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Πέρα στον πέρα μαχαλά (Ο χορός της Νύφης Καραγκούνας) | Χ.Ο.Τ "ΑΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΣ" - 14.03.2009 · Ακουσε Με · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

Pera ston pera machala

Πέρα στον πέρα μαχαλά

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Rhythm
Slow
Formation
Open circle, mostly of women, with the bride leading.
Instruments
Clarinet, Violin, Laouto
Occasion
Wedding

Character

Who dances it: Everyone

A wedding song and dance from the Karditsa area. The bride dances it outside her house before the ceremony, as a farewell to her family home. It has eight steps with slow, stately movements and is still danced at weddings, mainly in the villages.

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What they wear

Where it’s danced

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Out To The Out Slum: Dance in Thessaly.

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