Letsina

Letsina

Letsina

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Letsina (Pontic: Λετσίνα), also called Letsina Kars, is a Pontic Greek folk dance.[1] Pontian refugees from Turkey brought the dance to Greece.[2] The Letsina also exists in the Caucasus region.[3]

The dance comes from eastern Pontus, particularly Kars Province. The dance is co-ed; both women and men perform it.[1] Pontians dance the Letsina to a 7
8 rhythm.[4] Like most Pontic dances, the Letsina is performed hand-by-hand, with dancers either in a circle or line.

References

  1. [1]
    "Letsina Kars (Λετσίνα Καρς)". Pontos World.
  2. [2]
    Laographia: A Newsletter of the International Greek Folklore Society: Volumes 8-10. International Greek Folklore Society. 1991. p. 2.
  3. [3]
    Giannakopoulos, Giorgios A., ed. (2003). The Greek Pontus (in Greek). Ephesos. p. 245. ISBN 9789608326057.
  4. [4]
    Rechberger, Herman (2018). Balkania: Rhythms in songs and dances from Albania, Bulgaria, The Republic of Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. Fennica Gehrman. p. 72. ISBN 9789525489279.
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