The Zorba thread.

[Zorba]

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?

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".