Syrtos nisiotikos

Rhythm

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Formation

Open circle, mixed, hands joined at shoulder height; the leader improvises.

Instruments

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

Occasion

Village festival, Wedding, Feast day, Name day

Character

• Joyful
• Tender

Who dances it: Everyone

The basic form of the syrtos on the Aegean islands: every island, and often every village, has its own version, such as the syrtos of Naxos, Kythnos or Serifos. It is danced in an open circle with joined hands, livelier and with more sway than the mainland syrtos, and the leader improvises freely. At festivals it usually comes before the ballos; on islands such as Kythnos it is also danced in couples.

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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 · origin
• Dodecanese · also danced here
• North Aegean · also danced here

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