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"Soy" (Spanish pronunciation:; English: "I Am") is a song recorded by Argentine singer Lali serving as the lead single for her second studio album Soy and was released on May 5, 2016. The song was written by Espósito along with music producers Pablo Akselrad, Luis Burgio and Gustavo Novello, and was produc
The name of the dance comes from the cut in tune/music. It is a faster syrto sta dyo style dance. When the music stops the dancers yell "Hey". When the music stops one also can put their arms up, down, or clap. It can also be danced going backwards and forwards or with partners. "Koftos" in Greek means to cut and the music cuts periodically.
Sirtaki or syrtaki [1] (Greek: συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. [2] It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of "syrtos" and the slow and fast rhythms of the hasapiko dance. The dance and the accompanying music by Mikis Theodorakis are also called Zorba's dance, the Zorba or "the ...
In 1977, popular Greek singer Anna Vissi competed at the festival and won first place. [1] 1980 saw the retirement of the festival's original host since 1962, Alkis Steas, and the participation of Cypriot Greek composer Manos Loizos in the contest. [1] In 1981 and 1982 Manos Hatzidakis organised also a song contest festival in Corfu (city).
The Ballos (Greek: Μπάλος) is a Greek folk dance and a form of sirtos. There are also different versions in other Balkan countries. The Ballos is of Greek origin, with ancient Greek elements. [1] The name originates in the Italian ballo [2] via Latin "ballo" [3] [4] which derives from the Greek verb "βαλλίζω" ballizo, "to dance, to ...
The ancient Spartans had a dance called ὅρμος hórmos, which was a syrto-style dance described in detail by Xenophon where a woman led a male into dance using a handkerchief. Lucian states that the hórmos dance was performed in an open circle and was done by young men and women. The men would dance vigorously while the women danced with ...
The Palamakia (Greek: παλαμάκια) is a Greek folk dance from Zagorochoria and Tzoumerka in Greece. It is based on syrtos and the movements of the legs and arms. See also
As a solo dance, it was traditionally performed by men, though it is now common for women to dance the Zeibekiko. [6] Due to the movements of the dancer, it is sometimes known as the "eagle dance". [7] The dance has no set steps, only certain figures and a circular movement.