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Arapina of Amorgos

Αραπίνα Αμοργού

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Instruments: Violin, Laouto
Occasion: Village festival

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Who dances it: Everyone

An instrumental women's dance from Amorgos, taught today alongside the syrtos and the men's kitsos as one of the island's own dances. Cultural associations in Greece and the diaspora perform it. Reliable written sources on its step and history have not been found yet.

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