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1. Avlamas , Other
avlamas , Other name for blood-brother or buddy in Thessaly.
2. Ageranos , Dance
Ageranos , Dance in Cyclades.
3. Agitikos , Dance
Agitikos , Dance of anastenarides. See also: Anastenaria.
4. Agia Marina (Saint Marina) , Custom
Agia Marina (Saint Marina), Customs with dance on Saint Marina’s day (July the 17th). See: harfanas.
5. Agia Paraskevi (Saint Paraskevi) , Custom
Agia Paraskevi (Saint Paraskevi) , Customs with dance on Saint Paraskevi’s day (July the 26th). See also: Stegou.
6. Agia Sotira (Saint Sotira) , Dance
Agia Sotira (Saint Sotira) , Comical dance in Rhodes with the homonym song. See also: comical.
7. Agiovasiliatikos , Dance
Agiovasiliatikos , Other name of the dance Enteka (Eleven) in Siatista.
8. Agiogiannos , Custom
Agiogiannos , Custom with girls’ dance on Saint John’s day (August the 29th) in Thrace. See also: Saint John, klidonas (fortune telling).
9. Agioi Apostoloi (Saints Apostles) , Custom
Agioi Apostoloi (Saints Apostles) , Dancing custom on Saints Apostles’ day.
10. Agioi Theodoroi (Saints Theodoroi) , Custom
Agioi Theodoroi (Saints Theodoroi) , Dances on Saints Theodoroi’s day (first Saturday of Lent).
11. Agioi Saranta (Saints Saranta) , Custom
Agioi Saranta (Saints Saranta) , Dances on Saints Saranta’s day (March the 9th).
12. Agios Vasilios (Saint Vasilios) , Custom
Agios Vasilios (Saint Vasilios) , Dances on Saint Vasilios’ day (January the 1st). See also: E-Vasilis.
13. Agios Georgios (Saint George) , Custom
Agios Georgios (Saint George) , Dances which are performed in various regions on Saint George’s day (April the 23rd) with respective songs. See also: Ai-Giorgis.
14. Agios Isidoros (Saint Isidoros) , Dance
Agios Isidoros (Saint Isidoros) , Carnivalesque dance in Oinousses of Chios. See: Agios Sideros.
15. Agios Ioannis (Saint John) , Custom
Agios Ioannis (Saint John) , Dancing customs during the celebration of Saint John (January the 7th, May the 8th, June the 4th, August the 29th, September the 26th) on various places of Greece. See also: Agiogiannos, Anapodos (Reverse), fortune telling.
16. Agios Constantinos (Saint Constantine) , Dance
Agios Constantinos (Saint Constantine) , Dance on Saint Constantine’s day (May the 21st) in Farasa of Cappadocia.
17. Agios Savvas (Saint Savvas) , Dance
Agios Savvas (Saint Savvas) , Dance in Misti of Cappadocia. See: Vara-Vara.
18. Agios Sideros (Saint Sideros) , Custom
Agios Sideros (Saint Sideros) , Dancing custom in Oinousses of Chios.
19. Agios Simeon (Saint Simeon) , Custom
Agios Simeon (Saint Simeon) , Dances on Saint Simeon’s day in Mesolongi. See: Ai-Simios.
20. Agios Charalambos (Saint Charalambos) , Dance
Agios Charalambos (Saint Charalambos) , Dance on Saint Charalambos’ day (February the 10th) in Farasa of Cappadocia.
21. Agios Chrysostomos (Saint Chrysostom) , Dance
Agios Chrysostomos (Saint Chrysostom) , Dance on Saint Chrysostom’s day (January the 17th) in Farasa of Cappadocia.
22. Agaliastos (Embracing), dance from Lasithi , Dance
Agaliastos (Embracing) , Dance in the region of Lasithi in Crete. See also: Siganos (Quiet).
23. Agaliastos (Embracing), dance from Karpatho , Dance
Agaliastos (Embracing) , Dance in Karpathos.
24. Agouras , Dance
Agouras , Dance in Imbros with the homonym song.
25. Agouros From Sira (Unripe From Line) , Dance
Agouros From Sira (Unripe From Line) , Dance in Metsovo.
26. Agouros From Fragia (Unripe From Fragia) , Dance
Agouros From Fragia (Unripe From Fragia) , Dance in Soufli.
27. Agrilamas , Dance
Agrilamas, Variation of Karsilamas. See also: Zeibekikos, Karsilamas.
28. Agyriotikos or Agyriotiko Syrtos (Round Dance) , Dance
Agyriotikos or Agyriotiko Syrtos (Round Dance) , Variation of Round Dance in Gyrou of Corfu.
