Myself dancing at the 100 year anniversary of people from my hometown in Greece that first moved to Charlotte. Recorded summer 2023, dancing with my friends and family..
Jopa!!! Un señor al q no se le olvida de donde viene, sus raíces!!!! OLÉ Y OLÉ desde una rumana que vive hace 24 años en España.... Y cuando escucho una canción de mi tierra, me levanto para bailar..... ❤❤❤
I also attended this event with about 20 Canadian Arahovitans. A once in a lifetime opportunity to celebrate the hard work and strength of a group of immigrants who made their way to North America for a better life after their village and country was suffering after World Wars and Civil unrest. It was so enjoyable to be back at Karyai Park and to see fellow Arahovitans. It was a well organized and fun event, great food and great music. Long live our wonderful village of Karyes.
My dad was Greek, 1st generation in America. He was born in 1921 in Hartford, Connecticut. He moved my mother and older sister to CA in 1948. He moved away from all his family and the Greek heritage he grew up in. He lost his ability to speak Greek along the way. My siblings and I never got to grow up with the Greek extended family and all the activities that my cousins got to experience. My mom learned how to make several of my father’s favorite foods from his parents before they moved. We didn’t visit because it was too expensive for a family of six to go to Connecticut from So Cal. I was an adult in my 20’s before I met any of my east coast relatives. I feel sad that I didn’t get to grow up dancing with my family, enjoying the mizethes (sp?), etc. My uncles would have these dance competitions for fun… Love seeing you dance like my uncles did. I only saw my dad dance once with his brothers. He was better than they were and he hadn’t danced in years. He was the oldest son, and refused to become a Greek Orthodox priest, so he ran away from his heritage. I’ve always wondered how things would have been different if he’d stayed around his family….
What Livin’ in America should be like :) never forget your ancestry… Celebrate your heritage, and pass the culture down to your kids as all of us do the same, we share our stories, and we learn from one another, and it makes the world a beautiful place💝
Well, now we know where the smooth moves come from! Would love to know how the ones with the drinks work with the dance - looks very interesting! Thanks again for sharing your love of your culture! 🥰❤
This is an old Greek traditional dance called ZEIMBEKIKO..or the Eagle's dance...it was considered to be strictly a men's dance....but women nowadays dance to it too.
