2025 Lyrids Folk Dance Festival

April 9-11, 2025

Teachers

Dances Taught

Greek Dances with Dimitrios Kontogiannis

  • Baidouskino – Western Macedonia
  • Gaïta – Dolos village, Pogoni, Epirus
  • Gaïta Dipli – South Pogoni, Epirus
  • Giouvarlantoum – Ak Dag Maten, Pontian
  • Halaï – Ak Dag Maten, Pontian
  • Ikariotikos – Ikaria Island
  • Karatzova – Roumlouki, Central Macedonia
  • Kleftes – Pogoni, Epirus
  • Kleftes Veltsistini – Zagori, Epirus
  • Old Kariotikos or Sybethera (basket hold) – Ikaria Island
  • Pogonisios – Pogoni, Epirus
  • Sfarlis – Northern Thrace (Bana)
  • Taï Taï – Agrafa, Thessaly
  • Tikfeskino – Western Macedonia
  • Tremouliastos – Northern Thrace (Bana)
  • Tsamiko Perdikomata – Malouni village, Thesprotia, Epirus
  • Zagorisio (Kapesovo is the tune) – Pogoni, Epirus
  • Zonaradiko Birbilo – Mavromata, Northern Thrace (Bana)

Dances from Croatia with Željko Jergan

  • Aj Lipo Ti Je – Slavonia, Croatia
  • Grad Se Beli – Međimurje, Croatia
  • Otezavac – Slavonia, Croatia
  • Škaljarsko Kolo (Couple Dance) – Boka Kotorska Montenegro
  • Staračko Kolo – Brodsko Posavlje, Croatia
  • Štiri Snehe – Međimurje, Croatia
  • Sviračko Kolo – Kordun, Croatia
  • Sviraj Svirče Drmeša – Moslavina, Croatia

Schedule

  • Click here for the Final Schedule and Recorded Dances List.

Band

  • Zakuska – Saturday Evening Live Music Dance Party

Dance Hall

  • Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall at 12460 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows, BC V3Y 2J5. The upper hall is ~ 3400 sq ft, with a wonderful hardwood dance floor. There is also a 31 x 14 ft stage, lower hall, and full kitchen. There are extra rooms and a large parking lot.

Caterer