Dance, so I can tell you who you are: Dance as a means of identification and differentiation
Abstract
The reaserch field of this paper is the region of Greek Thrace and in partricular the region of nothern Evros, which is a multicultural region, as various ethno-cultural groups live in it. The most main dance of the repertoire of this region is the Zonaridikos, which has proven to be a means of identifying the various ethno-cultural groups, but also a means of differentiation. The aim of this paper is to study identity issues. In particular this paper tries to investigate, how the Zonaradikos dance acts in the ethno-cultural groups, that live in the area of Didimoteicho, Evros in Greece. From the data analysis was confirmed the opinion that dance is an "embodied language", which the residens of Didimoteucho use to cummunicate with others and to project their identity.
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