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Maniatikos
Μανιάτικος
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- Rhythm
- 2/4 · Medium
- Formation
- Open circle facing the centre, hands held crossed, as in the trata.
- Occasion
- Village festival, Wedding
Character
Who dances it: Everyone
A local dance of Mani, in the southern Peloponnese, in 2/4. It is danced in an open circle with a crossed hold and has two figures, each with its own number of steps. Sources on it are scarce and it needs checking by a teacher.
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Where it’s danced
- Peloponnese › Mani · origin
In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive
The Greek Dance Pandect records this dance. Each item opens on its own website.
Maniatikos: Dance in Peloponnese. See also: Paleomaniatikos.