MACEDONIA

WEST MACEDONIA(Voion, Kozani, Siatista, Grevena)
Beratis 12/4 3•2•2•3•2
Gaïda 2/4 2
Karapataki 5/4 ie Leonida
Karavlacha 2/4 2 Arvanitovlacha
Karsilamas 9/8
“Lafina” 7/8
Levendikos 12/8 3•2•2•3•2 Lytos
Lontzia 5/4 & 2/4 3•2 & 2 Voion
Marena 11/8 2•2•3•2•2 Marina, Mitrina
Matchkadana 2/4 2 Specific melody to Sta dio tye dance Kastoria
Nikolos 2/4 or7/8 2 or 3•2•2 Siatista
Sousta 7/8 Like fast syrto Kozani
Sta Tria 2/4 or 3/4 2 or 3 ie “Samarina”,”Ismail Aghas” etc
Strotos 7/8 3•2•2 Generic name for Beratis tues danced in a line Grevena, SW Macedonia
Syngathistos 7/8 3•2•2
Syrtos 2/4 2
Tsiamiko 3/4 3 Some villages to danceleading with left foot Grevena, Voion, Vlach villages
Tsingirlanga 9/8 2•2•2•3 Ai Vasiliatikos, Endeka Voion, Kozani
“Yinekes pou Horevete” 3/4 3 Tsamiko tune, danced by women

Florina-Kastoria
Akritikos 2/4 2 Boufiotikos Florina
Arnutsko 12/8 3•2•2•3•2 Specific tune Chrystalopygi, (Smirdesh)
Bernache 8/8 5•3 Chamche, Beratis, Yerondikos
Beranche 12/8 3•2•2•3•2 Baitache
Bougatsa 2/4 2 Arravoniasmata, Diplos, Sta Tessera
Divolitse 5/4 Danced in Prespa & Konitsa;
danced also in Albania

Gaïda 2/4 2 Zaramo
Kastorianos 2/4 2 Idam ne Idam(slavic), Palamakia





Name Meter Beat Grouping Notes:
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Region

MACEDONIA- Florina-Kastoria (continued)
Levoto 2/4 2 Leontas(Hellinization of Levoto) or Leoto
Omorfoula 2/4 2 Lincheno, Shumbovo(Slavic) Alona
Pleteno Chrystalopygi, (Smirdesh)
Prespansko Puscheno 12/8 3•2•2•3•2 Puscheno from Prespa Lakeregion
Puscheno 12/8 3•2•2•3•2 Bufsko, Armensko, Lytos, Levendikos
Simbethera 2/4 2 Nazano
Sitnitsa 7/16 2•2•3 From list of Ted Petrides
“Tinka Tinka Popova” Kastoria
Za Raka 2/4 2 Kretero
Zensko Prespansko

Naousa
Baïdouska 7/16 3•2•2 Païdouska
Makrinitsa 2/4 2 Krinitsa
Moustambeïkos 11/16 2•2•3•2•2 Suda, Saranta Pende
Melikés 2/4 2 Danced like Nizamikos; Sometimes played as prelude to Nizamikos
Nizamikos 2/4 2
Papadia Slow improv to 3/4 3 Davelis different tune, etc
Patinada 7/8 3•2•2

Edessa
Gaïda 2/4 2 Záramo
Kabana Biat Mitro 9/8 2•2•2•3 Specific melody for Karsilamas
Karsilamas 9/8 2•2•2•3
Marena 11/8 2•2•3•2•2 Marina, Mitrina, Veter Pountinalo
Mashko 7/8 3•2•2 Trite Pati, Savlitsena, Mashkoto
Patrounino 11/8 3•2•2•2•2 Petrounino, Patroula
Popova Kerka 2/4 2
Pousetnitsa 15/8 2•2•2•2•3•2•2 Kathisto
Raïkos 7/8 3•2•2
Rudo Yiarne 2/4 2 Sgouro Arni, Rudo Yiagne
Sarakinsko 7/8 or 6/8 3•2•2 or 3•3 Païdouska





Name Meter Beat Grouping Notes:
Known by other names
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Region

MACEDONIA-Edessa(continued)
Sire Sire 7/8 3•2•2
Stankino 11/8 2•2•3•2•2 ie Suleymanovo, Souleiman, Mulayevo, Donka, Veter Pusidnalo, etc
Tikveshko 2/4 2 Krivata, Koutsos, Tikveskino
Trite Pate 7/8 3•2•2 Savlitséna, Mashko
Zaïkos 2/4 2 Specific tune for Zaramo dance
Zhensko From PFF

Veria Vlachs
Leonidas 2/4 2
Osmandakas 2/4 2
Syngathistos 7/8 2•2•3
Sta Tria 2/4 2
Zaharoula 2/4 2

Roumlouki, Goumenissa-Kilkis
Babo Hórosou From Ted Petrides
Boïmitsa 2/4 2 Katerino, Lissavo, etc
Dimitroula 2/4 2 “Tis Dimitroulas”
Dousko Palio Horeftiko 2/4 2
Gaïda 2/4 2
Geïko 2/4 2
Karasoulis 6/4 extended &11/8 3•3
&

