Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to Know Zaharoula Zogopoulos
12/31/2023
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to Know Zaharoula Zogopoulos
Zaharoula Zogopoulos was born in New York City. She began her Greek folk dance studies while attending the St. Demetrios Day School of Astoria, NY where the love of Hellenic traditions was instilled in her from a young age. She began choreographing her highschool Greek Dance Team and performed with
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to know Michael Giamalakis
12/29/2023
Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to know Michael Giamalakis
Michael grew up in Salt Lake City, UT and from the age of 8 is where he discovered his love and passion for Greek Dancing. Fast forward over 20 years later, Michael still has that passion. Michael has participated in the GOYA dance groups, Dionysios College aged dance group, and the Minotavros Creta
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Nektarios S. Antoniou
12/27/2023
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Nektarios S. Antoniou
Nektarios S. Antoniou, is the new Principal Cantor of the Ascension Cathedral, Oakland, is a member of the American Academy of Composers, Authors and Publishers, writes & produces Music for PBS' "The Life of Loi". He is the Founding & Artistic Director of Schola Cantorum (which recorded the encyclo
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor at HDF 2024
12/26/2023
Meet Us on the Dance Floor at HDF 2024
Maria and Nikos sat down with Stacie and Stavros, competition and FIT chairs of the Hellenic Dance Festival to chat about HDF2024 and more! For more information please visit www.hellenicdancefestival.com and hdf_weekend on Instagram and Facebook.https://www.hellenicdancefestival.com
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2023 South Florida Greek Film Festival
09/20/2023
2023 South Florida Greek Film Festival
To learn more about the South Florida Greek Film Festival, including sponsorship information and how to submit a film, visit: https://hellenicculturalsocietyofsouthflorida.orgSaturday October 14Savor Cinema: 503 SE 6th Street, Ft Lauderdale6:00pm red carpet6:45pm movie 123 minFollowed by reception
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Stephanos Pelekanis
08/02/2023
Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Stephanos Pelekanis
Ο Στέφανος Πελεκανής, ο νεαρός καλλιτέχνης της Παράδοσης που ξεχώρισε και αγαπήθηκε για τις ιδιαίτερες ερμηνείες του αλλά και το ξεχωριστό ηχόχρωμά του είναι ένας νεαρός ερμηνευτής της παραδοσιακής και εκκλησιαστικής μουσικής, φιλόλογος και μουσικός που τιμά την παράδοση και έχει ήδη συνεργαστεί με
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Gabby and Niko
07/19/2023
Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Gabby and Niko
Gabriella Papatzimas, born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, has always had a strong connection to her Greek heritage. Growing up in the Greek community at Holy Trinity in Phoenix, she embraced the language, culture, and traditions from an early age. As a first-generation Greek-American, Gabriella’s f
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Katherine Papadimitriou Ladikos
06/28/2023
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Katherine Papadimitriou Ladikos
Katherine Papadimitriou Ladikos was born and raised and still lives in Atlanta, GA. At the age of 4, she and her brother Dimitri were dragged from Saturday Morning Cartoons to meet with a woman named Eleni that would teach them Greek Dancing inside the dining room of a restaurant. Who knew from both
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to Know Kostas Mitsis
06/14/2023
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to Know Kostas Mitsis
Kostas Mitsis was born in 1975, in Munich/Germany and moved to Preveza/Greece in 1976, where traditional dance and music held a significant role in his everyday life. He studied Agriculture at the Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki and Greek Dance and Songs at Lykeion ton Ellinidon of Athens and
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to Know Meredith Panayotopoulos
06/10/2023
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to Know Meredith Panayotopoulos
Meredith Panayotopoulos was introduced to and fell in love with all things Greek dancing and culture in college when she met her husband George. She spent 10+ years dancing, directing and co-general directing in San Jose, California. She was blessed to be invited with her dance group to Florina in t
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Season 4: The Lost Episode with Dimitri Carabas
06/01/2023
Season 4: The Lost Episode with Dimitri Carabas
Dimitri Carabas is a Composer currently living in Astoria, Queens. He attended The University of Nevada Las Vegas where he earned a Bachelors in Classical Music Composition. There, his writing focused on Post-Romantic and Minimalist styles. With a growing interest in merging Classical writing and El
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Dance Etiquette: Ep1 "Don't Be a D on the Dance Floor"
08/31/2022
Dance Etiquette: Ep1 "Don't Be a D on the Dance Floor"
We sat down with dance giants to record the first installment of our dance etiquette series. Unofficially we like to call this 'don't be a D on the dance floor'. It's an episode where we bring the voices of many to table to discuss dance etiquette and how the culture in the United States may have in
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Maria and Christos
08/28/2022
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Maria and Christos
We sat down for a great conversation with Maria Koulouris Glanz and Christos Pantieras of Ethos Greek Folklore Association based out of Ottawa, Canada. They shared with us their journeys in Greek dance, and how Ethos is supporting the preservation of Hellenic Folklore today. You can learn more about
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Rania and Mike
07/06/2022
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Rania and Mike
Rania Samartzis- born in NYC, moved to Athens, Greece until I was 8 yo, then moved to Port Richey, FL and currently living in Palm Harbor,FL. My mom is from Kastoria (Macedonia) and my dad is Athenian (his mom from Smyrna & his dad from Thiva). 
