🇨🇾 ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΟΣ ΣΥΡΤΟΣ ΑΝΤΡΙΚΟΣ (Syrtos Antrikos) | VasilitziDanceGroup · Πολιτιστικός Όμιλος Βασιλιτζιά - Vasilitzia · Watch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)

Cypriot syrtos

Συρτός Κύπρου

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Rhythm: 2/4 · Medium
Formation: Two dancers of the same sex hold a handkerchief between them and take turns improvising.
Instruments: Violin, Laouto, Pithkiavli (flute), Defi (frame drum)
Occasion: Wedding, Village festival

Character

Who dances it: Couples

The syrtos of the Greek-Cypriot tradition is danced separately by men and by women, usually by two dancers who hold a handkerchief and improvise in turn. Many tunes have their own names, such as the Skaliotikos of Larnaca, the azizies and the politikos. It is played on violin and laouto in 2/4.

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