syrtos
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Syrtos is a traditional Greek folk dance and musical style, especially prominent in Cretan music, characterized by a flowing, gliding step in a line or circle.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syrtos | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek folk dance
ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ musical style ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | Balkan folk dance ⓘ |
| danceFormation |
circle
ⓘ
line ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Greek diaspora communities
ⓘ
throughout Greece ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Greek culture
ⓘ
Greek folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
repetitive melodic phrases
ⓘ
strong rhythmic pattern for stepping ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAccompaniedBy | Greek folk music ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | pidikhtos (leaping Cretan dances) ⓘ |
| isDocumentedSince | at least the 19th century ⓘ |
| isGroupDance | yes ⓘ |
| isOftenLedBy | lead dancer at the right end of the line ⓘ |
| isPartnered | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Greek folk dance repertoire ⓘ |
| isPerformedAt |
Greek dance events
ⓘ
panigyria (village festivals) ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | Cretan music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | Cretan discography and Greek folk music recordings ⓘ |
| isSocialDance | yes ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | Greek dance schools ⓘ |
| isTraditional | yes ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| linguisticNote | name derives from Greek verb meaning “to drag” or “to pull” ⓘ |
| movementDirection | generally to the right ⓘ |
| regionVariant |
Cretan syrtos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island syrtos ⓘ Kalamatianos (a syrtos-type dance) ⓘ |
| requires | hand-holding or shoulder-hold between dancers ⓘ |
| stepPattern | dragging or sliding of the feet along the floor ⓘ |
| stepStyle |
flowing
ⓘ
gliding ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Greek identity
ⓘ
community cohesion ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| timeSignature |
2/4
ⓘ
4/4 ⓘ |
| usedOnOccasion |
festivals
ⓘ
name-day celebrations ⓘ religious celebrations ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
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