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The '''Ballos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Μπάλλος) is one of the best known island dances in [[Greece]]. The melody of a ballos is generally joyous and lyrical which is typical of the music of the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]]. The word "Ballos" is believed to come from the ancient Greek verb ballizo which means to dance or jump about.

This is a dance for couples with all the elements of courtship; attraction, flirtation, display of masculine prowess and feminine virtue, pursuit,and rejection followed by eventual capture and surrender.

There are various forms of the ballos around the islands. The simplest is where a single couple goes through a series of spontaneous figures. In another version many couples dance simultaneously as if alone on the dance floor. Yet another verion is int roduced by a [[Sirto]]. And finally, in the most complicated form a number of couples go through various figures, somewhat reminiscent of the European Minuet.

==See also==
*[[List of dances]]

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Irlandos at 18:25, March 11, 2006