Sousta of Rhodes

Rhythm

2/4 · Fast

Formation

Open circle, mixed, with a front crossed hold (left arm over).

Instruments

Violin, Laouto

Occasion

Wedding, Village festival

Character

• Flirtatious
• Joyful

Who dances it: Everyone

The sousta is the most widespread dance of Rhodes: lively and bouncy, danced in an open circle with arms crossed in front. Its basic pattern spans three bars of 2/4, with steps to the side and a small step forward, and dancers keep a steady light spring in the knees, which is said to be where the name ("spring") comes from. It is danced at weddings and festivals to violin and laouto.

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What they wear

• Women’s festive costume Dodecanese Women’s
• Men’s festive costume Dodecanese Men’s

Where it’s danced

• Dodecanese › Rhodes · origin

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