With dances from Lemnos, Naxos, Albania, Kos, Cyprus, the Peloponnese and Mexico, the 1st International Dance Meeting, which takes place in the framework of the International Festival of Patras, started on Saturday evening, September 2nd, at the “Ichthioskala” of Patras, in the presence of dozens of friends of tradition.

The curtain of the three-day events was opened by the dance groups of the Limnochori Cultural Association, the Parents and Guardians Association of the Diakoptos primary school and the Albanian Community of Patras, the Folkloric Cultural Association of Amaliada “the roots”, the Cultural Folklore Workshop of Konia – Cyprus, the Dance Department of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Patra and the Ballet Folkloricode Occidente of Mexico.

The first day of the dance activities was attended by the President of the Cultural Organization Katerina Geropanagioti, who gave a short greeting and handed over to the dancing groups collectible black laurels, which were bottled in a limited number, especially for the International Festival of Patras, by Achaia Clauss.

The Head of the Dance Department of the Cultural Organization Christos Giannopoulos introduced the event.

The 1st International Dance Festival continued on Sunday 3 September and will end on Monday 4 September. The following dance groups will perform at the “Ichthyoskala” Cultural Center Hall.

SUNDAY 3/9/2023

1. SARAVALION CULTURAL ASSOCIATION dances from Evros
2. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF LEFKA “AGIOS NIKOLAOS” folk dances
3. ALBANIAN ASSOCIATION “EMIGRANTI” PATRA
4. WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF ST. VASSILEIOS “THE TEAM” dances from Eastern Rumelia
5. TERPSI CULTURAL ASSOCIATION ASIA MINOR
6. KATSIKIS PANAGIOTIS DANCE ARTS– FOLK DANCES
7. NAFPAKTIAN DANCE GROUP OF FRIENDS OF GREEK TRADITION dances from SERRES
8. CULTURAL FOLKLORE WORKSHOP OF KONIA– CYPRUS
9. BALLET FOLKLORICO DE OCCIDENTE – MEXICO

MONDAY 4/9/2023

1. CHIONAS DANCE GROUP dances from the Aegean
2. CULTURAL & LANDSCAPING ASSOCIATION OF PARALIA “THE REGENERATION” dances from Florina
3. CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF THE NURSING HOME “PANAYA GIROCOMITISSA” dances from ASIA MINOR
4. ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF DAFNOULA ACHAEAS dances from THRACE
5. PAMMICRASIATIC ASSOCIATION OF PATRAS dances from ASIA MINOR
6. FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE WORKSHOP OF PATRAS dances from the AEGEAN
7. DANCE GROUP OF THE CULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PATRAS dances from SKOPELOS
8. DANCING FOLKLORE CLUB OF PATRAS “O FILERIS” dances from the AEGEAN

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