THE NAME OF THE DANCE
Trimuliastos (Τριμουλιαςτόσ)
THE TITLE OF THE SONG
-
REGION
Bana - Thraki
RYTHM
2/…
HAND-HOLDING *
V
DIRECTION
In places, right & left
DANCERS
Men & woman
This is a dance which taking its name from the characteristic tremulous (this why tri(e)muliastos) while the
dancers dancing a part of the dance.
THE NAME OF THE DANCE
Sfarlis (Σφαρλισ)
THE TITLE OF THE SONG
-
REGION
Bana - Thraki
RYTHM
9/…(2+2+2+3)
HAND-HOLDING *
V
DIRECTION
Left & right
DANCERS
Men & woman
“Sefer” is a title for an Ottoman officer, so the dance which this officer loved to dance took his name. At list
two dance have this root, the one is “sfarlis” and the otherone is “seferli” from central Macedonia.
explanation:
W = arms bend at elbows V = arms down Λ = arms high
T = arms hold from the shoulders X= crossing arms
Γ= one arm hold from the shoulder one in a W position
Kyriakos Moisidis’ notes on the dances
(Miami Valley Folk Dancers, Dayton, Ohio, Greek Folkdance Workshop with Kyriakos Moisidis, February 12-13, 2011)
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SFARLIS
Greek Thrace
The name is apparently a Hellenization of Bulgarian "izfurli!", a
dance call meaning to hurl or throw out, although the movement
does not appear in this dance. Dennis Boxell first saw Sfarlis
at a festival in Florina, Greek Macedonia, in 1964, where it was
done by Greek refugees from Bana, a village near Burgas, Bulgarian Thrace, now living near Yiannitsa, Greek Macedonia.
PRONUNCIATION.
sfahr-LEESE
MUSIC.
Dances of Greek Thrace by Dennis Boxell, side
A no. 6
RHYTHM.
9/16
l
1-2
Quick
FORMATION.
i
3-4
Quick
i
5-6
Quick
t.
7-8-9
Slow
Line of men and women, hands in "V" position
or holding belts
PATTERN
Measure
Action
1
Facing ctr, stamp R ft in place (cts 1-2). Step
sdwd R in line of direction on R ft (ct 3). Cross
L ft in front of R ft (ct 4).
2
Step sdwd R on R ft (ct 1). Cross L ft in front
of R ft (ct 2). Step sdwd R on R ft (cts 3-4).
3
Turning to face somewhat L, step diagonally fwd L
ft (cts 1-2). Step diagonally fwd R ft (cts 3-4).
4
Turning to face ctr, step back L ft (ct 1). Step
back R ft (ct 2). Step back L ft (ct 3). Stamp R
ft next to L ft (ct 4).
When native dancers begin, the first Measure 1 is done as Measure
3 above, facing diagonally R and taking two steps R, L; then
Measures 2-4; the next Measure 1 and the rest of the dance are as
described above.
Presented by Dennis Boxell
Dance notes by Dennis Boxell and John Hertz, February 1990
(Miami Valley Folk Dancers, Dayton, Ohio, Greek Folkdance Workshop with Kyriakos Moisidis, February 12-13, 2011)
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