Thrace

Θράκη

22 dances · 127 from the archive

Giknas Γίκνας Open circle, hands joined; each guest takes a turn leading.
Dipat Διπάτ 9/8 · Closed circle, mixed, hands joined with elbows bent (W hold).
Zervos Ζερβός Open circle, hands joined, moving to the left.
Zonaradikos Ζωναράδικος 6/8 · Open circle holding each other's belts, men in front and women behind. Towards the end the leader winds the line into a spiral.

Thracian music is built on the gaida bagpipe, the Thracian lyra, the kaval flute, the daouli and the toumbeleki, joined later by clarinet and accordion. The dances are lively and bouncy, with small, quick steps and bent knees; most are danced in an open circle with the men in front and the women following, often holding each other's belts, as in the zonaradikos. Many dances belong to the wedding, such as the syngathistos, the mantilatos, the tapeinos and the gikna.

Thrace

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