Music: Vlaha Naxou i Tsabouna
from Songs of the Agean conducted by Giannis Markopoulos
Time: 2:30
This dance has no variations. It is made up of two basic steps which alternate in groups of three, with a small transition step between the two.
Steps
Slow step: Step to the right on your right. Step behind your right foot with your left. Step to the right with your right foot. Swing left foot with leg slightly bent in front of and across right. Step to the left on your left. Touch the right toe next to left foot. This step is done with a little bounce in the knees, but without jumping off the floor.
Transition step: Hop with both feet together. Land with left toe slightly in front of right foot, immediately hop again, bringing feet together.
Fast stepImmediately hop again, this time landing with left toe
to the left. Hop and bring left foot across behind right. Step to
the right on the right then bring left foot across and behind right
foot again. Step to the right on the right foot. Step left foot
across and in front of right, step to the right with the right foot.
Step left across and in front of right again, step to the right
with the right foot. Repeat without doing the transition twice,
then do the slow step again.
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