Ikariotikos

Rhythm

2/4 · Slow

Formation

Open circle, mixed; dancers hold each other high at the shoulders or with a crossed hand hold.

Instruments

Violin, Laouto, Tsampouna (bagpipe), Santouri, Lyra, Guitar

Occasion

Village festival, Feast day, Wedding

Character

• Solemn
• Reflective

Who dances it: Everyone

The dance of Ikaria and the heart of its village festivals, where young and old dance it in a circle until dawn. The traditional ikariotikos is slow and instrumental, in 2/4, and strings together local tunes such as the tsamourikos, rachiotikos, peramaritikos and "Sympethera"; every village and every musician has their own version. It was once played on lyra and tsampouna (tsampounofylaka), today on violin, laouto and guitar. The well-known song "My love in Ikaria" is faster and rarely heard at the island's own festivals.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume North Aegean Women’s
• Men’s festive costume North Aegean Men’s

Where it’s danced

• North Aegean › Ikaria · origin

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

(I)kariotikos: Dance in Icaria. It’s pronounced by the natives as: Kariotikos.

Kariotikos: Dance in Northern Thrace. See: Two-Handed.

Places in the archive

• Ikaria
• Thrace

Videos 3

• Ικαριώτικος Ikaria · [VC00046] /G2
• Ικαριώτικος (Ικαρία) Ikaria · [VT00012] /D2
• Ικαριώτικος Διπλός (Αργός Δετός-Πηδηχτός) Ikaria · [VC00003] /A3

Recordings 2

• Δωσ' του πέρα (ικαριώτικος πηδηχτός) Ikaria · [DS1112] SDNM 128 /03
• Ικαριώτικο Ikaria · [AR0310] ΜΙΝΩΣ ΜΑΤΣΑΣ MSM 430 /11

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