29. adia (permission) , Dance term
adia (permission) , Cases in which a dancer asks permission to dance.
30. adiantropa (shameless) , Custom
adiantropa (shameless) , Scurrilous songs and dances in Euboea.
31. Adiplogyristos , Dance term
Adiplogyristos , Characterization of the dance’s circle when it has a big diameter. In some places it’s considered advantage and beauty for the dance to have many folds (or pleats or kagelia etc.), but in other places it’s considered to be richer when it has many people and enough space to become a big, open circle.
32. Adrahti (Spindle) , Dance
Adrahti (Spindle) , Dancing game in Thessaly.
33. Aeranos , Dance
Aeranos , Other name of Geranos dance in Pontos.
34. Air Will Come Out , Dance
Air Will Come Out , Dance in Episkopi of Naousa.
35. Aerino (Ethereal) , Dance
Aerino (Ethereal) , Dance in Fthiotida.
36. Azizies , Music term
Azizies , Melody of Round Dance in Cyprus and other islands. Also called: Asizies, Atzidies, Tenedios.
37. Ai-Giorgis (Saint George) , Dance
Ai-Giorgis (Saint George) , Dance in Skyros with the song “Agie mou Giorgi Skyriane” (“My Saint George of Skyros”).
38. Ai-Savvas (Saint Savvas) , Dance
Ai-Savvas (Saint Savvas) , Dance in Misti of Cappadocia. See: Vara-Vara.
39. Ai-Symios (Saint Symios) , Dance
Ai-Symios (Saint Symios) , Dance in the feast of Saint Symios in Mesolongi.
40. Aidoni (Nightingale) , Dance
Aidoni (Nightingale) , Dance of Vlachs. Also called: “Take the giumia and come” from the homonym song.
41. Ai-Giorgis (Saint George) , Dance
Ai-Giorgis (Saint George) , Dance in the Ionian Islands with the homonym song.
42. Aivasiliatikos , Dance
Aivasiliatikos , Dance in Western Macedonia. See: Eleven.
43. Aidinikos or Aidiniko , Dance
Aidinikos or Aidiniko , Dance on the coastline of Asia Minor in 9 bars (2.2.3.2).
44. Akamatra , Dance
Akamatra , Comical dance in the villages of Joumerkon. See also: comical.
45. Akritikos , Dance
Akritikos , Other name of Boufiotikos dance in the region of Florina.
46. al’ assiagia , Dance term
al’ assiagia , Tsalimi (Caper) in Kars of Pontos.
47. Alaziga , Dance
Alaziga , Comical dance in Rhodes, similar to Piperi (Pepper), with the homonym song.
48. Alamoustou , Dance
Alamoustou , Comical dance in Rhodes, similar to Pepper and Alaziga, with the homonym song.
49. alani or aloni (street-arab or threshing floor) , Notion or Object
alani or aloni (street-arab or threshing floor) , Threshing floor: place where people gather to dance.
50. Alarga Xene (Keep Away Stranger) , Dance
Alarga Xene (Keep Away Stranger) , Dance in the region of Florina.
51. Alajadikos , Dance term
Alajadikos , Characterization of dance in Northern Thrace, like Zonaradikos, in which women come in between men, contrary to the prevailing arrangement where the arc of women is a continuation to the arc of men in the circle.
52. Alajas , Dance
Alajas , Square dance in the district of Prousa.
53. Albania , Dance
Albania , Other name of Parakalamiotikos dance in Epirus.
54. Albanian , Dance
Albanian , Dance which, according to foreign travelers of the past century, was dancing in Greece.
55. alegro (cheerful) , Music term
alegro (cheerful) , Variation of the music of Hasaposerviko or Hora. See also: Kazaska, Serviko (Serbian), Hasaposerviko, Hora.
56. Alivaditikos , Dance
Alivaditikos , Dance in Aivali of Asia Minor.
57. Alexandra , Dance
Alexandra , Dance in the regions of Konitsa and Kastoria in 7 bar rhythm.
58. Alexandra , Dance
Alexandra , Dance in Zagori of Epirus in 5 bar rhythm. It’s danced only with the homonym song.
59. alesma (grinding) , Custom
alesma (grinding) , Dancing customs during grinding.
60. alevroma (flouring) , Custom
alevroma (flouring) , Custom in which they throw flour to a couple that is about to be married and then they dance, in Pilio. See: zymoma (kneading).
61. aliaktsi sofrasi , Custom
aliaktsi sofrasi , Feast of aliaktsides (friends of the bridegroom) with dance after the wedding in Eastern Thrace.
