Makedonía, is a geographical and historical region of Greece in southeastern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region. The region and that of Thrace are often together referred to informally as northern Greece. It incorporates most of the territories of ancient Macedon, a kingdom ruled by the Argeads whose most celebrated members were Alexander the Great and his father Philip II.
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Naxos (Cyclades islands)
Naxos Island (text by http://www.naxos-island.biz) is the largest and most fertile of the Cyclades. Due to
its important agricultural production, it was one of the
latest to open itself to tourism. For that reason, it has
kept its authentic beauty which attracts every year more
and more visitors. Naxos has a great variety of
things to offer to the visitor: impressive mountainous
landscapes with many isolated traditional villages, some of
Europe’s most beautiful golden sandy beaches, a charming
capital with its Venetian quarter, picturesque fishing
villages, many Byzantine churches, ruins, active night life...
Greek Dance
Dancing has always been important to the Hellenic (Greek) people. In ancient times, dance, song, and music were all integral parts of the theater. In fact, the Greek word 'ΧΟΡΟΣ', (HOROS), referred to both dance and song. The English words chorus, chorale, choir, and choreography all come from this same Greek word. Furthermore, there are numerous references to dancing in ancient literature.
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