Tsamiko

Today Tsamiko is a popular dance in festivals and weddings, especially in the rural areas of Central Greece, Peloponnese, Thessaly, as well as Epirus, where a slower version is performed.

This dance is usually performed to celebrate national events like in the anniversary of the declaration of the start of Greek War of Independence in 1821.

[9] The Epirote dances Kleftes and Perdikomata have been sometimes regarded as variants of Tsamiko,[10] although this is not universally accepted since they have been also classified as distinct genres.

[11] A general classification of the dancing genres in Zagori region of Epirus can classify Osmanatakas and Berati as variations of Tsamiko too.

[13] The definition of "true" Tsamiko is obscure due to the many regional, choreographic, musical variations, versions, and names of the dance.