presentation drditional greek dances

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Traditional Greek dances

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In ancient Greece , dance held a prominent place and enjoyed great respect , since as they believed that the stars and planets in the sky were performing some kind of cosmic dance .

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D ance together with music and poetry w ere caracterirtics of someone being cult i r ated and educat ed . D ance was a gift from the spiritual immortal Gods to humans and a means of communicating with the I nvisible , connecting the ir rituals and mysteries with it.

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Dance was commonly used as a form of education in Ancient Greece . The eminent Greek philosophers  strongly reinforced this art as being a perfect integration of body and the soul .

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Traditional dances in modern Greece are very diverse . Each area or village in Greece has its own type dance , which vary from region to region and even from village to village .

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Traditional Greek dances , because of the ir variety are divided into several categories . Depending on the ir topic they are divided into : • Religious • W ar • Romantic Depending on the position of the dancers they are divided into : • Round • Facing – they dance being opposite each other

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Depending on the gender they are divided into : • M ale • Female • Mixed Depending on geographiy they are divided into : • National • Local

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In Modern contemporary dance we can recognize rhythms and music styles that were used in ancient Greece. It is known that the dances of the mainland have a subnet style and are often called “ leventiki ”(meaning regal or upstanding)in contrast to those of the Greek islands which are livelier and more lyrical. The national dance s are K alamatianos and T samikos

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KALAMATIANOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxY4dFbEOGk

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Tsamikos is a traditional Greek dance As a heroic dance it was initially danced by men , but later women participated and was danced in a circle. Tsamikos a celebration dance after each battle and victory .

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TSAMIKOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dp657BpwMs

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Local dances are divided in terms of geography into Continental, Thracian , I sland , Cretans , Macedonia n , and others . Each one is danced differently , has its own music and its name has some significance . “ Zonaradikos ” is a traditional dance from Thrace .It is danced by men and women in a circle.The type of dance is widely-spread across Thrace.Its name derives from the fact that the dancers hold onto each other by their belts ( zonari means belt).Men lead and women follow.

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ZONARADIKOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXGzL5utkao

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“ Ikariotikos “ comes from the island Ikaria and is danced throughout the Aegean islands . It is danced by men and women who hold onto each other by the shoulders . In the first part of the dancers walk, while in the second part-when the rhythm becomes livelier we have quick steps and the whole body is in motion.

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IKARIOTIKOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAZ-an6qh-g

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“ P idi k tos “ is the most representative dances of Rhodes , but is danced across all the Dodecanese as well . It is danced by men and women . It is a happy , romantic dance where the first dancer (male) invites his partner (female) to dance in the center of the circle. D ancer s are usually arranged to form an open circle facing the center.

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PIDIKTOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDBFVBNARzE

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“Serra” is one of the most representative dances of Pontus, which is the region of present day Turkey on the eastern Black Sea into Russia; an area inhabited by Greeks from ancient times till 1924. Its music and dance is easily recognised by its nervous energy, the use of knee bends and unusual shoulder tremors, unique to Pontus.

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PONTIAKOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1autQ8mZOBo

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Syrtaki is the most popular Greek dance but it’s not an authentic traditional one.

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SIRTAKI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynyo6ildKp0