Kiladiotiko

Kiladiotiko is a dance from the town of Kilada, about 40 miles SE of Nafplion, in NE Peloponnese. I learned this dance from the local folk dance group in Nafplion. Oddly enough it is often danced to Island-style syrtó music, often from Naxos.

Pronunciation: KIHL-ah-dee-AW-tee-koh

Music: 4/4 meter CD: Balkan and Beyond – Stockton 2009, Band 4.
Formation: Line of dancers, leader on R, high W-pos

Presented by Lee Otterholt in 2009. View pdf here.