[5][6][7] The melody of a ballos is generally joyous and lyrical which is typical of the music of the Aegean Islands.
This couples' dance incorporates all the elements of courtship: attraction, flirtation, display of masculine prowess and feminine virtue, pursuit, and rejection followed by eventual capture and surrender.
In its most complicated form, a number of couples go through various figures, somewhat reminiscent of the European minuet.
One of the most popular Ballos song from Asia Minor is: Τι σε μέλλει εσένανε; Ti se mellei esenane ("What do you care?")
In Cyprus the ballos is a men's dance and is interwoven with an amane type song based on the byzantine scale.