CYPRIOT DANCES (Article by: Alecos lacovides) INTRODUCTION
Changes in Cypriot life occurred but slowly between the first years of the century and the Second World War, they gained pace with Independence in 1960, and became quite abrupt after the Turkish invasion of 1974. On the traditionally ritualistic form of the Cypriot dance they have had a wholly negative effect.
Cypriot men used to dance mostly during wedding festivities and at various junkets on high days and holidays, but a]s... Read More
