HOW TO DANCE ZEIBEKIKO BY HARRYG - PART 3 - A FEW MORE NICE MOVES - GREEK DANCE TUTORIAL

This is Part 3 of the Greek Zeibekiko Dance Tutorial, just showing you a few moves you can intersperse with the basic rhythm/step.

The zeibekiko (old, new, and aptaliko versions) is a 9/8 rhythm, so it might confuse you if your not used to it. You gotta listen to a lot of zeibekiko songs to get the hang of it, or try to tap out the rhythm with your fingers or something.

If you can pick it up right away, good for you. For most Greeks it will come naturaly.

The gentleman explaining the Dance is my friend Harry G. who has a 2 DVD series on all Greek Dances. You can find at:
www.NowYouCanDance.com

And a course on playing Bouzouki (traditional Greek instrument that kicks ass):
www.bouzoukidvd.com

This is his youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/folkcreations

Hope this stuff helps you,
Peace!
Alexander Pereira

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[Greekco]

Your cool :) i want to learn it so much but i can't i this country :( respect to you man your cool ! :)

Greetings from a Greek in Denmark

[greekhop]

@Greekco Thanks man, well now you have found this video you can give it a try, so you can keep alive the Greek spirit, no matter where you are :-)

Peace!

[kd22221]

Hi there! I sincerely appreciate the video for its strengths.

I've just started experimenting with this dance and would appreciate an explanation of the similarities/differences between the old, new, and aptaliko versions. I have a dance background and different forms of dance and rhythms interest me a lot so if someone with intensive experience can share a little or a lot of detail on the form and its 9/8 timing, it would be appreciated.

[greekhop]

@kd22221 HI Mate, thnx, the info you request is best explained in the book: Πέτρος Κούρτης - Μαθαίνοντας & Εξερευνώντας / Τουμπερλέκι Νο 1. No Dancer will be able to answer your questions, and youtube comments will confuse you much much more, trust me on this. The difference with aptaliko is simply where in the rhythm you start playing, it starts in the 'middle' (not clear, I know) The old and new style beats have differently placed accents. Read the book, its in music notation.

[sofuengy]

you can't teach this it comes from the heart.

[greekhop]

@sofuengy Yeah thats what they say when youve grown up around something all your life,and you learned it without ever trying to.For the rest, there are lessons, which are 'from the heart', and practice hard work and effort 'from the heart' and improvement over time 'from the heart' till finally you also know how to do it 'from the heart'. The reason most non-Greeks cant do it well is cause they dont pay attention to details (not shown here) and only make half an effort, thats the missing 'heart'

[Greekco]

@greekhop hehe yeah, i have tryed to learn greek by my own in denmark for 5 years, it goes slow but i will learn it! i love Greece more than anything in my life. :) Greece saved my life (: i love the zeibekiko and the "meaning of the word and the dance :)



[kd22221]

@greekhop Thanks for the response! Where do I get a copy of this resource? I do hear accents being placed on different beats in our music so I thank you for verifying that point as a difference in the different forms. In the meantime, on Youtube, I discovered a drums rhythm video demonstrating 9/8 rhythm and will be studying it this weekend. Thanks!!!

[greekhop]

@parthenonbella Veve tha ta kataferis, arki na min ta valis kato me tin proti apogoitefsi. Siga siga veltionete kapios, kapia stigmi tha kani click kai tha to exeis!

[parthenonbella]

Ax kai emena mou arese para polu. SAS euxaristw. Lete na kataferw kai egw????