- Leventikos
Leventikos ( _el. Λεβέντικος, "Levéntikos"; Macedonian Slavic: Пуштено, "Pušteno") also called Λιτός ("Litós"), "Kucano", "Nešo", and "Bufskoto Oro", is a
dance of western Macedonia, mainly performed in the town ofFlorina ,Greece . The meter is usually described as 12 = 3+2+2+3+2 time, but in musical performance, the metric 3s may be divided into four notes (quadruplets), and because of the speed, the metric accents may sound more like 3+4+3+2. Other metric interpretations are also performed, even the same tune by the same band (but different performances), for example 16=4+2+3+4+3, though the before mentioned meter 12 with quadruplets seems preferred on older recordings. The Levendikos dance performed inPetroussa is very different from the one in Florina.External links
* [http://joancarolfriedberg.com/iofapaper.html Cultural Change in Traditional Dances in Florina, Greece]
* [http://www.dunav.org.il/dances/greece/leventikos.html Play or download the music for Leventikos]
* [http://audio.macedonia.org/ra/narodno/ Play the Bufskoto Oro]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=WArUYKkYgTU Video of the Poustseno dance]
* [http://paroutsas.jmc.gr/dances/macedon/lytos.htm Dance description (in Greek) of the Poustseno]
* [http://www.banitsa.com:8000/ Radio Banitsa frequently plays variations of the Poustseno and the 3+2+2+3+2 rhythm]
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