Χορός Μάντρα (Κύπρου) - Mandra Dance (Cyprus) · kourostatis · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

Mantra

Μάντρα

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Rhythm: Medium
Formation: Two men facing each other.
Instruments: Violin, Laouto, Pithkiavli (flute), Defi (frame drum)
Occasion: Wedding, Village festival

Character

Joyful
Playful

Who dances it: Couples

A men's face-to-face dance of the Greek-Cypriot tradition, with stamps and crossing steps but few elaborate figures. It usually closes the men's sequence. The name means "mandra", the shepherds' sheepfold.

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