Horos 413380 162266759 2007-10-04T16:14:57Z Mikkalai 28438 '''Horos''', '''khoros''', '''choros''' (&#967;&#959;&#961;&#972;&#962;) means "dance" in [[Greek language]]. This word occurs in the names of numerous [[List of dances sorted by ethnicity|Greek dances]], which may be literally translated as "dance of..." or "dance from...". Sometimes the word may be omitted, e.g., both "''Hasapikos choros''" ("Dance of [[butcher]]s") and [[Hasapiko]] may be seen in use. In [[Ancient Greece]] dance and song were inseparable parts of celebration and theatre. In fact the word [[choir]] originates from "choros" as well (see [[Greek chorus]]). [[Image:Threshing place, Santorini, Greece.jpg|thumb|right|A ''chorostasi'']] Many Greek villages have a flat place ''chorostasi''/''horostasi'' (Χοροστάσι) where dances, weddings and other events take place. The term ''chorostasi'' denotes "threshing floor", i.e., the place where the [[threshing]] of wheat was done, and after the end of harvesting it was clean and empty and hence a natural place for celebration. Therefore it is claimed <ref>[[http://www.helleniccomserve.com/greek_dance.html]</ref> that ''chorostasi'' gave both the name ''choros'' and the circular arrangement of the movement in the dance. The dances [[Horo (dance)|Horo]] ([[Bulgaria]]) and [[Hora]] ([[Romania]]) (both from [[Balkans]]), and [[Horon]] altogether with ''horos'' have an ancient origin. ==See also== *[[Horus]] *[[Chorea (dance)|khoreia]]. *[[List of dances sorted by ethnicity]] ==References== <references/> [[Category:Greek dances]] [[Category:Arts in ancient Greece]] [[el:χορός]]