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Angaliastos

Αγκαλιαστός

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Rhythm: 2/4 · Slow
Formation: A line of dancers, each holding the one in front as if in an embrace; the line passes under "arches" and winds around.
Instruments: Cretan lyra, Violin, Laouto, Guitar
Occasion: Wedding, Gathering, Village festival

Character

Who dances it: Everyone

A simple walking dance from Ierapetra for joyful occasions, named after its embrace-like hold. At the head of the line an experienced woman, the "ploumistra", praises each dancer with mantinades and the others reply. It is almost always followed by a Lasithi pidichtos.

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