Priniotis

Rhythm

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Formation

Circle, mixed; the hold changes from village to village (crossed, on the shoulders, or palms at shoulder height).

Instruments

Cretan lyra, Violin, Laouto, Guitar

Occasion

Village festival, Gathering

Character

• Joyful
• Playful

Who dances it: Everyone

A dance of Ierapetra and Mirabello, with variants in Krousta, Meseleri (messelerianos) and the Lasithi Plateau (priniotis). In most villages it has thirteen steps (six forward, seven back) and on the Plateau fourteen, with a double crossed hold.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Crete Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Crete Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Crete › Lasithi · origin

In the Dora Stratou Theatre archive

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

Brinianos or Prinianos: Dance in Crete. Also called: Brimniakos, Priniakos. See also: Mikro-Mikraki (Small-Little).

Prinianos or Priniotis: Dance in Crete.

Places in the archive

• Crete
• Meseleroi · Lasithi
• Prinias · Heraklion

Videos 1

• Πρινιώτης Crete · [VC00039] /E5

Recordings 1

• Πρινιώτης Crete · [MC00020] /05

Texts 1

• Κρητική μουσική παράδοση μερικά χρόνια πριν..... Crete · /P037-03

More videos (2)