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Pentozali - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pentozali or Pentozalis is a dance from Crete. It takes its name from its five (pente) basic steps and its sprightly and ultimately very fast pace ("zalē" being the Greek word for "dizziness").
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SOURCE: Athan Karras and Chris Tasulis introduced this six-figure form of Pentozali to folk dancers in the Unites States. In western Crete, Pentozali (also spelled Pentozale or Pendozali) is often preceded by a Siganos (slow) Pantozali in which the dancers, holding hands,
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In western Crete, Pentozali (also spelled Pentozale or Pendozali) is often preceded by a Siganos (slow) Pantozali in which the dancers, holding hands, sing as they dance two step-swings forward and two step-swings backward as the line moves slowly to the right. Pentozali, with its small, rapid foot movements and leaps,
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Listen to Omega Vibes – Pentozali for free. Pentozali appears on the album National Geographic - Music Guide Athens. Dimitris Panopoulos and Eva Tselidou...
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History of Cretan music, the first artists that record, music instruments, mantinades and dances. All about the music from crete.- Κρητική μουσική. Η κρητική μουσική παράδοση, καλλιτέχνες, τους. Eχοντας τα εφόδια πλέον,
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However, it was quite some time before we understood that we would only be doing four local dances, the Syrtos, the Tsamikos, the Sousta ,the Kotsari (Pontiaka) and the Pentozali from Crete Before this we had been frantically practicing everything in our extra lesson by ourselves.
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Traditionally a man's dance, fast and it is accompanied by "mantinades," the traditional Cretan lyrics. It took its name from the words "pente zala" which mean "five steps." The tempo is 2/4 and its is danced with 5 steps, which, expanded, become 9. Pentozali is originally from Rethimnon in Crete;
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Pentozali This very vigorous dance was used to help keep the Cretan soldiers in shape. Orchestras often play Kritiko Syrto and Pentozali back-to-back.
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