The Zorba thread.

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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?

"Captain Corelli's Mandolin" is a good example of Greek dancing, filmed on Cephalonia where the book took place and the infamous massacre and the extras were village people doing the dancing. The older villagers in the movie were youngsters during the war and remember what happened.