Sirtaki

Goat invaded a car of tourists in Crete – Watch video

No one dares to enter this goat’s territory in Crete, not even cars passing by!

As seen in the video that has been circulating on the internet in the past few hours, the goat not only jumped into the back seat of the tourists’ car but also refused to leave.

Eventually, the tourists managed to remove the animal and posted the video on TikTok, jokingly writing:

Sold-out show ‘Pupo’ in Istanbul

Italy's leading dance troupe Komoco will stage "Pupo," the latest creation of the troupe's founder and artistic director, Sofia Nappi, for the first time in Türkiye at Istanbul's CRR Concert Hall.

The show will meet the audience at 8 p.m. tonight and then will meet art lovers in Istanbul once again at the same time tomorrow.

Rain washes out Romanian attempt to break world record Syrtaki dance

Torrential rain has dashed hopes in Romania of setting a Guinness Book world record for Greece's famous syrtaki dance.

Romanians were attempting to break the world record for the dance made famous in the 1964 movie "Zorba the Greek" before a storm struck this Black Sea port on Saturday.

Tourists and Greeks dance Zorba in Crete (videos)

Locals from Chania, Crete joined hands with tourists to form a big circle dance at the port of the Old Town in Chania. For over 20 minutes young and old, Greeks and foreigners were dancing to the tune of the classic ‘Zorba’. The event was organized by a number of Cretan cultural groups to promote the city of Chania.

 

Searching for the best syrtaki… like you’ve never seen it before (8 videos)

The popular syrtaki (from the word syrtos, meaning dragged), initially choreographed by Giorgos Provias for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek is not a traditional Greek folk dance but a mixture of slow and fast versions of the Greek hasapiko dance. Accompanied by Mikis Theodorakis’ music, the dance has come to embody all that is Greek.
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