Lyra has an extensive repertoire of dances from across the Hellenic world, representing an enormous range of styles. Many of these dances are performed in a circle, as a group, and some are more traditionally performed by one gender. Other dances may be performed solo, as a couple, or free-form. Some of Lyra’s dances are specially choreographed to show off the beautiful movements, but most are performed as traditional folk dances, with repeated motifs.
Aegean Islands
- Ikariotikos (Ikaria)
- Issos (Samos)
- Katsivelikos (Limnos and Lesvos)
- Kehaghiadikos/Kechagiadikos (Limnos)
- Koursarikos (Samos)
- Manolaros
- Nenetoutsikos (Chios)
- Ni Ke Dre (Amorgos)
- Panaghia Horos (Limnos)
- Patima (Limnos)
- Plataniotiko Nero (Samos)
- Potamissios Syrtos (Samothrace/Samothraki)
- Pyrghoussikos (Chios)
- Samiotikos (Samos)
- Symbethera (Ikaria)
- Vlaha Naxou (Naxos)
- Yiar-Yiar (Samothrace/Samothraki)
Asia Minor
- Alatsatiani
- Alonia
- Aptalikos
- Dance with knives
- Dance with scarves (Cappadocia)
- Hassapikos
- Hassapikos Grigoro (Roumbalia-Garoufalia)
- Karsilamas (Kaneloriza)
- Pascha-Antipascha
- Photies
- Quick Hassapiko
- Spoon dance (Cappadocia)
- Sylivrianos Syrtos
- Syrtos Ikoniou
- Zeimbekikos
Crete
- Haniotikos (Chaniotiko) Syrtos
- Kastrinos
- Lazotis
- Maleviziotikos
- Pentozali (quick and slow)
- Sousta
Cyprus
- Cypriot Syrtos
- Cypriot Zeimbekikos/Koftos
- Men’s Karsilamades (x4)
- Tatsia
- Women’s Karsilamades (x4)
Dodecanese
- Issos (Leros-Lerikos)
- Issos (Rhodes)
- Mihanikos (Kalymnos)
- Pidichtos (Rhodes)
- Sousta (Rhodes)
- Sousta (Symi)
Epirus
- Arvanitovlahiko
- Beratis
- Fyssouni
- Kleftes
- Koftos
- Menoussis
- Osmantakas
- Poghonissios
- Prevezianos
- Sta Dhyo
- Sta Tria
- Syngathisti (Metsovo)
- Tsamikos
- Vlaha Konitsas/Kentimeni Podhia
- Zaghorissios
- Zaghorissios Konitsas
Ionian islands
- Ai-Ghorghis
- Ballos Kefalonias (Cephalonia)
- Korakianitikos (Corfu)
- Mermingas (Cephalonia)
- Militsa (Lefkada)
- Panohoritikos
- Rouga (Corfu)
- Tsirigotikos (Kythira)
Makedonia
- Akritikos
- Antikristi (x3)
- Antikristos Verias
- Baidouska
- Bella Olympia
- Chromatista Tsourapia
- Dimitroula
- Enteka
- Gaida
- Kangeleftos
- Kato Ston Aghio Thodhoro
- Leventiko
- Makrinitsa
- Marine
- Mikri Eleni
- Moustabeiko
- Nikolos
- Nizamikos
- Ormanli
- Panaghiota
- Partalos
- Petinos
- Poulaki
- Pousnitsa
- Proskitinos
- Raiko
- Sghouro Arni
- Sossana
- Syrtos Makedonias
- Syrtos Orinis
- Syrtos Pileas
- T’astri Kai to Fegaraki
- Tis Marias
- Tritepati
- Tzemo
- Zalistos
Peloponissos
- Kalamatianos
- Karyatidon
- Stin Apano Ghitonitsa
- Tsakonikos
- Tsamikos
Pontos
- Dipat
- Halai
- Kots
- Kotsari
- Letsina
- Miteritsa
- Omal Gharassaris
- Omal Kerassountas
- Serenitsa
- Serra
- Tik
- Titara
- Trygona
Thessaly and Central Greece
- Kageli
- Karagouna
- Karsilamas (Meghara)
- Kavontoritikos
- Klistos
- Kouna-kouna (Salamina)
- Loulouvikos (Meghara)
- Pilioritikos Syrtos
- Svarniara
- Syrtos
- Trata
- Tsamikos
Thrace
- Alexandri (West Thrace)
- Baidouska
- Baidouska (North Thrace)
- Ghigna
- Kastrinos
- Koutsos/Kouseftos
- Mantilatos
- Mantilatos Koutsos
- Milisios
- Saites
- Sfarli
- Souflioutouda
- Syngathistos
- Syrtos
- Tripati/Podaraki
- Tsestos
- Zonaradiko (East Roumeli/West Thrace)
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