A very young child dances a Kalamatianos. Don’t think the woman beside him is leading him by holding his hand. This child knows the steps! No feast takes place without a kalamatianos being danced. Especially at weddings the dance is a big favorite. It got its name in the 19th century from the town of Kalamata in southern Greece, and was originally called “Syrtos O Peloponisos”
The dance is performed in a circle going in a counterclockwise direction and consists of twelve steps and the rhythm is a 7/8. Very often you will find the last but one step (No. 11) danced to the back rather than to the front.
They start young
May 8, 2017 by skopelosnews
Hello, is that a Skopelos version of Kalamatianos? Steps 8 and 9 are different from those I am familiar with – this version has a brush forward and back, I am more used to some sort of crossing step or forward-then-back step.
We absolutely agree. Wonderful!
Wonderful!