Tik monon

Rhythm

5/8 (2+3) · Medium

Formation

Closed circle, mixed, palms joined and elbows bent.

Instruments

Pontic lyra, Daouli (drum), Zourna

Occasion

Wedding, Village festival, Gathering

Character

• Joyful
• Playful

Who dances it: Everyone

The simple tik, from Matsouka and the Trapezounta area, with many musical variants and songs. It is danced in a closed circle with few, short steps and is the base on which the tik diplon is built. Local forms exist too, such as the tik monon of Bafra and the 'kofto' of Imera.

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Its story

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Pontus Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Pontus Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Pontus · origin
• Central Greece & Attica · brought by refugees
• Macedonia › Thessaloniki · brought by refugees
• Macedonia › Imathia · brought by refugees
• Macedonia › Drama · brought by refugees

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Tik Monon (Tik Single): Dance in Pontos. See also: Tik.

Places in the archive

• Matsouka · Pontus
• Kapikioi · Pontus
• Pontus

Videos 1

• Τικ Μονόν Asia Minor · [VD0186] /A17

Recordings 9

• Διογένης Pontus · [AR0530] VASIPAP LP VAS 276 /08
• Ζωή επήεν σο νερόν (μονόν τικ) Trapezounta · [AR0655] ΕΛΛΗ LPEL 821, Λαγκαδά 1,Θεσ. /02
• Κορτσόπον λάλ' με Pontus · [AR1398] /19
• Μονόν Χορόν Pontus · [AR1439(f)] /07
• Τικ Μονόν Pontus · [AR1439] /01
• Τικ Μονόν Pontus · [AR1439(d)] /04
• Τικ Μονόν Pontus · [AR1439(d)] /15
• Τικ Μονόν Pontus · [AR1439(f)] /13

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• Τικ Μονόν Κοφτό Pontus · [AR1439] /02

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