The Omal (also called ''Duz Horon'' or ''Flat Horon'') was one of the first
Pontic Greek
Pontic Greek ( pnt, Ποντιακόν λαλίαν, or ; el, Ποντιακή διάλεκτος, ; tr, Rumca) is a variety of Modern Greek indigenous to the Pontus region on the southern shores of the Black Sea, northeastern Anatolia, ...
dances
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...
to be developed from the region of
Pontos. In the
Pontic language
Pontic Greek ( pnt, Ποντιακόν λαλίαν, or ; el, Ποντιακή διάλεκτος, ; tr, Rumca) is a variety of Modern Greek indigenous to the Pontus region on the southern shores of the Black Sea, northeastern Anatolia ...
, means "regular" or "smooth."
It is a relaxed dance and is danced for long periods of time, usually preluding the
tik dance. There are many different melodies for different songs; one of the most famous songs is () (40 red apples). The step count is step-2-3-4, step-2. It is danced hand by hand.
See also
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Greek dances
Greek dance (''choros'') is a very old tradition, being referred to by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Plutarch and Lucian. There are different styles and interpretations from all of the islands and surrounding mainland areas. Each region forme ...
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Music of Greece
The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music. These compositions have existed for millennia: they originated in the Byzantine period and Greek ...
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Kalamatianos
The Kalamatianós ( el, Καλαματιανός) is one of the best known dances of Greece. It is a popular Greek folkdance throughout Greece, Cyprus and internationally and is often performed at many social gatherings worldwide. As is the ca ...
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Syrtos
Syrtos ( el, συρτός, ''syrtos'' (also ''sirtos''); plural , ''syrtoi'' (also ''sirtoi''); sometimes called in English using the Greek accusative forms ''syrto'' (also ''sirto''); from the el, links=no, σύρω, ''syro'' (also ''siro''), ...
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Tsamiko The Tsamikos ( el, Τσάμικος, ''Tsamikos'') or Kleftikos ( el, Κλέφτικος) is a popular traditional folk dance of Greece, done to music of 3/4 meter.
The dance
The dance follows a strict and slow tempo not emphasising on the st ...
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Horon
Horon ( pnt, χορόν, khorón) is a traditional folk dance from Pontus or Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey.
Name Etymology
The term ''horon'' derives from Greek ''choros'' ( el, χορός, khorós), which means "dance." The earliest ins ...
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060905181302/http://www.karalahana.com/muzik/horon.html
*http://www.irsalilar.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=21
Dam Üstünde Un Eller(Omal Garasaris)(Turkish)Dam Üstünde Un Eller(Omal Garasaris)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPirZRST3PQ
Dam Üstünde Un Eller(Omal Garasaris)midiSyrto(Omal) Bafra
Greek dances
Turkish dances
Pontic Greek dances
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