What Does Syrtos Mean in Greek?

Syrtos (Greek: Συρτός, Syrtos (also Sirtos); plural Συρτου (?), Syrtoi (Sirtoi); sometimes called in English using the Greek accusative forms syrto (sirto); from the Greek: σύρω, syro (siro), "drag [the dance]") is, in classical and modern Greece: a folk dance in which the dancers link hands to form a chain or circle, ...

When was Syrtos created?

Syrtos, ancient chain dance of Greece. It was described by Lucian (c. ad 125–190) and is still danced today in many varieties in the Greek islands. Traditionally, it was danced by segregated lines of men and women, a youth leading the line of girls; lines now are frequently mixed.

What is Greek dance called?

Sirtaki or syrtaki (Greek: συρτάκι) is a popular dance of Greek origin, choreographed by Giorgos Provias for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of the slow and fast rhythms of the hasapiko dance.