I started dancing when i was in school in Greece as pa
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Meet Us On the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Joe Graziosi
05/05/2022
Meet Us On the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Joe Graziosi
Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi, from the Boston area, has done extensive research on regional dance in Greece and among Greek communities in the U.S. Drawn to Greek music and dance from a young age Joe was an enthusiastic participant in the Greek church dance and New England area community music scene and
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know 54Thirty
04/07/2022
Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know 54Thirty
The man who needs no introduction, 54Thirty himself, joined me on this week's podcast. We had a good time talking about Greek dance and 900 other things. Enjoy!
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Anastacia and Stelios Zoumberakis
02/02/2022
Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Anastacia and Stelios Zoumberakis
We had an absolutely amazing time with the Zoumberakis family! Don't miss some outtakes at the end of the episode!Check out Stacie's bio below:Anastacia (Stacie) Zoumberakis has been involved in The Metropolis of San Francisco’s Folk Dance Festival Ministry for over 30 years.  Starting her Greek dan
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know John Peppes
11/10/2021
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know John Peppes
John Peppes was born in Athens, Greece, and came to America at a young age. He was raised in Tarpon Springs, Florida – a community populated largely by individuals of Greek descent, allowing him to be exposed to the Greek culture all throughout his youth. At the age of six, John started dancing with
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Caterina and Carolina of Greek Folk Dancing Qatar
11/03/2021
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Caterina and Carolina of Greek Folk Dancing Qatar
Caterina Vasilaki was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She has been dancing ever since she can remember herself. At first following her yiayia and aunts at various panigiria in the Epirus region (homeland to her mother) during the summer vacations and then taking ballet classes in Athens. Then she
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Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Panayotis League Part II
10/20/2021
Meet Us on the Dance Floor: Panayotis League Part II
Panayotis (Paddy) League is a performer, composer, ethnomusicologist, and author specializing in the traditional music, oral poetry, and dance of the Greek Aegean islands (as well as Northeast Brazil, the West of Ireland, and the wide world of electric guitar music). He focuses in particular on the
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Meet us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Panayotis League, Part I
10/13/2021
Meet us on the Dance Floor: Getting to Know Panayotis League, Part I
Panayotis (Paddy) League is a performer, composer, ethnomusicologist, and author specializing in the traditional music, oral poetry, and dance of the Greek Aegean islands (as well as Northeast Brazil, the West of Ireland, and the wide world of electric guitar music). He focuses in particular on the
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Akis Tsirigotis
09/29/2021
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Akis Tsirigotis
With over 35 years experience as a dancer and 20 years as a dance instructor, Aki’s passion and knowledge for Greek dance has been a large part of his life. His goal is to learn, teach, and preserve Hellenic dance and culture by passing on his knowledge to others. His philosophy entails a holistic a
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Diesi
09/22/2021
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Diesi
Diesi  is  a  traditional  Greek  band  based  in  Montreal  and  consists  of  Panagiotis Bakalis  (Clarinet,  Flute, Tsambouna),  Harry  Karavitis  (Violin,  Vocals),  Panagiotis Bournakis (Laouto), and Chris Darsaklis (Percussion).The  members  of  Diesi  each  developed  an  appreciation  for  t
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Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Paul Calzada
09/15/2021
Meet us on the dance floor: Getting to know Paul Calzada
Paul Calzada was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL before moving to Hollywood, FL at a young age. He recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from University of Florida and is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Engineering from there as well. He is a "Gruban" (Greek
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