Kleistos of Argithea

Rhythm

Slow

Formation

Circle with men at the front and women at the end; arms linked in the first part, palms joined with elbows bent in the second.

Instruments

Clarinet, Violin, Laouto

Occasion

Feast day

Character

• Solemn
• Reflective

Who dances it: Everyone

A dance of Argithea, in the Agrafa mountains of Karditsa, danced in the village square on the afternoon of Easter Sunday. It has two parts: eight steps with arms linked, then five steps with palms joined, in which the circle closes towards the centre.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Thessaly Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Thessaly Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Thessaly › Argithea · origin

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