62. Almatsouk , Dance
Almatsouk , Dance in Pontos. See: Armatsouk.
63. Aloinos , Notion or Object
Aloinos , Characterization of comical and shameless dances in Rhodes. The aloinoi dances are danced at the end of the wedding feast before the withdrawal of the married couple. See also: comical.
64. alysida (chain) , Dance term
alysida (chain) , The circle of dance, the number of dancers in the circle in Kountouriotes.
65. aloni (threshing floor) , Notion or Object
aloni (threshing floor) , Dancing events in threshing floors. See also: alani (street-arab).
66. Aloniatiko , Dance
Aloniatiko , Dance in the region of Florina.
67. Aman Aise , Dance
Aman Aise , Dance in Kütahya and Ousak of Phrygia in Asia Minor.
68. Amarantos , Dance
Amarantos , Dance in Pogoni of Epirus with the homonym song.
69. amartia (sin) , Notion or Object
amartia (sin) , Dance as a sin. See also: horomania (dance-mania).
70. Amiri , Dance
Amiri , Imitative dance with the homonym song in Zakynthos.
71. amolyta (loosely) , Dance term
amolyta (loosely) , It’s said that, when the dancing circle breaks to couples or to one person, people are dancing loosely. For example, that happens to Cycladic Balos (Island Folk Dance), which can be danced either loosely or in the circle.
72. amolytos (loose) , Dance term
amolytos (loose) , Dances which, at the beginning, have restrained steps and then, as loose, have the same steps but quicker and running.
73. anaktora (palaces) , Notion or Object
anaktora (palaces) , Dances in palaces.
74. analia , Notion or Object
analia , Blood-letting which also takes place in dance.
75. anaparastasi (representation) , Notion or Object
anaparastasi (representation) , Dancing representations of events.
76. Anapodos (Reverse) , Dance
Anapodos (Reverse) , Dance in Pontos. Also called: Trygonitsa (Little Turtledove). See also: Zervos (Left-Handed), Trygona (Turtledove).
77. Anaselitsiotiko , Dance
Anaselitsiotiko , Dance of Vlachs. See also: Logia.
78. Anastasi (Resurrection) , Custom
Anastasi (Resurrection) , Dances that take place after the Resurrection in various places of Greece. See also: Easter.
79. Anastasia , Dance
Anastasia , Dance in the region of Drama.
80. Anastenaria , Custom
Anastenaria , Custom of refuges from the village Kosti of Northern Thrace, which includes various dances and crossing over burning coals with a dancing step. See also: Agitikos.
81. Anataiste , Dance
Anataiste , Variation of Tsakoniko in Tsakonia.
82. Anatolitikos (Oriental) , Dance
Anatolitikos (Oriental) , Dances in various regions.
83. Androgyno (Married Couple – dance) , Dance
Androgyno (Married Couple – dance of -) , Dance in Cyprus. See: Androyno (Married Couple).
84. Antheon , Dance
Antheon , Dance in Northern Thrace.
85. anixiatikos (spring) , Dance term
anixiatikos (spring) , Dances which are used in Spring. See also: Protomagia (May Day).
86. anihta (openly) , Dance term
anihta (openly) , It is said that, when the first dancer moves to the right and the circle opens, then he dances openly. See also: anigo (open).
87. Anihtos (Open) , Dance
Anihtos (Open) , Dance in Chios.
88. Anihtos (Open) , Dance term
anihtos (open) , Quick in rhythm, in Sifnos.
89. Ant’ Aman Young Man (When I Was A Young Man) , Dance
Ant’ Aman Young Man (When I Was A Young Man) , Dance in Thrace with the homonym song. See: Pappisios.
90. antikrysmata (facings) , Dance term
antikrysmata (facings) , The last part of Detos (Bound) dance in Chios, in which improvised couplets are being said. See also: Bound.
91. Antikrysto , Dance
Antikrysto , Dance in Fthiotida.
92. Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance
Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance in the region of Edessa. See: Edessaikos.
93. Antikrystos (in Ypati of Fthiotida Square Dance) , Dance
Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance in Ypati of Fthiotida. See: Apan’ Kat’ (Up Down).
94. Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance
Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance in Macedonia. See: Karsilamas.
95. Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance term
Antikrystos (Square Dance) , General references in Square Dances or Kartsilamades in Cyprus. See: Kartsilamas, and separately for each one (First, Second etc.).
96. Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance
Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance in Thrace. See: Karsilamas.
97. Antikrystos (Square Dance) , Dance term
Antikrystos (Square Dance) , General name of dances which are danced by two facing dancers. In most cases, the traditional name is Karsilamas. See also: Karsilamas.
