Diplos Horos

Diplos Horos

The Diplos Horos (Greek: Διπλός Χορός) is dance from Messenia in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is a dance where the dancers form a single circle formation into a double via the hand hold. The dance is a simple sta tria in formation but is accompanied by the song: Διπλό Χορό Χορεύουμε, Διπλά Τραγούδια Λέμε.

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