St. Elizabeth Gainesville Greek Dance

Hello all,
We are having our first dance practice of the year on August 12 at 11am to 3 pm at the church! Please invite your friends and all are welcome!

Our Afieroma Dancers performed at this years Hellenic Dance Festival in Atlanta, GA and were awarded the platinum medal (1st place) in the senior category for the presentations of dances from the islands of Kos (village of Kefalos) and Naxos (village of Kinidaros). You can also follow the links here for the videos of our performances:

Kefalos, Kos:

https://youtu.be/J1XigZv59V4

Kinidaros, Naxos:

https://youtu.be/bqBpZEV_yvs

Greek dance season is upon us! If you’d like more information on joining our hdf or festival teams or have any other questions, please DM our director Paul Calzada

Hello everyone, We’re excited to announce the Afieroma dance program will be competing in the senior category at HDF 2022, beginning our “Kos Project”. We will explore the musical and dance differences between different villages of Kos.

We can’t wait to see you all at the event, and hope you all are healthy and well!

Best,
Paul Calzada
Director of Afieroma dance program
St. Elizabeth the Wonderworker parish
Gainesville, FL

Beautiful recording of the women of Asvestades, Evros in Thrace. The song is a zonaradikos of the village. The recording is from 1996. Please enjoy!

Τώρα κιρός χνιπώριασε - Ζωναράδικος Θράκης (Ασβεστάδες Έβρου) Ζωναράδικος χορός και τραγούδι από το χωριό Ασβεστάδες Έβρου της ενδυματολογικής ομάδας των Μάρηδων. Πρόκειται για τραγούδι που λέγεται την εποχή γύρω από τη...

Beautiful lamentation. The recording is from 1986 and reveals the rich culture of the Epirus region of Greece and southern Albania. Truly amazing footage!

ΜΑΡΙΟΛΑ-Δ.ΒΑΓΙΑΣ-ΣΤ.ΜΠΕΛΟΣ-Γ.ΚΟΥΡΤΗΣ-Ν.ΔΑΜΟΣ-ΕΡΤ 2-1986 VIDEO (ΕΠΕΞΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ ΣΩΤ. ΓΟΡΓΟΓΕΤΑ) ΤΗΣ ΕΡΤ 2 ΠΑΡΑΓΩΓΗΣ 1986. ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΑΡΧΕΙΟ ΤΟΥ ΣΩΤ. ΓΟΡΓΟΓΕΤΑ. Η ΩΡΑΙΟΤΕΡΗ ΕΚΤΕΛΕΣΗ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΟΧΩΝ.

Our amazing competitive group practicing for HDF!!!!!!! ( Hellenic Dance Festival)

This Saturday September 22 2018 we will be raising our brand new 40x60 festival tent. Show up at Noon and help set up. Food and drinks and fellowship included!!!

Hello all! This officially marks the birth of the Greek dance page for the Saint Elizabeth parish in Gainesville, Florida. We are very excited to bring the tradition of Greek folk dance to our local community and beyond. Thank you for all your support throughout this process!