Zeibekiko
The Zeibekiko ( Greek Ζεϊμπέκικο also Zeibekikos Ζεϊμπέκικος) is a Greek folk dance of Asia Minor origin. It is closely related to the music of rebetiko , which also had its origins in Anatolia and with which the Greeks from Asia Minor identified themselves. The expressive dance, which is usually performed spontaneously solo in front of an audience, is based on improvisation , but the dancer must be able to follow the characteristic rhythm . The dancer improvises steps, jumps, figures and rotations from the melody and the beat.
The Zeibekiko got its name because it was originally a war dance of the Zeibekides, as a group of Thracian Greeks called themselves who had emigrated to western Asia Minor. At the beginning of the 20th century, men of the Zeibekides danced alone without step sequences and performed acrobatic exercises. From this the slow dance developed in 9 ⁄ 8 or 9 ⁄ 4 time . The dance and its name are related to the Turkish folk dance Zeybek . Insurgent gangs in Asia Minor against the Ottoman Empire were also called Zeybek . Zeibekiko is originally derived from the Turkish word Zeybek and can be traced back to the Ottoman or Seljuk warriors, the Zeybek . Zeybek were already called the security forces during the Seljuk era .
The dance is mostly about an unfulfilled love or the melancholy of life. This is also evident in the popular way in which Zeibekiko is danced. The dancer can imitate a drunk who has soaked his pain in alcohol, stumbling around and throwing china plates on the floor. Occasionally the dancers are actually under the influence of alcohol. Friends or family members kneel around the dancer in a circle in order to give him their understanding and support through rhythmic clapping.
In the past, a distinction was made between different types of Zeibekiko, depending on the location or music style and rhythm. Some examples are the Kamilierikos (Καμιλιέρικος), the Youroukikos (Γιουρούκικος) and the Aivaliotikos (Αιβαλιώτικος). Although all kinds always in 9 / 8 , however, are danced -Stroke, there are various ways of expanding rhythm.
A special Zeibekiko variant is the Aptalikos (Απτάλικος), which is danced by two dancers facing each other. The rhythm is also different. Although the 9 / 8 -Stroke dance, one will lift up at the last rhythmic phrase. This dance is very popular in the folk music of the Greek islands .
Zeibekiko dancing - occasionally with live rembetiko orchestras - is a popular part of maintaining tradition in Greek communities abroad. Numerous YouTube videos prove this.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Γεώργιος Μπαμπινιώτης: Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας. Με σχόλια για τη σωστή χρήση των λέξεων. Ερμηνευτικό, ετυμολογικό, ορθογραφικό, συνωνύμων-αντιθέτων, κύριων ονομάτων, επιστημονικών όρω. Β 'Έκδοση, Β' ανατύπωση εμπλουτισμένη. Κέντρο Λεξικολογίας, Αθήνα 2005, ISBN 960-86190-1-7 . P. 707 (Georgios Babiniotis: Lexicon of the Modern Greek Language. ).
- ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur from March 30, 2012: "This is where Rembetiko was born"
- ^ Dharma Deva: Historical development of rembetika music and its relationship to contemporary popular music in Greece. 1999
- ↑ zeibekiko tis magkias, stergios on YouTube