Title:
IS IT POSSIBLE TO DANCE THE SAME DANCE IN DIFFERENT FORMS WITHIN THE SAME COMMUNITY? THE EXAMPLE OF THE DANCE “KARAGOUNA” IN MEGALA KALYVIA (TRIKALA, GREECE)

Authors:
Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Abstract:
It is a fact that a single dance can appear in different forms, from region to region. However, there are also cases in which the same dance is danced in a different manner within the same community. During my research in Megala Kalyvia I have realised that the dance “Karagouna” can be danced in several forms. The collection and processing of data is based on the principles of ethnographic research. The analysis and description of ethnographic data was carried out through notation of the dances by use of the Labanotation system, whereas for the interpretation of ethnographic data the Geertz’s “thick description” model was used. To sum up, it can be concluded that the “Karagouna” is presented not only from one region to another but also within the same community, the one of Megala Kalyvia in this case. The variety of the forms of this dance shows the cultural and creative richness of the community, through which various forms of the dance have “sprung up”.

Keywords:
Dance, Megala Kalyvia, Labanotation, fieldwork research, variety of dance forms

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5111