Kleftikos

Rhythm

3/4 · Slow

Formation

Open circle, hands joined; the leader, holding a handkerchief with the second dancer, improvises.

Instruments

Clarinet, Violin, Laouto

Occasion

Village festival, Feast day, Wedding

Character

• Proud
• Heroic

Who dances it: Everyone

Kleftikos is another name for the tsamikos, especially its slow, heavy form as danced in Roumeli, where it is regarded as the standard version of the dance. The name ties it to the klefts and the War of Independence of 1821, and it is often danced to kleftic songs about the deeds and deaths of the klefts and armatoloi. The leader turns, leaps and slaps his boots, while the rest keep strictly to the step.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Central Greece & Attica Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Central Greece & Attica Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Central Greece & Attica · origin
• Peloponnese · also danced here

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Kleftikos (Thieving): Dances with the name Kleftikos in various areas.

Places in the archive

• Skiathos · Sporades
• Grevena
• Macedonia

Recordings 5

• Η Τζαβέλαινα (κλέφτικο) Epirus · [AR0203] ΚΥΚΛΑΔΕΣ LPKG 32 /01
• Κλέφτικος Epirus · [AR0612] POLYGRAM SMEL 22 /03
• Ο αητός (Κλέφτικο) Central Greece & Attica · [DS1047] PHILIPS 522 260-2 - DORA STRATOU 1 CD /03
• Παλιά μου χρόνια και καιροί (κλέφτικο) Argithea · [AR0286] DORA STRATOU DS 102 /06
• Σαν πας πουλί μου στο Μωρηά (κλέφτικο) Peloponnese · [AR0163] /06

Photos 1

• Κλέφτικος με μαύρη φουστανέλλα Epirus · [Icon_F V04] /7687

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