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GREEK FOLK DANCES
Hassapiko is a very popular, relatively modern Greek dance, danced to many lovely
melodies. It is referred to as a panhellenic dance, which means that it is danced all over
Greece. It is often seen in Greek tavernas.
Hassaposerviko is sometimes called a "fast Hassapiko." It is a lively dance using a
shoulder hold.
Syrto is the most popular dance throughout Greece, and is danced by Greek-Americans
at all festive gatherings.
Syrto and kalamatiano use the same dance steps, but the syrto is in 3/4 time and the
kalamatiano is in 7/8 time.
Tsamiko is an ancient warrior dance, in which the leader would perform energetic leaps.
Today it is danced by both men and women all over Greece and the United States.
Zorba is a Syrtaki dance, starting out with a very slow Hassapiko step then growing
faster and faster - ending in a lively Hassaposerviko. This dance is choreographed for
performance with the most popular piece of Greek music in this country, the theme from
the movie Zorba the Greek, written by the noted Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis.
Tsifteteli is a rhythm and dance of Anatolia and the Balkans with a rhythmic
pattern of 2/4. In Turkish the word means "double stringed", taken from the violin
playing style that is practiced in this kind of music
Turkey was formerly Anatolia.
Zembekiko is danced by two people or as a solo. It is very rhythmic.
The steps are the dancers own interpretation and expression. There are no definite steps
or patterns.