Sousta of Crete

Rhythm

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Formation

Starts in a circle; then men and women form two facing lines and the couples dance a "dialogue".

Instruments

Cretan lyra, Laouto, Mandolin

Occasion

Wedding, Village festival

Character

• Flirtatious
• Playful

Who dances it: Couples

A courtship dance for one or more couples from Rethymno, with small bouncing steps, as if pushed by a spring. The name probably comes from the Italian susta (spring), from the period of Venetian rule. The dance is said to tell a love story, from first meeting to marriage. Its steps are unrelated to the soustas of the Dodecanese.

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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 › Rethymno · origin
• Crete · also danced here

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