The hasapiko ( el, χασάπικο, , meaning “the butcher's
ance Ance may refer to:
* Ance (given name), a feminine given name
* Ance, Latvia
* Ance, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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) is a
Greek folk dance from
Constantinople. The dance originated in the
Middle Ages as a battle
mime with swords performed by the
Greek butchers' guild, which adopted it from the military of the
Byzantine era
The Byzantine calendar, also called the Roman calendar, the Creation Era of Constantinople or the Era of the World ( grc, Ἔτη Γενέσεως Κόσμου κατὰ Ῥωμαίους, also or , abbreviated as ε.Κ.; literal translation of ...
.
[''Sword dance']
in Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 April 2022, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online In
Constantinople during the
Byzantine Empire, Byzantine times, it was called in Greek μακελλάρικος χορός (''makellárikos horós, ''"butcher's dance", from μακελλάριος “butcher”). Some
Greeks, however, reserve the latter term only for the fast version of the dance.
The slow version of the dance is called χασάπικο βαρύ / χασάπικος βαρύς (''hasapiko vary ''or ''hasapikos varys, ''"heavy ''hasapiko''") and generally employs a meter.
The fast version of the dance uses a meter. It is variously called γρήγορο χασάπικο (''grigoro hasapiko'', "''fast'' ''hasapiko''") or χασαποσέρβικο (''hasaposerviko''),
the last two terms in reference to
Serbian and other Balkan influences on this version of the dance. The fast version is also called μακελλάριος χορός (''makellarios horos)'',
Sirtaki
Sirtaki or syrtaki ( el, συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek''. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of "syrtos" and the slow and fast rhythms of the hasapiko dance. The dance ...
is a relatively new, choreographed version of hasapiko.
See also
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Greek dances
*
Kalamatianos
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Pyrrhichios
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Serra
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese footballer
* Serra (surname)
* Serra (given name)
Cities, towns, municipalities Brazil
*Serra, Espírito Santo, a city in the Greater Vitória area
*Ampar ...
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Sirtaki
Sirtaki or syrtaki ( el, συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film ''Zorba the Greek''. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of "syrtos" and the slow and fast rhythms of the hasapiko dance. The dance ...
*
Syrtos
References
External links
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Cultural history of Greece
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