98. Antimahitikos , Dance
Antimahitikos , Dance in Kos.
99. Antipatitis , Dance
Antipatitis , Dance in Karpathos.
100. Adresiko , Dance
Adresiko , Dance of Sarakatsanoi in Roumeli.
101. andrikos (male) , Dance term
andrikos (male) , Male dances in Cyprus. See: Kartsilamas.
102. Androyno (Married Couple), dance in Rhodes , Dance
Androyno (Married Couple) , Dance for the married couple in Cyprus, often for the melody of Third woman’s Kartsilamas. See also: Mantiloudin.
103. Androyno (Married Couple), dance in Rodos , Dance
Androyno (Married Couple) , Dance for the married couple in Rhodes. See also: Down, Sperveri.
104. Apagat or Apan’ – Kat’ (Up – Down) , Dance
Apagat or Apan’ – Kat’ (Up – Down) , Dance in Ypati of Fthiotida. Other name: Square Dance.
105. Apan’ And Kat’ (Up And Down), dance in Pontos , Dance
Apan’ And Kat’ (Up And Down) , Other name of the pontiac dance From Up and Down.
106. Apan’ Kat’ (Up Down), dance in Ypati of Fthiotida , Dance
Apan’ Kat’ (Up Down) , Dance in Ypati of Fthiotida. See: Apagat.
107. Apan’ – Apan’ (Up – Up), dance in Thrace , Dance
Apan’ – Apan’ (Up – Up) , Dance in Thrace. Other name of Sygathistos.
108. Apanomeritis , Dance
Apanomeritis , Dance in Crete. Also called: Takounaki (little heel).
109. Aplon Omal , Dance
Aplon Omal , Other name of Karsilidiko Omal in Kars of Pontos.
110. aploma (spreading) , Dance term
aploma (spreading) , Phase of dance in Northern Thrace, in which the dancers are keeping a certain distance between them in the circle, contrary to the “tightening of dance”, in which they are keeping very close to each other to follow a faster rhythm.
111. Apo Pan’ Keka’ (From Up and Down) , Dance
Apo Pan’ Keka’ (From Up and Down) , Dance in Pontos. See: Apopankeka.
112. apokagilevome , Dance term
apokagilevome , It is said for the dance’s spirals which unfold.
113. apokamaronan (admire) , Custom
apokamaronan (admire) , Ceremonial unveiling of the bride with dance in Pontos. See: Thimasman.
114. Apokrianos (Carnivalesque) , Dance
Apokrianos (Carnivalesque) , Masked ball during the Carnival in Serifos.
115. Apokriatikos (Carnivalesque) , Dance
Apokriatikos (Carnivalesque) , Name of various dances which are danced mainly in Carnival. See also: Apokries (Carnival).
116. Apokries (Carnival) , Custom
Apokries (Carnival) , Dancing customs in Carnival. See also: Apokriatikos, funny, Zeibekikos, comical, tsetia, fire.
117. Apolysi (discharge) (dance of -) , Dance
Apolysi (discharge) (dance of -) , Dance of anastenarides.
118. Apolytos , Dance
Apolytos, dance in Roumeli
119. Apopankeka , Dance
Apopankeka , Dance in Pontos. Also called: Up And Down, Apopageka. See also: Tik, Tromahton.
120. Aposourti , Dance
Aposourti , Dance in Limnos.
121. Aptalikos , Dance
Aptalikos , Square or solitary dance. A sort of Karsilamas or Zeimbekikos.
122. Aradiastos (In Rows) , Dance
Aradiastos (In Rows) , Dance in Thrace with the song “Line up in dance …”. See also: Tapinos (Humble).
123. Arapikos (Negro) or Arapkos , Dance
Arapikos (Negro) or Arapkos , Name of various dances. See also: Arkoudiaris (Bear Trainer).
124. Arapis (Negro) , Dance
Arapis (Negro) , Dance in Naxos.
125. Arapis (Negro) , Dance term
arapis (negro) , Characterization of a masquerading dancer. See also: Carnival, masquerading, New Year’s Day.
126. Arapie Belly Dance , Dance
Arapie Belly Dance , Dance in Cyprus.
127. Arapies Second , Dance
Arapies Second , Dance in Cyprus.
128. Arapies First , Dance
Arapies First , Dance in Cyprus.
129. Arapies of Kadila , Dance
Arapies of Kadila , Dance in Cyprus. See also: Kadila.
130. Arapitsa , Dance
Arapitsa , Dance in Naousa.
131. Arachovitikos , Dance
Arachovitikos , Dance in Peloponnese. See also: Karyatidon, My Three Bad Sisters-In-Law.
