Kalamatianos

Kalamatianos

The Kalamatianos Dance is one of the most well known dances of Greece. It is Pan-Hellenic and is danced at every social gathering.

History

The roots of kalamatianos can be found in antiquity. Homer, in the Iliad, describes three performances made around the spear of Achilles that depict a dance in an open circle. The ancient Spartans had a dance called "ormos", which was a syrto style dance described in detail by Xenophon where a woman led a male into dance using a handkerchief. Loukianos states that this dance "ormos" was performed in an open circle and was done by young men and women. The men would dance vigorously while the women danced with humble movements. [Lykesas, p. 122.] In the 19th century, this dance was called "Syrtos O Peloponisios". It is believed to have acquired the name "kalamatianos" from the town of Kalamata in southern Greece. As is with many Greek dances, they are commonly named after the villages or areas they are danced in. [Lykesas, p. 123.] Kalamatiano songs are popular and vast - some of the more traditional kalamatiano songs are "Samiotissa", "Mandili Kalamatiano", "Milo Mou Kokkino", "To Papaki", "Mou Pariggile To Aithoni", "Diamandi Dachtilidi", "Ola Ta Poulakia", etc.

ong lyrics

Milo Mou Kokkino a traditional kalamatiano song from Western Macedonia. [ [http://www.bostonlykeion.org/milomou.htm Boston Lykeion Ellinidon - Milo Mou Kokkino] ]

Lyrics

Μήλο μου κόκκινο, ρόιδο βαμμένο (x2)
Γιατί με μάρανες το πικραμένο

Παένω κ’ έρχομαι μα δεν βρίσκω (x2)
Βρίσκω την πόρτα σου μανταλομένη

Τα παραθυρούδια σου φεγγοβολούνε (x2)
Ρωτάω την πόρτα σου, που πάει η κυρά σου

Κυρά μ’ δεν είναι ‘δώ, πάησε στην βρύση (x2)
Πάησε να βρει νερό και να γεμίσει

Transcription

Milo mu kokkino, roido vameno,
yiati me maranes, to pikrameno.

Paeno kerhome, ma den se vrisko
vrisko tin porta su mandalomeni.

Ta parathiroudia su fengovolune
rotao tin porta su, pu pai i kira su

Kiram den ine edo, paise stin vrisi
Paise na vri nero ke na yemisi.

References

ources

*George H. Lykesas [Γιώργος Χ. Λυκέσας] . "Οι Ελληνικοί Χοροί" [Greek Dances] . Thessaloniki: University Studio Press, 2nd Edition, 1993.

External links

* [http://www.music-bazaar.com/music/bad/dqnsbae5663ng04a4b15t7p69zxqos.mp3 Petros Gaitanos - Milo Mou Kokkino]
* [http://www.phantomranch.net/folkdanc/dances/syrtos.htm Learn to Dance the Kalamatiano]
* [http://www.sacredcircles.com/THEDANCE/HTML/DANCEPAG/KALAMATI.HTM Kalamatianos - Dance Steps]
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~argyros.argyrou/dances/Kalamatiano.htm Dance Steps (Kalamatianos)]
* [http://www.greekfestnola.com/speakgreek/kalamatiano.html Speak Greek - Kalamatianos]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5h5KMXjR6k YouTube - Kalamatianos]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu-cqZTVRHM Kalamatianos (YouTube)]
* [http://www.datafox.org/greek/samiotisa-nanamouskouri.mp3 Samiotissa by Nana Mouskouri]
* [http://www.datafox.org/greek/haralambis-kazantzidis.mp3 O Haralambis by Stelios Kazantzidis]
* [http://www.datafox.org/greek/rh-kalamatianos.html Greek Rhythms and Dances - Kalamatianos]
* [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=13365664 MySpaceTV Videos: Folklore Dances (Makedonitika)(Po Po Maria ,Milo Mou Kokkino)]


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