive

• Preveza
• Pogoni
• Zagori
• Ioannina · Ioannina basin (Dodoni, Zitsa)
• Epirus

Videos 1

• Φυσούνι Preveza · [VC00042] /H2

Recordings 3

• Το φυσσούνι Epirus · [AR0198] PAN-VOX SPV 22 /03
• Φυσούνι (χορός, οργανικό) Preveza · [DS1155] SDNM 123 Σύλ. προς διάδ. εθν. μουσικής /07
• Φυσσούνι Epirus · [AR1495] /23

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