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1. Rain- , Custom
Rain , Dancing customs for the provocation of rain. See also: perperouna, doudoulo.
2. Ring- , Notion or Object
Ring , Dancing custom in which the bride throws her ring symbolically to the water.
3. recruitment , Notion or Object
recruitment , Dances with the opportunity of recruitment. See: farewell.
4. Religion , Notion or Object
Religion , Connections of dance with the Christian religion. See also: Church.
5. radiesmata , Dance term
radiesmata, first part of Saint Vasilios’ dance (Eh Vasili) in Farasa of Cappadocia in which the dancers fall into line. The word in the local linguistic idiom means “alignment”.
6. Raiko , Dance
Raiko , Dance in Western Macedonia. Also called: Paidouskino, Raiko Koukouraiko.
7. raino (sprinkle) , Expression
raino (sprinkle) , Pay the instruments and generally throw money to someone or to something. See also: payment.
8. raisi , Notion or Object
raisi , Dance with the raisi (boiled corn) in Cyprus.
9. Ramno , Dance
Ramno , Dance in the region of Edessa.
10. Ramo Ramo , Dance
Ramo Ramo , Dance in Western Macedonia.
11. Rast- , Expression
Rast , Signal for deep sitting in Limnos.
12. Rethymniotikos Round Dance , Music term
Rethymniotikos Round Dance , Variation of the melody of Round Dance in Crete. See also: Chaniotikos.
13. Rebap or Rebapi , Dance
Rebap or Rebapi , Dance in 4 bar rhythm in Pogoni and Konitsa of Epirus.
14. Repadi or Repati , Dance
Repadi or Repati , Variation of Balos in Cyclades.
15. Retsenitsa , Dance
Retsenitsa , Dance in the region of Serres. Other name: Retsinitsa.
16. refene (share) , Other
refene (share) , Feast in which the participants share the expenses.
17. rive ni to mantili (throw her the kerchief) , Expression
rive ni to mantili (throw her the kerchief) , “Throw her the kerchief”, in the Tsakonic dialect of Propontida’s villages. The throwing of the kerchief meant an invitation to dance, which was equivalent with an expression of particular interest –if the girl wasn’t a relative– and almost with a marriage proposal. See also: invitation, kerchief, throw the kerchief.
18. Rigado , Dance
Rigado , Dance in Zakynthos.
19. Rimines , Dance
Rimines , Gianitsaristic dance of the tsetia of Carnival’s masquerading in Elis. See also: kiloumi, Touboulistikos.
20. Rihtos (Leaning) , Dance
Rihtos (Leaning) , Dance in Thrace. See also: Zonaradikos, Straight, Douzko, Tsestos.
21. Rovas , Dance
Rovas , Dance in Epirus with the homonym song.
22. rogatsaria or rougatsaria , Custom
rogatsaria or rougatsaria , Custom with a procession of a group of young people, which includes various dances. Also called: lougatsaria, boubasiaria.
23. Rogatsariko or Rougatsiarikos , Dance
Rogatsariko or Rougatsiarikos , Dance in Western Macedonia. Other names: Beggarly, Logatsarikos, Rogatsarikos, Rogatsiarikos.
24. Roditikos , Dance
Roditikos , Name which was given from time to time in dances of Rhodes. See: Sousta, Vatani.
25. Rozeta (Rosette) , Dance
Rozeta (Rosette) , Dance in Zakynthos.
26. Roidopoula , Dance
Roidopoula , Dance in Naousa of Imathia.
27. Roka (distaff) (dance of -) , Custom
Roka (distaff) (dance of -) , Dances which a woman leads holding a distaff.
28. Rouga , Dance
Rouga , Dance in Corfu.
29. Roumathiani Sousta , Dance
Roumathiani Sousta , Variation of Kastrinos in Western Crete.
30. Roumana (Romanian) , Dance
Roumana (Romanian) , Double-bottomed dance in Deskati of Elassona.
31. Roumiousouda , Dance
Roumiousouda , Dance in Macedonia.
32. Rounto Yiarne , Dance
Rounto Yiarne , Dance in the region of Naousa. The name means “curly lamb”.
33. Rousakos , Dance
Rousakos , Dance in Paros.
34. Rousalia , Custom
Rousalia , Custom in Megara in which the children go from house to house and sing the rousalia while dancing.
35. Rousiko , Dance
Rousiko , Variation of Sousta in Sifnos.
36. Rousikos , Dance
Rousikos , Dance in Chios.
37. rohos, rohevo , Dance term
rohos, rohevo , “Dance” and “dancing” in the code language of the craftsmen in Stemnitsa of Arcadia.
38. rice- , Notion or Object
rice , Dancing occasions with rice.
39. Rodiada , Dance
Rodiada , Other name of the dance Kyratslidiko or Left-Handed or Marble in Ypati.
40. Romana or Roimana , Other
Romana or Roimana , Dancing play in Thessaly.
41. Romeika , Dance
Romeika , Name of dance which, according to foreign travelers of the last two centuries, was danced in Greece. See also: anaktora (palaces).
42. raise the dance , Dance term
raise the dance , Speed up the rhythm of a bipartite dance in order to proceed to its quick part. In general, in dance as in music, “raise” means “speed up”.