Dance tutorial ''Zonaradikos'' from Greece

🕺 Zonaradikos is a traditional Greek folk dance from Thrace that is named after the dance's handhold. Dancers hold the adjacent dancer's zonaria (belt) during the dance. Zonaradiko is a village line dance done in one form or another all over Greece. In each village the dance will look somewhat different, but the basic structure is essentially the same. The same dance is done in Bulgaria under the name Pravo. Many variations of the dance exist. In northern Thrace, zonaradikos turns into a fast tsestos. In western Thrace, the dance is led by the males, and the females follow towards the end of the line. As the dance nears the end, the first dancer moves to the centre and the others twist around him, then they "untwist" and go back to their normal positions. Mixed lines of men and women, holding belts. The leader is on the right. When the tsestos portion starts, either the entire line does the tsestos steps, or those doing the tsestos steps form a new belt-hold line inside (towards the center) of the original line. Traditionally, some or all of the men would leave the line and the women would either stop and watch or continue the pravo around the men's line. The entire dance is done with the knees bent. This position is especially evident in the tsestos. ⚙️ The project ‘’ Bridging differences through traditional dances'' with acronym ‘’Horos’’ and project reference 622157-EPP-1-2020-1-EL-SPO-SSCP was co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Commission. ‘’Horos’’ project aims to help in the integration of the people with fewer opportunities in the society through the traditional dances and promote the equal opportunities of everyone to participate in this type of sport activity. 🌐 More info about the project can be found at: www.euhoros.com This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.