4•3•4
Karayousif, Karamoustafa, Kapetan Horosou, Katsamba
Karatzova 2/4 2 Karajova
Karsilamas 9/8
“Pende Mines Yizirusa” Song recorded by Ethnic Folk Arts Center, 1982, Patmos Zafiriou and George Panayiotopoulos
Proskynitos 7/16 2•2•3 Klaïnatska Goumenisa
Ti Kles Kaïmeni Maria Slow
->7/8
3•2•2 Tis Marias, Kale Maria, Kira Maria

Salonika
Aradiastos Drimos
Karsilamas 9/8
Kasapkia 2/4 2





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Region

MACEDONIA-Salonika(continued)
Paizianikos Asvestohori
“Panayiota” Drimos
Partalos 2/4 2 Kapoutsidianos Pyleas
Roumiousouda Drimos
Selanik Syrto
Strata Drimos
Syrtos Pyleas 2/4 2 Kapoutsidon, Kapoutzidianos, “Kato St’Alonia”, Macedonian Syrto Pyleas
“T’Astri ke tu Fingaraki” Drimos
Traïos 11/16 & 7/8 Trayanos (Roman Emperor Trajan, common name among Slavs) Kymina, Thessaloniki

Halkidiki
Annouda 7/8 3•2•2 Polygiros
Kangeleftos 2/4 2 “Tou Mavrianou t’Aloni”
“Pende Pedia Poliyirna” Polygiros
“Simera in t’ai Lia” 7/8 Kalamatiano type dance
Sta Tria ie Kotsamane, “Levendim to Fesaki sou”, etc
Syrtos 2/4 2 ie “Mavra Matia Filisa”, etc

Serres-Siderokastro
Aidina 9/8 2•2•2•3 Aidin(Flambouro), Ormanli(Vamvakofito) Kimisis, Iraklia
Arap Avasi 2/4 Arap Havasi, Arapaki(Hellenized) Kimisis, Iraklia
“Asimenia Verga” 2/4 Nikissiani
Atzibilíka 7/8 2•2•3 Hatzibilíka Kimisis, Iraklia
Baïdouska 6/8 3•3
Baïdouska 6/8 3•3 Ksiropotamos, Orini
Daoulara Chalar Slow -> 7/8 ie Alaybey differnet melody Kimisis, Iraklia
Eleno Mome 7/8 2•2•3 Eleni Kopella, Kori Eleni, Elenitsa
Gaïda 2/4 2
Gaïda Spatova 2/4 2 Kimisis(Spatova)
Gaïda Bairaktar 2/4 2 Flambouron(Bairaktar)





Name Meter Beat Grouping Notes:
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Specific
Region

MACEDONIA- Serres-Siderokastro (continued)
Haralamska 2/4 2 Yianoula Ksirotopos, Orini
Horos 5/8 3•2 Ksirotopos, Orini
Kalio Kerku 2/4 2 Kalio, Kori Mou Ksirotopos, Orini, Melenikitsi, Petritsi
Kambana More Mitro 9/8 2•2•2•3 Kambana Ksirotopos, Orini, Melenikitsi, Petritsi
Karada 5/4 5 Vamvakofito
Karsilamas 9/8 2•2•2•3
Makedonia 2/4 2 “Makedonia Ksakousti”
Manexes
Mangoustar Avasi 2/4 2(slow->fast) Mangoustar Havasi, Tsingana Kimisis, Iraklia
Naoum Kimisis, Iraklia
Ormanli 9/16 2•2•2•3 Sometimes danced to melody of Aidin Vamvakofyto
Retsinitsa 7/8 2•2•3 Orini, Serron
Samarina Kimisis, Iraklia
Selenik 9/8 2•2•2•3 Karsilama or Aidin type dance
Seryiani 2/4 2 Siganos, “Aman Doktor” Nigrita, Soho
Sharenin Tsourapia 9/8 3•2•2•2 Tsourapia, Chromatista Tsourapia
“Ta Daoulia Krun Steryoum” 7/8 3•2•2 Nikissiani
Talim Avasi Talim Havasi
Tenkuli 9/8 3•2•2•2 Ligeri, Psilo Koritsi Kimisis, Iraklia
Tsobas 2/4 2 Face-to-face dance Ksirotopos, Orini
Tziakas Pendapoli
Yalata 2/4 2 Like Sergiani from Nigrita & Sohos flambouro
Zamandas 7/4 3•2•2 Pendapoli

Drama
Anastasia 2/4 2
Eleno Mome 7/8 2•2•3
Hasapkia 2/4 2
Karsi
Karsilamas 9/8
Levendikos
Païdouska





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Region

MACEDONIA -Drama(continued)
Sharenin Tsourapia 9/8 3•2•2•2 Tsourapia, Chromatista Tsourapia, Traka Truka
Sta Tria eg “Ivana”, etc
Traka Truka Tsourapia, Chromatista Tsourapia,

Vlachs, Prosotsani
Andipera Andipera
“Dendro Iha Stin Avli”
Derven Agas
Sta Tria eg “Hara se Tuti tin Avli”
Tranos Horos 2/4 2 Vlasti