Fisounis is a Greek dance. Kostas Mitsis who has researched the dances of

Preveza Preveza ( el, Πρέβεζα, ) is a city in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located on the northern peninsula at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epiru ...

and

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writes the following about the dance Fisounis: "The Dance Fisouni is from the area of

and is believed to have been brought to the region from

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...

. The name comes from the characteristic moves of the women's dress as they dance, when women dance the Fisouni, it is like wind blowing.' Fisoun means to a strong wind."MITSIS Kostas ''Dances, Songs and Traditions of Nomou Prevezas'' Conference Notes Greece 2007

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The Dance Fisouni
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