Terpsichori

1st Seminar of Greek Dance with Giorgos Kapsalis.

From: 15/07/2012 To 25/07/2012

Country: Greece

Place (town, region):Tsepelovo – Epirus

Teacher: kapsalis Giorgos, Raptis Vassilis, Metsios Giorgos,Papakostas Christos, Manousaridis Nikos, Koukoufiki Konstantina
Region Taught: Epiros, Macedonia, Thrace, Pondos

Event type: Dance seminar

Price & inclusions: The price of the workshop is 850 € and includes:
1) 10 overnights at the hotel “DRAKOLIMNI”.
2) Accommodation in double rooms with breakfast, lunch and dinner. ( no drink)
3) 4-5 hours of traditional dance teaching a day.
4) Excursions, conducted tours, visits.
5) Printed informational material about dance and songs that will be taught.
6) T-shirt with the logo of the workshop.
7) CD with the music of the workshop


Organizer name: Kapsalis Giorgos

Organizer email: kapsalisgior@yahoo.gr

Organizer website:

Organizer mobile: +30 6976 344 828

Organizer telephone:

Additional info: For the first time, George Kapsalis is organising a traditional dance workshop, which will take place in Epirus, in the village of Tsepelovo, Ioannina. The workshop begins on 15th July at 6.00 p.m. and ends on 25th July right after breakfast.
Tsepelovo is located in Epirus, in the prefecture of Ioannina and is the largest village of Zagoria. Majestic canyons, stone stairs, unique bridges and endless peaks compose the image that the visitor confronts in this area. Forty-six scattered villages, like eagle’s nests, spread among the mountains of Timfi, Mitsikeli and Lygkos.
The seminar will be a small trip for all of us, to the special region of Epirus, with its wonderful music and songs, with its simple and strange dances. During the workshop, songs, customs and traditions will be taught mainly from different villages of the region of Epirus. There will be daily dance teaching, songs learning και traditional costumes presentation by the corresponding introducer of each region. Furthermore, we are going to have the opportunity to visit corresponding villages, to participate in feasts with the residents of the villages and to taste their local foods.
In addition, during the seminar will be taught dances and songs from the regions of Macedonia, Thrace, Eastern Rumelia and Pontos.
We will be accommodated at the hotel “DRAKOLIMNI” www.drakolimni.com, which is built with local carved stone and all its spaces have been decorated according to the traditional Zagorian architecture. Every evening, feasts will be held at the hotel or the squares of several villages.
The participants will have the opportunity to take place in significant festivities of the region, visit folklore museums and walk in gorgeous tracks of the lush, enjoying nature and the architecture of the landscape.
Master Plan:
• 15th July is the arrival-registration day and welcome night of the participants.
• From 16th to 24th July there will be held dance and song courses and excursions to nearby villages .
• Departure on 25th July after breakfast.
• The workshop will be in both English and Greek, (possibility of limited translation into French and German)
• The dance courses will be held every morning and afternoon (except for the days of visits) in specially designed spaces.