132. Arvanitikos (Albanian) , Dance
Arvanitikos, Other name of Tsamikos (Round Folk Dance).
133. Arvanitikos (Albanian) , Dance
Arvanitikos, Other name of Leskoviti dance in Argithea of Agrafa. See also: Berati.
134. Arvanitikos or Arvanitiko , Dance
Arvanitikos or Arvanitiko, Dance in Epirus in a 4 bar rhythm.
135. argalios (loom) , Other
argalios (loom) , Dancing songs of loom.
136. Argitikos or Argeitikos , Dance
Argitikos or Argeitikos , Dance in various areas.
137. Argyriotikos , Dance
Argyriotikos , Dance in Corfu.
138. Argyrokastritiko , Dance
Argyrokastritiko , Round dance in Epirus in 4 bars.
139. Argyroupolitikon , Dance
Argyroupolitikon , Dance in Haldia of Southern Pontos.
140. Ardasinon , Dance
Ardasinon , Dance in Pontos.
141. arkistiko. , Dance term
arkistiko , Dancing in the linguistic idiom of Artaki in Asia Minor.
142. arkioume or artsioume or arkieme , Dance term
arkioume or artsioume or arkieme , Dance in the linguistic idiom of various regions.
143. Arkoudiaris (Bear Trainer) , Dance
Arkoudiaris (Bear Trainer) , Imitative dance in Lesbos. Also called: Arapikos (Negro).
144. arkoudiarikos (bear like) , Dance
arkoudiarikos (bear like) , Dances of people disguised as bears, in which the dancers imitate the movements of a bear.
145. Arma-dance , Dance
Arma-dance , Dance in Cyprus.
146. armatha (bunch) , Dance term
armatha (bunch) , The group, the number of dancers in the circle. See also: tsabi (cluster), tsourmo (crowd).
147. Armatsouk or Almatsiouk , Dance
Armatsouk or Almatsiouk , Dance in Eastern Pontos.
148. Armenitsa , Dance
Armenitsa , Dance in Pontos. See also: Seranitsa.
149. Arnaout , Dance
Arnaout , Name of dance which is found in foreign writers before the 20th century.
150. Arravoniasmata (Engagements) , Dance
Arravoniasmata (Engagements) , Modern name of Bougatsas dance in Florina.
151. artiskos (bread) , Notion or Object
artiskos (bread) , Dance with bread. See: bread.
152. artsioume , Dance term
artsioume , I dance, in Karpathos.
153. Artsistis or Arkistis , Dance
Artsistis or Arkistis , Dance in Karpathos.
154. asimono (give somebody money) , Notion or Object
asimono (give somebody money)
155. askima (bad) , Dance term
askima (bad) , Satirical dances which are used at the end of the wedding feast to wipe out the shame of the bride, in Rhodes. See also: magarotragouda (dirty songs).
156. Aspro Garifalo (White Carnation) , Dance
Aspro Garifalo (White Carnation) , Dance in Northern Thrace.
157. Assos (Ace), dance in Southern Euboia , Dance
Assos (Ace) , Variation of Kavodoritikos dance in Southern Euboia. Also called: Ventelia.
158. Assos (Ace) , Dance
Assos (Ace) , Dance in Symi and Rhodes.
159. Ataris , Dance
Ataris , Dance with the homonym song in Alatsata of Erythrea in Asia Minor.
160. Ats Kolarini , Dance
Ats Kolarini , Dance in Kütahya. In Turkish means “open your hand”.
161. atsala (clumsily) , Dance term
atsala (clumsily) , Characterization of bad dance.
162. Atsiapat , Dance
Atsiapat , Dance in Pontos.
163. Atsik-bas , Dance
Atsik-bas , Dance in Thrace.
164. Atsilin , Dance term
Atsilin , Caper of Lazikos in Kars of Pontos.
165. Avgitsa , Dance
Avgitsa , Dance in Cappadocia. Also called: dance of Savitsa.
166. aftia (ears) , Notion or Object
aftia (ears) , Therapeutic dance for those who have a pain in their ears.
167. afanos or fanos , Custom
afanos or fanos , Fire, especially the one that people light up during Carnival and jump above it. See: fire
168. Afkakian. , Dance
Afkakian , Dance in Pontos.
169. Ahi Vahi , Dance
Ahi Vahi , Dance with the homonym song in Thasos.
170. Award , Notion or Object
Award , Cases of rewarding the dancers.
171. All Round and Round , Other
All Round and Round , Children’s play in a circle with the homonym song. See: play.
172. Apple Apple Red , Dance
Apple Apple Red , Dance in Macedonia.