Love this Assyrian-looking Greek dance

[ASHOOR]

Watch and enjoy! This is the Pontic Greek dance which looks a lot like Assyrian dance


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNxx0qVcdY


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Here is another one

I noticed the main difference between their dance and Assyrian dance is that their Reshet Khiga doesn't have as much significance as we emphasize in Assyrian khiga.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aN4eogxUpo

 

[Cascade]

Very interesting dance. It is surprisingly similar to our dance (and Kurdish). It's like a more upbeat khigga. Now I know that Greeks have circle dances (Syrtos for instance), but I thought their dance routines are more of distinct type that would appear "alien" or campy to us. Like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiAS3AxTVH0

Btw, Metei Indians (they look Asian) have a dance that's like a concoction of gubareh of belateh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w41_yl4isM