Kleftiko, traditional Greek folk dance

A scene from the movie „DARK ODYSSEY" (1961) Details on the movie can be found at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054787/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Athan Karras is dancing here Levendiko, a traditional Greek dance of the rebels (partisans). Danced exclusively by men, it follows a strict and slow tempo, focusing on the "attitude, style and grace" of the warrior - dancer. It involves passion, it has to be danced from the depth of the heart, but also various acrobatic figures. The dancers hold each other from each other's hands, bent 90 degrees upwards at the elbows. It takes a sturdy hand, especially for the one who is supporting the first or last person of the line (or circle), who leans on the partner to perform high acrobatic leaps, with certain improvisation and many variations of the steps, depending on which area the dancers come from.