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| The name is derived from ] warriors of ].<ref>{{cite dictionary|last=Babiniotis|first=Georgios|year=1998|encyclopedia=Lexiko tis Neas Ellinikis Glossas|title=ζεϊμπέκικος|page=709|publisher=Kentro Lexikologias|place=Athens}}</ref> | The name is derived from ] warriors of ].<ref>{{cite dictionary|last=Babiniotis|first=Georgios|year=1998|encyclopedia=Lexiko tis Neas Ellinikis Glossas|title=ζεϊμπέκικος|page=709|publisher=Kentro Lexikologias|place=Athens}}</ref> | ||
| ==Greek folkloric variants== | |||
| There are various theories about the origin of the dance. According one of them, the word "Zeibekiko" is derived from ] (the king of the gods in Greek mythology) and "bekos" (μπέκος) meaning "bread" in the dialect of the Greek city of Tralleis.<ref>Τάκης Καλογερόπουλος, Λεξικό της Ελληνικής μουσικής, εκδόσεις Γιαλλελή, 2001</ref> The Greeks of Tralleis would dance zeibekiko to thank Zeus and pray for bread and fertility of the land.<ref>Τάκης Καλογερόπουλος, Λεξικό της Ελληνικής μουσικής, εκδόσεις Γιαλλελή, 2001</ref> | |||
| Onother one has it that the name of the dance comes from ''Zei'', as a derivative of Greek God ], and the ] word '']'', which means "bread" according to ].<ref> Volume 16, Centre for Dance Studies, 1989.</ref> | |||
| The musicologist ] claimed that the dance had ancient heritage (rhythmic - dance) as the rhythmic shape is reflected in the odes of ].<ref>, Παράδοση και Τέχνη 019, σελ. 20 - 21, Αθήνα, Δ.Ο.Λ.Τ., Ιανουάριος – Φεβρουάριος 1995</ref> | |||
| The dance is of free choreographic structure. Although in older times the dance was danced by a pair of either the same or opposite sex, it has been evolved a solo dance strictly masculine and is considered in some cases offensive to be interrupted by another dancer. Occasionally dancers perform feats such as standing on a glass of wine or a chair or fireplace, or picking up a table, adding a sense of a little braggadocio and ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Many authors|script-title=el:Ζεϊμπέκικος|url=http://www.dance-pandect.gr/pds_cosmos/pop/pop_lhmma_gr.php?oid=E-F198C&ActionP=Play&mode=Med&Obj=T&eid=E-F198C&aa=1|work=Pandect: The World of Greek Dance|accessdate=19 June 2013|language=el}}</ref> | The dance is of free choreographic structure. Although in older times the dance was danced by a pair of either the same or opposite sex, it has been evolved a solo dance strictly masculine and is considered in some cases offensive to be interrupted by another dancer. Occasionally dancers perform feats such as standing on a glass of wine or a chair or fireplace, or picking up a table, adding a sense of a little braggadocio and ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Many authors|script-title=el:Ζεϊμπέκικος|url=http://www.dance-pandect.gr/pds_cosmos/pop/pop_lhmma_gr.php?oid=E-F198C&ActionP=Play&mode=Med&Obj=T&eid=E-F198C&aa=1|work=Pandect: The World of Greek Dance|accessdate=19 June 2013|language=el}}</ref> | ||
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Zeibekiko (Template:Lang-el) is a Greek folk dance with a rhythmic pattern of 9/4 or else 9/8. it is most commonly broken down as:
1/8 + 1/16 + 1/16 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/16 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8
or as:
1/16 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/8 + 1/16 + 1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8.
The name is derived from Zeibek warriors of Anatolia.
The dance is of free choreographic structure. Although in older times the dance was danced by a pair of either the same or opposite sex, it has been evolved a solo dance strictly masculine and is considered in some cases offensive to be interrupted by another dancer. Occasionally dancers perform feats such as standing on a glass of wine or a chair or fireplace, or picking up a table, adding a sense of a little braggadocio and humor.
See also
- Antikristos
- Bouzouki
- Greek dances
- Hasapiko
- List of dances
- Rebetiko
- Kamilierikos
- Zeibekiko of Evdokia
- Zeibeks
References
- Kilpatrick, David. "Ethnomusicology", Vol. 6, No. 3, Canadian Issue (Sep., 1972), p. 577.
- Babiniotis, Georgios (1998). "ζεϊμπέκικος". Lexiko tis Neas Ellinikis Glossas. Athens: Kentro Lexikologias. p. 709.
- Many authors. Ζεϊμπέκικος. Pandect: The World of Greek Dance (in Greek). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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