Ai Georgis

Ai Georgis (Greek: Άη Γιώργης) is a dance from the village of Nestani in Arkadia, a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus which takes its name from the mythological character Arcas.

The men lead the dance and the women follow.

Each of the male dancers holds a shepherds crook which has been entwined with green leaves and wildflowers.

The dance is made up of ten basic steps broken into four parts.

The lyrics are about St George protecting the villagers from the hands of the Ottomans and about Hagia Sophia.