Λεϊλαλούμ (Μενεξεδένια μου, από το Γκέλβερι της Καππαδοκίας) - Λύκειο των Ελληνίδων Σερρών · Pantelis Voukantsis · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

Leilaloum

Λεϊλαλούμ

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Rhythm: Medium
Formation: Circle, hands joined.
Instruments: Violin, Oud, Toumbeleki (drum), Kemane, Defi (frame drum)
Occasion: Wedding, Gathering

Character

Who dances it: Everyone

A dance of the Greeks of Cappadocia that associations link to Gelveri (Karvali, today Güzelyurt), birthplace of Gregory of Nazianzus. Today it is danced mainly by descendants of the Gelveri community in Nea Karvali near Kavala and by Cappadocian associations in Macedonia. Written sources on its steps and meter are scarce.

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What they wear

Where it’s danced

Cappadocia · origin
Macedonia › Kavala · brought by refugees

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Leilaloum: Dance in Cappadocia.

Places in the archive

Pontus