Greece program

The Greece Program is the most recent addition to the repertoire of the Opanka folk dance group. The costumes are made by the dancers.

 
Names of the dances:


 
Kalamatianos
One of the most important dances of Greece, named after the Greece town Kalama or after the handkerchiefs that were produced there.
 
Zvarniara
Dance from Thessalia.
lyric:
Aide thè sou toipa, mja kè djo Panagjo
Aide thè sou toipa, trismi pandreftis:

refr:
Gjourja, Gjourja, Gjourja sta paljourja
Gjourja, Gjourja more Gjourja sta paljourja
(tussenspel)

Aide kjan tha pandreftis, gjas' more Panagjoula
Aide ti kalo thaitis, gjasou Panagjoula.

refr.
 
Maniatikos
Dance from Peloponesos.
 
Kritikos 
Dance known in the whole country.

Syrtaki
De syrtaki , made popular in the whole world by the movie Zorba the Greek.