Trygona

Rhythm

2/4 · Medium

Formation

Closed circle, dancers close together, palms joined with elbows bent like folded wings.

Instruments

Pontic lyra

Occasion

Wedding, Gathering

Character

• Joyful
• Playful

Who dances it: Everyone

A cheerful, simple dance from Trapezounta, Kerasounta (Giresun) and Matsouka, one of the few Pontic dances that moves to the left. The movements recall a turtledove hiding in the bushes, and at the end the dancers raise their arms as if it takes flight. It is played in 2/4, or faster in 5/8 like the tik. Traditionally a women's dance, it is now danced by men too.

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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.

Trygona (Turtledove): Dance in Pontos. See also: Reverse.

Places in the archive

• Matsouka · Pontus
• Trapezounta · Pontus
• Pontus

Videos 6

• Τρυγόνα Pontus · [VC00062] /D2
• Τρυγώνα Asia Minor · [VC00020] /C4
• Τρυγώνα Asia Minor · [VC00034] /C2
• Τρυγώνα Pontus · [VC00033] /F2
• Τρυγώνα Asia Minor · [VD0217] /B.D2
• Τρυγώνα Asia Minor · [VD0091] /F2

Recordings 15

• Ακεί πέραν σορμανόπον Pontus · [AR0324] PAN-VOX SPV 16270 /12
• Η Τρυγόνα Pontus · [AR0348] PAN-VOX SPV 16143 /01
• Σήμερον Κυριακή Pontus · [AR1398(b)] /13
• Τρυγόνα Pontus · [AR1439(d)] /08
• Τρυγόνα Pontus · [AR1439(f)] /14
• Τρυγόνα Pontus · [AR1439(d)] /19
• Τρυγόνα (σόλο γκάιντα) Pontus · [AR0140] PANIVAR SVP 16165 /02
• Τρυγόνα Ασιαλούμ Pontus · [AR1439(d)] /09

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• Τρυγόνα Γουρούχ Pontus · [AR1439] /10
• Τρυγόνα Ματσούκας Pontus · [AR1439] /09
• Τρυγόνα Τραπεζούντας Pontus · [AR1439] /08
• Τρυγώνα Pontus · [AR0597] VERAN 1001 /05
• Τρυγώνα Pontus · [AR0253] ΕΛΛΗ LPEL 801 /09
• Τρυγώνα Pontus · [AR0613] MINOS MSM 567 /06
• Τρυγώνα Pontus · [DS1115] PA5492 /16

Photos 2

• Πόντιες χορεύουν Τρυγόνα. Συναυλία Pontus · [Icon_F V03] /4813
• Χορός Τρυγόνας, Πτολεμαιδα, 1937 Pontus · [Icon_F V03] /4812

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