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Originally Posted by Patronen
Zorba, Is the Greek dancing the type where they clap and yell OPA! and balance tables etc. in the air or is that all Hollywood stuff?
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That's pretty much real - I was friends with a very famous dancer who would pick up tables and chairs in his teeth and dance about. He was in a horrible auto accident in 2001 and we lost him. His sons are carrying on the tradition last I heard.
But the "generic" Greek dance is a line dance - the Syrto/Kalamatiano, Hassapaserviko, Tsamiko, Hassapiko are all "Pan-Hellenic", known all over Greece. But each village has their own dances as well. Hassapiko is probably the most famous from the movie "Zorba the Greek".