Repertoire

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)