Leventikos

Leventikos (Greek: Λεβέντικος, Levéntikos; Macedonian: Пуштено, Pušteno) also called Λιτός (Litós), Kucano, Nešo, and Bufskoto Oro, is a dance of western Macedonia, mainly performed in the town of Florina, Greece. The meter is usually described as 12 = 3+2+2+3+2 time, but in musical performance, the metric 3s may be divided into four notes (quadruplets), and because of the speed, the metric accents may sound more like 3+4+3+2. Other metric interpretations are also performed, even the same tune by the same band (but different performances), for example 16=4+2+3+4+3, though the before mentioned meter 12 with quadruplets seems preferred on older recordings. The Levendikos dance performed in Petroussa is very different from the one in Florina.

External links

• Cultural Change in Traditional Dances in Florina, Greece
• Play or download the music for Leventikos
• Play the Bufskoto Oro
• Video of the Poustseno dance
• Dance description (in Greek) of the Poustseno
• Radio Banitsa frequently plays variations of the Poustseno and the 3+2+2+3+2 rhythm