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Koftos

Κοφτός

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Rhythm: 4/4 · Fast
Formation: Open circle, hands joined; it can also be danced moving back and forth or in couples.
Instruments: Clarinet, Violin, Laouto, Defi (frame drum)
Occasion: Wedding, Village festival

Character

Who dances it: Everyone

A lively 'sta dio' (in two) syrtos, faster than the pogonisios, danced in Epirus, Thessaly and Central Greece. The name ('cut') comes from the breaks in the music: when the tune stops, the dancers shout 'hey', clap or raise their arms. In Epirus it is one of the dances never missing from weddings and village feasts.

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What they wear

Where it’s danced

Epirus · origin
Thessaly · also danced here
Central Greece & Attica · also danced here

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Kofto (Sharp): Dance in Argithea.

Syrtos (Round Dance) Sharp: Dance in Thrace.

Kofto or Koftos (Sharp): Dance in Lefkada. See: Stitos (Erect).

Koftos (Sharp): Dance in Epirus.

Syrtos Koftos: Dance in Thrace, variation of Syrtos Sygathistos Dance. The stooping with which it is presented recently by groups is additional.

Places in the archive

Ypati · Phthiotis
Argithea
Karoti · Evros
Lefkada
Vissani · Pogoni
Epirus
Eastern Thrace

Videos 6

Κοφτός Argithea · [VC00034] /A3
Κοφτός Argithea · [VC00041] /D5
Κοφτός Karditsa, Argithea · [VD0187] /A1
Συρτός σκυφτός Karoti · [VD0177] /D2
Συρτός Σκυφτός ή Συρτός Κοφτός Karoti · [VC00061] /C3
Συρτός Σκυφτός ή Συρτός Κοφτός Evros · [VC00060] /F2

Recordings 5

Κοφτ'ος Χορός Epirus · [AR0612] POLYGRAM SMEL 22 /02
Κοφτός Argithea · [AR517] DS 131 /08
Κοφτός Epirus · [AR1511] /07
Το κοφτό Epirus · [AR0318] PAN-VOX SPV 16319 /08
Χορός κοφτός Epirus · [AR0198] PAN-VOX SPV 22 /07